Biosecurity Act 2019

An entity representing the interests of any industry, or of any part of the community, may prepare a draft program relating to the prevention, elimination, minimisation, control or management of a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact.

A draft program prepared under subsection (1) is to specify the following:the name of the entity that prepared the program; the intended scope of the program; the biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact to which the program relates; the biosecurity matter or class of biosecurity matter that the program affects; the composition of the management committee for the program; the objectives of the program; the strategies and methods to be applied under the program to control the biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact to which the program relates; the manner in which the cost of implementing the program is to be met; the likely duration of the program; the manner in which the effectiveness of the program is to be monitored; the persons or classes of persons able to perform functions in relation to the control of the biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact to which the program relates; the functions of those persons or classes of persons; whether reimbursement for the destruction of any animal, plant or other property is payable under the program to the owner of the animal, plant or property; if reimbursement is payable under the program – the manner in which the amount of reimbursement is to be determined; and who is to pay the reimbursement; and the manner of claiming reimbursement; the manner in which any proceeds obtained from the implementation of the program are to be disposed of; the extent to which the owner of any biosecurity matter, carrier or other property affected by the implementation of the program is required to take action under the program.

A draft program may also specify one or more of the following matters:the method of identification and examination of any biosecurity matter, carrier or other thing; the method of treatment of any biosecurity matter or other thing; the destruction or other disposal of any biosecurity matter, carrier or other thing if necessary to control a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact; measures to – eradicate specified biosecurity matter from an area; or restrict or reduce the spread of specified biosecurity matter in a particular area.