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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 384

Director of Biosecurity may determine temporary biosecurity monitoring zone

  (1)   The Director of Biosecurity may determine that a specified area in Australian territory is a temporary biosecurity monitoring zone if the Director is satisfied it is necessary to do so for the purpose of monitoring whether a disease or pest that may pose an unacceptable level of biosecurity risk:

  (a)   has entered, or has emerged, established itself or spread in, the area; or

  (b)   is likely to enter, or to emerge, establish itself or spread in, the area.

Note 1:   See section   310 in relation to the meaning of biosecurity risk in this Chapter.

Note 2:   For variation and revocation of the determination, see subsection   33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

  (2)   Without limiting subsection   (1), a specified area may consist of the whole or part of specified premises (other than a conveyance).

  (3)   The Director of Biosecurity may determine that a specified area in Australian territory is a temporary biosecurity monitoring zone even if the area, or a part of the area, is part of another temporary biosecurity monitoring zone.

  (4)   A determination made under subsection   (1) is a legislative instrument, but section   42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the determination.


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