G/SPS/N/AUS/363/Add.6  
 
22 March 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 22 March 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Australia. 
 
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 Draft determinations under the Biosecurity Act 2015  released for comment 
The Australian Government, through the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, has 
released further draft determinations under Australia's new Biosecurity Act 2015  for public 
consideration. These documents provide additional detail for those who will be affected by the 
biosecurity legislation. 
The following draft determinations were published on the departmental website 
(http://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/l egislation/new-biosecurity-legislation ) on 
18 March 2016: 
 Biosecurity (Reportable Biosecurity Incidents) Determination 2016; and 
 Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2016. 
The Biosecurity (Reportable Biosecurity Incidents) Determination 2016 provides the events that 
are reportable biosecurity incidents relating to goods that are subject to biosecurity control or an 
exposed goods order and the requirements for reportin g. It sets the details in relation to the new 
requirement under the Biosecurity Act on reportable biosecurity incidents. 
This will be of interest to importers of goods and others who are in charge of these goods prior to 
release from biosecurity control, such as persons transporting or who are in possession of these 
goods. 
The Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2016 provides 
the specified goods or specified class of goods that are prohibited goods or conditionally non-
prohibited goods for the purpose of the Biosecurity Act. It will simplify and replace the provisions relating to conditions for importation of goods in the Quarantine Proclamation 1998. 
This will be of interest to the import industry and other stakeholders. 
The release of the draft determinations gives intere sted clients, stakeholders and trading partners 
the opportunity to provide feedback on how they will work in practice when the new Act takes 
effect on 16 June 2016. 
For more information, or to make a submission, please visit: 
http://www.agriculture.gov.au /biosecuritylegislation  or contact the Biosecurity Implementation 
Branch at newbiosecuritylegislation@agriculture.gov.au. G/SPS/N/AUS/363/Add.6 
 
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  This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[X] Other: New draft biosecurity regulations out for consultation. 
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 17 May 2016 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [X] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
The Australian SPS Notification Point 
GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia 
Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678 
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Specific enquires about the new legislation and implementation process may be sent to: 
Biosecurity Legislation Implementation Support Office Biosecurity Policy and Implementation Division 
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources 
GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 E-mail: newbiosecuritylegislation@agriculture.gov.au  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
The Australian SPS Notification Point 
GPO Box 858 
Canberra ACT 2601 
Australia Fax: +(61 2) 6272 3678 
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
 
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