Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015:section:25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 25
Character Range: 121250–121996

25  Application of this Act in relation to pests that are quarantine risks or invasive pests
 (1) This Act applies in relation to a pest (subject to subsection (2)) only if:
 (a) the pest is capable of:
 (i) infesting humans, animals or plants; or
 (ii) acting as a vector for a disease; or
 (iii) causing disease in any other way; or
 (b) the pest is an invasive pest.
Note: For the application of this Act in relation to invasive pests, see section 26.
 (2) The following provisions of this Act apply only in relation to a pest that is referred to in paragraph (1)(a):
 (a) Division 3A of Part 2 of Chapter 4 (entry requirements: persons entering Australian territory on board conveyances);
 (b) Part 1 of Chapter 8 (biosecurity emergencies).