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Biosecurity Act 2015

No. 61, 2015

Compilation No. 19

Compilation date: 1 January 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 60, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Biosecurity Act 2015 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Chapter 1—Preliminary
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline of this Act
4 Objects of this Act
5 Appropriate Level of Protection (ALOP) for Australia against biosecurity risks
6 Act binds the Crown
7 Extension of Act to Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and other prescribed external Territories
8 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
Part 2—Definitions
9 Definitions
10 Meaning of approved arrangement
11 Meaning of associate
12 Meaning of Australian territory
13 Meaning of biosecurity entry point
14 Meaning of biosecurity industry participant and covered by
14A Meaning of biosecurity worker
16 Meaning of conveyance
17 Meaning of exposed to
18 Meaning of first point of entry
19 Meaning of goods
20 Meaning of installation
21 Meaning of operator of a conveyance
22 Meaning of person in charge
Part 3—Constitutional and international law provisions
Division 1—Introduction
23 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Constitutional and international law provisions
24 Severability
25 Application of this Act in relation to pests that are quarantine risks or