Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015:section:476
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Provision Reference: s 476
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476  Governor‑General may extend a human biosecurity emergency period
 (1) The Governor‑General may vary a human biosecurity emergency declaration to extend the human biosecurity emergency period for a period of up to 3 months if the Health Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) the declaration listed human disease is continuing to pose a severe and immediate threat, or is continuing to cause harm, to human health on a nationally significant scale; and
 (b) the extension is necessary to prevent or control:
 (i) the entry of the declaration listed human disease into Australian territory or a part of Australian territory; or
 (ii) the emergence, establishment or spread of the declaration listed human disease in Australian territory or a part of Australian territory.
 (2) A variation made under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the variation.
 (3) The Governor‑General may extend a human biosecurity emergency period under subsection (1) more than once.