{"id":"F2026L00268","name":"Legislation (Biosecurity Goods Determinations) Sunset-altering Declaration 2026","slug":"legislation-biosecurity-goods-determinations-sunset-altering-declaration-2026","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443204,"registerId":"F2026L00268-fast-fetch-1775958103902","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Biosecurity Goods Determinations) Sunset-altering Declaration 2026","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Biosecurity Goods Determinations) Sunset‑altering Declaration 2026\n\nI, Michelle Rowland, Attorney‑General, make the following declaration.\n\nDated    12 March 2026\n\nMichelle Rowland\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Aligning of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Biosecurity Goods Determinations) Sunset-altering Declaration 2026.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 20 March 2026\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 51A(1) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Aligning of sunsetting\n\n  The following instruments are repealed by section 51A of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 October 2031:\n\n (a) Biosecurity (Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods) Determination 2021;\n\n (b) Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Christmas Island) Determination 2016;\n\n (c) Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Cocos (Keeling) Islands) Determination 2016;\n\n (d) Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Norfolk Island) Determination 2016;\n\n (e) Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Torres Strait) Determination 2016.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 October 2031.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not broaden or narrow the regulatory reach of the listed determinations. It only aligns their repeal date (1 October 2031) and specifies its own repeal (2 October 2031), leaving existing obligations and permissions in those determinations intact."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural instrument only: changes timing not substance of existing determinations","Short, finite list of affected instruments (five named determinations)","Relies on statutory sunsetting mechanism in Legislation Act 2003 (s51A)","Clear commencement provision tied to registration (date specified)","Includes self‑repeal clause with a later date, creating a narrow temporal window","No new definitions, standards or enforcement mechanisms introduced"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration sets a single repeal (sunset) date — 1 October 2031 — for five named biosecurity goods determinations and takes effect the day after registration (20 March 2026). Made under s51A of the Legislation Act 2003 by the Attorney‑General, it leaves the content of those determinations unchanged but fixes how long they remain in force and then repeals itself at the start of 2 October 2031. It therefore affects parties governed by the listed instruments by determining the duration of existing rules."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function it was designed for: aligning sunset dates for related biosecurity instruments. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of the sunset-altering power in section 51A of the Legislation Act 2003."},"complexity_factors":["Very short: only 5 operative sections across 2 pages","No defined terms section","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to the Legislation Act 2003 and the five named determinations)","Simple conditional logic: straightforward commencement table with single trigger","Self-repealing mechanism (section 5) is automatic and unconditional","Single substantive provision (section 4) consisting of a simple list"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration delays the automatic expiry of five biosecurity instruments that list prohibited or restricted goods for mainland Australia and four external territories (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island, Torres Strait) until 1 October 2031. \n\nIt keeps existing import controls on food, plants, animals and similar biosecurity risks in force while the government reviews and remakes the rules."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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