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sch.3-sec.102Emergency disease or quarantine declaration relating to contaminant
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### sch.3-sec.102 Emergency disease or quarantine declaration relating to contaminant
Subsection (2) applies if—
the chief executive has under the amended Act, section 96 made an emergency disease declaration that states the declared disease the subject of the declaration; and
the declared disease is a chemical residue that is a contaminant over the prescribed concentration level for the residue; and
immediately before the commencement, the declaration is still in force.
On the commencement—
the emergency disease declaration is taken to be a regulation made under section 503(2)(e); and
the declared disease is taken to be a contaminant in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level in a carrier.
Subsection (4) applies if—
the chief executive has under the amended Act, section 96 made an emergency quarantine declaration; and
the declared disease or other thing identified in the declaration as the reason for making the declaration is a chemical residue that is a contaminant over the prescribed concentration level for the residue; and
immediately before the commencement, the emergency quarantine declaration is still in force.
On the commencement—
the emergency quarantine declaration—
is taken to be a biosecurity emergency order made by the chief executive under section 113; and
continues to have effect for the period it would have had effect under the amended Act, section 96; and
the area quarantined under the declaration is taken to be the biosecurity emergency area for the biosecurity emergency order; and
the declared disease or other thing identified in the declaration is taken to be biosecurity matter associated with the biosecurity event that is the subject of the biosecurity emergency order.
(sch.3-sec.102-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— the chief executive has under the amended Act, section 96 made an emergency disease declaration that states the declared disease the subject of the declaration; and the declared disease is a chemical residue that is a contaminant over the prescribed concentration level for the residue; and immediately before the commencement, the declaration is still in force.
(sch.3-sec.102-ssec.2) On the commencement— the emergency disease declaration is taken to be a regulation made under section 503(2)(e); and the declared disease is taken to be a contaminant in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level in a carrier.
(sch.3-sec.102-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— the chief executive has under the amended Act, section 96 made an emergency quarantine declaration; and the declared disease or other thing identified in the declaration as the reason for making the declaration is a chemical residue that is a contaminant over the prescribed concentration level for the residue; and immediately before the commencement, the emergency quarantine declaration is still in force.
(sch.3-sec.102-ssec.4) On the commencement— the emergency quarantine declaration— is taken to be a biosecurity emergency order made by the chief executive under section 113; and continues to have effect for the period it would have had effect under the amended Act, section 96; and the area quarantined under the declaration is taken to be the biosecurity emergency area for the biosecurity emergency order; and the declared disease or other thing identified in the declaration is taken to be biosecurity matter associated with the biosecurity event that is the subject of the biosecurity emergency order.
- (a) the chief executive has under the amended Act, section 96 made an emergency disease declaration that states the declared disease the subject of the declaration; and
- (b) the declared disease is a chemical residue that is a contaminant over the prescribed concentration level for the residue; and
- (c) immediately before the commencement, the declaration is still in force.
- (a) the emergency disease declaration is taken to be a regulation made under section 503(2)(e); and
- (b) the declared disease is taken to be a contaminant in an amount more than the maximum acceptable level in a carrier.
- (a) the chief executive has under the amended Act, section 96 made an emergency quarantine declaration; and
- (b) the declared disease or other thing identified in the declaration as the reason for making the declaration is a chemical residue that is a contaminant over the prescribed concentration level for the residue; and
- (c) immediately before the commencement, the emergency quarantine declaration is still in force.
- (a) the emergency quarantine declaration— (i) is taken to be a biosecurity emergency order made by the chief executive under section 113; and (ii) continues to have effect for the period it would have had effect under the amended Act, section 96; and
- (i) is taken to be a biosecurity emergency order made by the chief executive under section 113; and
- (ii) continues to have effect for the period it would have had effect under the amended Act, section 96; and
- (b) the area quarantined under the declaration is taken to be the biosecurity emergency area for the biosecurity emergency order; and
- (c) the declared disease or other thing identified in the declaration is taken to be biosecurity matter associated with the biosecurity event that is the subject of the biosecurity emergency order.
- (i) is taken to be a biosecurity emergency order made by the chief executive under section 113; and
- (ii) continues to have effect for the period it would have had effect under the amended Act, section 96; and