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Biosecurity Act 2014
sec.105Consultation about codes of practice
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### sec.105 Consultation about codes of practice
Before the making of a code of practice under this part is recommended to the Governor in Council, the chief executive must consult with relevant entities.
Subsection (1) does not apply to the adopted provisions of a code of practice.
A failure to consult under subsection (1) does not affect the validity of the code of practice.
In this section—
relevant entities means local governments and other entities the chief executive considers appropriate, including entities from any of the following groups if the chief executive considers the entities to have an interest in matters relating to biosecurity—
community groups;
professional and industry associations;
educational institutions;
natural resource management bodies.
(sec.105-ssec.1) Before the making of a code of practice under this part is recommended to the Governor in Council, the chief executive must consult with relevant entities.
(sec.105-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the adopted provisions of a code of practice.
(sec.105-ssec.3) A failure to consult under subsection (1) does not affect the validity of the code of practice.
(sec.105-ssec.4) In this section— relevant entities means local governments and other entities the chief executive considers appropriate, including entities from any of the following groups if the chief executive considers the entities to have an interest in matters relating to biosecurity— community groups; professional and industry associations; educational institutions; natural resource management bodies.
- (a) community groups;
- (b) professional and industry associations;
- (c) educational institutions;
- (d) natural resource management bodies.