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Biosecurity Act 2014
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### sec.9 Relationship with particular Acts
This Act is in addition to, and does not limit, any other Act.
If this Act is inconsistent with an Act as follows, that Act prevails, but only to the extent of the inconsistency—
Biological Control Act 1987 ;
Food Act 2006 ;
Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 ;
the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cwlth) , as applied as a law of Queensland by the Gene Technology (Queensland) Act 2016 ;
Public Health Act 2005 .
Subject to subsection (4) , this Act does not affect the application of a relevant Act.
A person who does an act authorised under chapter 6 , part 1 or 2 or an inspector, a person directed by an inspector or a person authorised by an inspector who takes steps under chapter 10 , part 3 is taken not to commit an offence against a relevant Act only because of doing the act or taking the steps.
The Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2011 , chapter 2 does not apply in relation to a barrier fence.
In this section—
relevant Act means any of the following—
Economic Development Act 2012 ;
Fisheries Act 1994 ;
Forestry Act 1959 ;
Marine Parks Act 2004 ;
Nature Conservation Act 1992 ;
Planning Act 2016 ;
Vegetation Management Act 1999 .
s 9 amd 2016 No. 54 s 54 sch 1 ; 2016 No. 27 s 30 ; 2019 No. 11 s 4
(sec.9-ssec.1) This Act is in addition to, and does not limit, any other Act.
(sec.9-ssec.2) If this Act is inconsistent with an Act as follows, that Act prevails, but only to the extent of the inconsistency— Biological Control Act 1987 ; Food Act 2006 ; Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 ; the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cwlth) , as applied as a law of Queensland by the Gene Technology (Queensland) Act 2016 ; Public Health Act 2005 .
(sec.9-ssec.3) Subject to subsection (4) , this Act does not affect the application of a relevant Act.
(sec.9-ssec.4) A person who does an act authorised under chapter 6 , part 1 or 2 or an inspector, a person directed by an inspector or a person authorised by an inspector who takes steps under chapter 10 , part 3 is taken not to commit an offence against a relevant Act only because of doing the act or taking the steps.
(sec.9-ssec.5) The Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2011 , chapter 2 does not apply in relation to a barrier fence.
(sec.9-ssec.6) In this section— relevant Act means any of the following— Economic Development Act 2012 ; Fisheries Act 1994 ; Forestry Act 1959 ; Marine Parks Act 2004 ; Nature Conservation Act 1992 ; Planning Act 2016 ; Vegetation Management Act 1999 .
- (a) Biological Control Act 1987 ;
- (b) Food Act 2006 ;
- (c) Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 ;
- (d) the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cwlth) , as applied as a law of Queensland by the Gene Technology (Queensland) Act 2016 ;
- (e) Public Health Act 2005 .
- (a) Economic Development Act 2012 ;
- (b) Fisheries Act 1994 ;
- (c) Forestry Act 1959 ;
- (d) Marine Parks Act 2004 ;
- (e) Nature Conservation Act 1992 ;
- (f) Planning Act 2016 ;
- (g) Vegetation Management Act 1999 .