Biosecurity Act 2019
10Meaning of biosecurity event
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10 Meaning of biosecurity event
For the purposes of this Act, each of the following events is a biosecurity event:
(a) the presence in Tasmania, or part of Tasmania, of prohibited matter;
(b) the presence in Tasmania, or part of Tasmania, of an animal disease that may pose a biosecurity risk to Tasmania, or part of Tasmania, regardless of whether the disease, or cause of the disease, is known or identified;
(c) the presence in Tasmania, or part of Tasmania, of a plant disease that may pose a biosecurity risk to Tasmania, or part of Tasmania, regardless of whether the disease, or cause of the disease, is known or identified;
(d) the presence in Tasmania, or part of Tasmania, of an invasive pest that may pose a biosecurity risk to Tasmania, or part of Tasmania, regardless of whether the species, or subspecies, of the invasive pest is known or identified;
(e) a prescribed event or circumstance.