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Biosecurity Act 2019
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12 Meaning of biosecurity matter
In this Act, biosecurity matter includes the following:
(a) an animal, plant, and other organism, other than a human;
(b) a part of an animal, plant or other organism, other than a human;
(c) an animal product and plant product;
(d) an animal disease and plant disease;
(e) a prion;
(f) a contaminant;
(g) a disease that may cause either or both of the following:
(i) disease in an animal, plant or other organism (other than a human);
(ii) disease in a human through transmission to the human from an animal, plant or other organism (other than a human);
(h) any prescribed thing.