Biosecurity Act 2019
128Biosecurity zones
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128 Biosecurity zones
(1) The regulations may prescribe one or more of the following as a biosecurity zone:
(a) any specified premises or specified part of premises;
(b) any specified place, area or region or specified part of such place, area or region;
(c) the whole, or any specified part, of Tasmania.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , a biosecurity zone may be prescribed –
(a) to provide for the long-term management of a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact; or
(b) to prevent, eliminate, minimise, control or manage a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact.
(3) A regulation prescribing a biosecurity zone is to specify each of the following in respect of the zone:
(a) the biosecurity matter, or class of biosecurity matter, biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact in relation to which the biosecurity zone is prescribed;
(b) the premises, places, areas or regions which form the biosecurity zone in a clear and identifiable manner;
(c) the biosecurity zone measures to be followed in respect of the biosecurity zone;
(d) the persons, or class of persons, to which the biosecurity zone measures apply.