Biosecurity Act 2019
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(1) The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the Governor may make regulations for, or in respect of, the following:
(a) any matter relating to the prevention, elimination, minimisation, control or management of a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact;
(b) the testing, analysis, vaccination, inoculation and other treatment of any biosecurity matter or carrier (other than a human), including, but not limited to –
(i) the accreditation, registration or other authorisation of any person or entity to carry out the testing, analysis, vaccination, inoculation or other treatment; and
(ii) the use, manufacture, testing, distribution, storage, display or supply of any substance or equipment used for the testing, analysis, vaccination, inoculation or other treatment;
(c) the classification and identification of any premises, biosecurity matter, carrier or other thing;
(d) the marking, branding, tracing or other means of recording the location, movement and status of any biosecurity matter or class of biosecurity matter whether on a voluntary or mandatory basis;
(e) the establishment and administration of any register of persons, entities, premises, biosecurity matter, carriers, dealings or any other matter or other thing for the purposes of this Act;
(f) the qualifications, functions, identification or other matter in respect of officers, auditors or other persons who may perform a function under this Act, including the issuing of identification for that person under this Act;
(g) the publication or provision of information contained in any register established or administered under this Act;
(h) the destruction and disposal of any biosecurity matter, carrier or other thing seized by an authorised officer under this Act;
(i) any matter in respect of animal feed and fodder including, but not limited to –
(i) the amount or proportion of any specified ingredient or other thing that may be added to or contained in animal feed or fodder; and