Biosecurity Act 2019
6Extraterritorial operation of Act
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6 Extraterritorial operation of Act
It is the intention of Parliament that the operation of this Act should, so far as possible, operate in relation to each of the following:
(a) land situated outside Tasmania, whether in or outside Australia;
(b) persons or things situated outside Tasmania, whether in or outside Australia;
(c) acts, transactions and matters done, entered into and occurring outside Tasmania, whether in or outside Australia;
(d) persons, things, acts, transactions and matters (wherever situated, done, entered into or occurring) that would, apart from this Act, be governed or otherwise affected by the law of the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country.