Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions
(see pt 15)
item
section
decision
column 4
entity
1 67 refuse permit applicant
2 67 refuse renewal of permit permit-holder
3 70 amend permit permit-holder
4 71 impose condition on permit permit-holder
5 75 suspend permit permit-holder
6 78 cancel permit permit-holder
7 95 refuse registration applicant
8 95 refuse renewal of registration registered person
9 98 amend registration registered person
10 99 impose condition on registration registered person
11 102 suspend registration registered person
12 105 cancel registration registered person
13 123 give non-compliance notice interstate entity with
recognised approval
14 131 refuse approval applicant
15 131 refuse to renew approval approval-holder
16 135 amend approval approval-holder
17 136 impose condition on approval approval-holder
18 140 suspend approval approval-holder
19 143 cancel approval approval-holder
20 147 give a biosecurity direction,
other than a biosecurity
direction given in an emergency
person directed
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• director-general (see s 163)
• individual
• person (see s 160)
• police officer
• public notice
• the Territory
• veterinary practitioner.
analyst means a person appointed as an analyst under section 229.
animal means any of the following, whether alive or dead:
(a) a member of the animal kingdom, other than a human, including
an amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, insect, mammal, mollusc,
reptile and any other vertebrate or invertebrate member of the
animal kingdom;
(b) an embryo, egg, sperm or any other reproductive material of a
member of the animal kingdom other than a human.
animal product includes—
(a) the hide, skin, hair, wool, feather, shell, horn, scale, fin, hoof,
viscera, offal or any other part of an animal; and
(b) meat, fat, eggs, honey, milk, whey, cream, butter, cheese or any
other primary produce derived from an animal; and
(c) the urine, faeces, bone or blood of an animal, or any substance
derived from the urine, faeces, bone or blood of an animal; and
(d) any secretion or excretion of an animal; and
(e) any product or biological preparation prepared, or derived, from
any tissue, secretion, excretion or other part of an animal; and
(f) any other material of animal origin prescribed by regulation.
approval decision notice—see section 131 (3).
approval-holder—see section 120.
assess includes investigate.
auditor authority—see section 120.
audit report—see section 117 (1).
authorisation-holder—see section 114.
authorised person means an authorised person mentioned in
section 168.
biosecurity audit—see section 115 (1).
biosecurity auditor—see section 120.
biosecurity certificate—see section 110 (1).
biosecurity certifier—see section 120.
biosecurity direction—see section 146 (1).
biosecurity event—see section 25.
biosecurity impact—see section 12 (1).
biosecurity matter—see section 8 (1).
biosecurity permit—see section 62.
biosecurity registration—see section 89.
biosecurity risk—see section 13.
biosecurity undertaking—see section 158 (1).
carrier—see section 9.
certifier authority—see section 120.
community includes the community of the ACT, of areas surrounding
the ACT, and of Australia as a whole.
connected, for part 12 (Enforcement—authorised people)—see
contaminant means a non-living thing that—
(a) occurs in or on other biosecurity matter or a carrier; or
(b) may be ingested or absorbed by another biosecurity matter or a
control declaration—see section 51 (1).
control measures, for a control declaration, for part 4 (Biosecurity
control declarations)—see section 51 (2) (b).
control zone, for a control declaration—see section 51 (2) (c).
corresponding biosecurity law—
(a) means a law of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory
that corresponds, or substantially corresponds, to this Act; and
(b) includes a law prescribed by regulation.
deal, with biosecurity matter or a carrier—see section 10.
declared pest—see section 11 (2).
disease includes—
(a) an infection or infestation of an organism resulting in, or having
the potential to result in, an abnormal, pathological or unhealthy
condition caused by a known or unknown disease agent or pest;
or
(b) a syndrome, or a clinically identifiable set of signs or symptoms
in an organism, for which the cause is known or unknown; or
(c) anything else prescribed by regulation.
disease agent includes a prion, virus, microorganism, infectious agent
and parasite.
economy includes the economy of the ACT, of areas surrounding the
ACT, and of Australia as a whole.
emergency biosecurity matter, for part 14 (Compensation)—see
section 213.
emergency declaration—see section 38 (1).
emergency measures, for an emergency declaration—see
section 38 (2) (b).
emergency zone, for an emergency declaration—see
section 38 (2) (c).
environment includes the environment of the ACT, of areas
surrounding the ACT, and of Australia as a whole.
external treatment measure, for a person, means a treatment that—
(a) is limited to the external parts of the person’s body; and
(b) does not require—
(i) anything to penetrate the person’s skin; or
(ii) the person to ingest anything.
general biosecurity duty—see section 22.
group exemption, for part 5 (Biosecurity permits and group
exemptions)—see section 83 (1).
heritage place or object means a place or object registered, or
nominated for provisional registration, under the Heritage Act 2004.
influential person, for a corporation—see section 228 (1).
infrastructure, in a reserve—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014,
section 222 (7).
interfere with an item, includes damage or destroy the item.
interstate biosecurity certificate, for part 7 (Biosecurity
certificates)—see section 111 (1).
manage, a biosecurity risk or biosecurity impact, includes assess,
prevent, eliminate, minimise and control the risk or impact.
move includes transport and distribute.
native animal—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 12.
native plant—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 14.
notifiable biosecurity matter, for division 2.4 (Notifying presence of
notifiable biosecurity matter)—see section 29 (1).
occupier, of premises, for part 12 (Enforcement—authorised
people)—see section 167.
offence, for part 12 (Enforcement—authorised people)—see
permit decision notice, for division 5.1 (Biosecurity permits)—see
section 67 (4).
permit-holder—see section 62.
pest—see section 11 (1).
plant includes any member of the Plantae, Fungi or Protista
kingdoms, whether whole or in part and whether alive or dead.
plant product includes dried plant material or timber.
possession, of a thing, includes having care, custody or control of the
thing.
premises includes—
(a) any land, whether built on or not; and
(b) any building, structure or vehicle; and
(c) any public place or private place.
prohibited biosecurity matter—see section 33 (1).
prohibited dealing—see section 35 (1).
property-specific emergency declaration—see section 38 (4).
reasonable steps, to manage a biosecurity risk—see section 21.
registered person means a person registered under part 6 (Biosecurity
registration) to engage in a regulated dealing.
registration decision notice, for part 6 (Biosecurity registration)—
see section 95 (4).
regulated dealing—see section 88.
reserve—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014, section 169 (1).
residential premises means any part of premises that is used only for
residential purposes.
reviewable decision, for part 15 (Notification and review of
decisions)—see section 220.
specific biosecurity requirement—see section 23 (1).
supply includes sell.
treatment measure—
(a) means a treatment, or process, used to manage a biosecurity risk
or biosecurity impact; and
(b) includes—
(i) a process or measure to treat, clean, fumigate, irradiate,
disinfect, medicate or vaccinate; and
(ii) destruction of any biosecurity matter or other thing.
vehicle means a conveyance of any kind, however propelled, and
whether or not capable of being moved or operated and includes—
(a) a caravan, trailer, truck, train and any other land vehicle; and
(b) a vessel; and
(c) an aeroplane, helicopter, hot air balloon, drone and any other
aircraft.
vessel includes—
(a) a ship, boat, hovercraft, ferry, raft and any other water craft; and
(b) a pontoon, floating pier and any other floating structure.
warrant, for part 12 (Enforcement—authorised people)—see
About the endnotes 1
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
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annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
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Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
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If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
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The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.