Legislation (Biosecurity Goods Determinations) Sunset-altering Declaration 2026

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Legislation (Biosecurity Goods Determinations) Sunset‑altering Declaration 2026

I, Michelle Rowland, Attorney‑General, make the following declaration.

Dated    12 March 2026

Michelle Rowland

Attorney‑General

 

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Aligning of sunsetting

5 Repeal of this instrument

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Legislation (Biosecurity Goods Determinations) Sunset-altering Declaration 2026.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

• Commencement information
• Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
• Provisions Commencement Date/Details
• 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 20 March 2026

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 51A(1) of the Legislation Act 2003.

4  Aligning of sunsetting

  The following instruments are repealed by section 51A of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 October 2031:

 (a) Biosecurity (Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods) Determination 2021;

 (b) Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Christmas Island) Determination 2016;

 (c) Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Cocos (Keeling) Islands) Determination 2016;

 (d) Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Norfolk Island) Determination 2016;

 (e) Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Torres Strait) Determination 2016.

5  Repeal of this instrument

  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 October 2031.