Livestock Act 2008
16BBiosecurity management plans
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16B Biosecurity management plans (1) The owner of a property for which a property identification code is allotted under section 15(2) may prepare or adopt a biosecurity management plan that includes the following: (a) reasonable measures to prevent, eliminate or minimise the risk of a biosecurity impact caused by persons entering or carrying out activities at or from the property; (b) the name and contact details of the person in charge of managing entry to the property (the nominated person); (c) the information prescribed by regulation. (2) A measure included in a biosecurity management plan that is not a measure of a kind mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is taken not to be part of the plan. (3) A biosecurity management plan may: (a) apply to the whole or part of a property, but more than one biosecurity management plan cannot apply to the same part of the property; and (b) amend, revoke or replace an existing biosecurity management plan.