200AContributions towards management of pests under Biosecurity Act 2015

200A Contributions towards management of pests under Biosecurity Act 2015

200A Contributions towards management of pests under Biosecurity Act 2015

(1) The Biosecurity Minister may, by notice, require Local Land Services to pay to the Biosecurity Minister an amount as a contribution to the cost of any action taken or to be taken to manage pests under the Biosecurity Act 2015.

(2) A contribution is payable within such period after the notice is given as is specified in the notice or within such other period as the Biosecurity Minister allows.

(3) Any contribution that remains unpaid is recoverable by the Biosecurity Minister from Local Land Services in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to notices and contributions under this section.

(4A) The Biosecurity Minister may delegate to a person employed in the Department any of the Biosecurity Minister’s functions under this section, other than this power of delegation.

(5) In this section—

Biosecurity Minister means the Minister administering the Biosecurity Act 2015.

manage a pest means to prevent, eliminate, minimise or manage the biosecurity risk posed by, or the biosecurity impact of, a pest, within the meaning of the Biosecurity Act 2015.

pest means a pest within the meaning of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (other than a pest that is a plant).

s 200A: Ins 2017 No 48, Sch 1 [14]. Am 2019 No 1, Sch 1.10 [1].