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Magistrates Court (Biosecurity
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SL2025-5
made under the
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Republication No 1
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Biosecurity
Infringement Notices) Regulation 2025, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including
any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force
on 15 May 2025. It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished
law to 15 May 2025.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT
legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
• unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial
amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.
Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by
an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The
changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into
line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately
before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law
are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more
information, see the home page for this law on the register.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the
symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying
provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation
Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an
individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
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Australian Capital Territory
Magistrates Court (Biosecurity
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made under the
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Contents
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1 Name of regulation 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
5 Purpose of regulation 2
6 Administering authority 2
7 Infringement notice offences 3
8 Declared offences—Act, s 117, definition of vehicle-related offence,
par (b) 3
9 Infringement notice penalties 3
10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 3
11 Contents of infringement notices—other information 4
Contents
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12 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4
13 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 5
Schedule 1 Biosecurity legislation infringement notice
offences and penalties 6
Part 1.1 Biosecurity Act 2023 6
Part 1.2 Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System)
Regulation 2025 8
Part 1.3 Biosecurity Regulation 2025 13
Schedule 2 Biosecurity Act 2023 vehicle-related offences 14
Dictionary 15
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 16
2 Abbreviation key 16
3 Legislation history 17
4 Amendment history 17
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1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Magistrates Court (Biosecurity
Infringement Notices) Regulation 2025.
3 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in
this regulation.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to
the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the
regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears
(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4 Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this
regulation.
5 Purpose of regulation
The purpose of this regulation is to provide for infringement notices
under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 for certain offences
against the biosecurity legislation.
Note The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of infringement
notices for offences against various territory laws. The infringement
notice system is intended to provide an alternative to prosecution.
6 Administering authority
The administering authority for an infringement notice offence
against the biosecurity legislation is the director-general for the
Biosecurity Act 2023.
Section 7
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7 Infringement notice offences
The Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence
against a provision of the biosecurity legislation mentioned in
schedule 1, column 2.
8 Declared offences—Act, s 117, definition of
vehicle-related offence, par (b)
An offence against a provision of the Biosecurity Act 2023 in
schedule 2, column 2 is declared to be an offence to which the
Magistrates Court Act 1930, division 3.8.3 (Additional provisions for
vehicle-related offences) applies.
9 Infringement notice penalties
(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the
biosecurity legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence,
is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.
(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the
biosecurity legislation, under an infringement notice for the offence,
is 5 times the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the
offence.
(3) The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice
offence against the biosecurity legislation is $34.
10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised
person
An infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person
for an infringement notice offence against the biosecurity legislation
must identify the authorised person by—
(a) for an authorised person who is a police officer—the police
officer’s service number; or
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(b) for an authorised person appointed under the Biosecurity
Act 2023, section 168 (1)—
(i) the person’s full name, or surname and initials; or
(ii) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the person
by the administering authority.
11 Contents of infringement notices—other information
(1) An infringement notice served on a company by an authorised person
for an infringement notice offence against the biosecurity legislation
must include the company’s ACN.
Note The requirement under this section is additional to the requirement under
the Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).
(2) In this section:
company means a company registered under the Corporations Act.
12 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised
person
A reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an
infringement notice offence against the biosecurity legislation must
identify the authorised person by—
(a) for an authorised person who is a police officer—the police
officer’s service number; or
(b) for an authorised person appointed under the Biosecurity
Act 2023, section 168 (1)—
(i) the person’s full name, or surname and initials; or
(ii) any unique number given, for this regulation, to the person
by the administering authority.
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13 Authorised people for infringement notice offences
(1) A biosecurity officer may serve the following:
(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence
against the biosecurity legislation;
(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against the
biosecurity legislation.
(2) In this section:
biosecurity officer means—
(a) an authorised person appointed under the Biosecurity Act 2023,
section 168 (1); or
(b) a police officer.
Note Under the Biosecurity Act 2023, s 168 (2), a police officer is an
authorised person for that Act.
Schedule 2 Biosecurity Act 2023 vehicle-related offences
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Schedule 2 Biosecurity Act 2023
vehicle-related offences
(see s 8)
column 1
item
column 2
vehicle-related offence provision
1 188 (1)
Dictionary
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Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this regulation.
For example:
• corporation
• Corporation Act
• director-general (see s 163)
• individual
• police officer.
Note 2 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in
the Magistrates Court Act 1930. For example, the following terms are
defined in the Act, dict:
• administering authority
• authorised person
• infringement notice
• infringement notice offence
• reminder notice
• vehicle-related offence.
biosecurity legislation means—
(a) the Biosecurity Act 2023; and
(b) the Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System)
Regulation 2025; and
(c) the Biosecurity Regulation 2025.
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
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Endnotes
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.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired