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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Regulation 2016
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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Regulation 2016
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A relevant person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that, in carrying out authorised activities, the person does not spread the reproductive material of a declared pest. A relevant person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that, in entering or leaving land in the area of a resource authority, the person does not spread the reproductive material of a declared pest. Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the release of a declared pest authorised under the Biosecurity Act 2014 . A holder must ensure each person acting for the holder under a Resource Act washes down vehicles and machinery before entering a landholder’s land in the area of the resource authority, if the risk of spreading a declared pest is likely to be reduced by the washing down. The holder must keep a record (the wash-down record ) of all wash-downs under subsection (4) carried out during the period in which the holder is allowed access to the landholder’s land. If asked by the landholder, the holder must give a copy of the wash-down record to the landholder. In this section— declared pest means a plant or animal, other than a native species of plant or animal, that is— invasive biosecurity matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 ; or See the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedule 1 , part 3 or 4 or schedule 2 , part 2 . See also the notes to the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedules 1 and 2 . controlled biosecurity matter or regulated biosecurity matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 . reproductive material , of an animal or plant, means any part of the animal or plant that is capable of asexual or sexual reproduction. semen, egg, or part of an egg seed or part of a seed bulb, rhizome, stolon, tuber or part of a bulb, rhizome, stolon or tuber stem or leaf cutting wash down , a vehicle or machinery, means remove reproductive material from the vehicle or machinery using an appropriate cleaning process. (sch.1-sec.7-ssec.1) A relevant person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that, in carrying out authorised activities, the person does not spread the reproductive material of a declared pest. (sch.1-sec.7-ssec.2) A relevant person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that, in entering or leaving land in the area of a resource authority, the person does not spread the reproductive material of a declared pest. (sch.1-sec.7-ssec.3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the release of a declared pest authorised under the Biosecurity Act 2014 . (sch.1-sec.7-ssec.4) A holder must ensure each person acting for the holder under a Resource Act washes down vehicles and machinery before entering a landholder’s land in the area of the resource authority, if the risk of spreading a declared pest is likely to be reduced by the washing down. (sch.1-sec.7-ssec.5) The holder must keep a record (the wash-down record ) of all wash-downs under subsection (4) carried out during the period in which the holder is allowed access to the landholder’s land. (sch.1-sec.7-ssec.6) If asked by the landholder, the holder must give a copy of the wash-down record to the landholder. (sch.1-sec.7-ssec.7) In this section— declared pest means a plant or animal, other than a native species of plant or animal, that is— invasive biosecurity matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 ; or See the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedule 1 , part 3 or 4 or schedule 2 , part 2 . See also the notes to the Biosecurity Act 2014 , schedules 1 and 2 . controlled biosecurity matter or regulated biosecurity matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 . reproductive material , of an animal or plant, means any part of the animal or plant that is capable of asexual or sexual reproduction. semen, egg, or part of an egg seed or part of a seed bulb, rhizome, stolon, tuber or part of a bulb, rhizome, stolon or tuber stem or leaf cutting wash down , a vehicle or machinery, means remove reproductive material from the vehicle or machinery using an appropriate cleaning process.