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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2019-2020-2021
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening
Penalties) Bill 2021
No. , 2021
(Agriculture, Water and the Environment)
A Bill for an Act to amend the
Biosecurity Act 2015
,
and for related purposes
No. , 2021
Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) Bill 2021
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Biosecurity Act 2015
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No. , 2021
Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) Bill 2021
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A Bill for an Act to amend the
Biosecurity Act 2015
,
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and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties)
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Act 2021
.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) Bill 2021
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Biosecurity Act 2015
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1 Amendments of listed provisions
--offences and civil
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penalty provisions
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The provisions listed in the following table are amended as set out in
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the table.
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Amendments relating to offences and civil penalty provisions
Item
Provision
Omit
Substitute
1
Subsection 124(2) (penalty)
120
300
2
Subsection 125(4) (penalty)
120
300
3
Subsection 126(2) (penalty)
120
300
4
Subsection 127(3) (penalty)
120
300
5
Subsection 128(2) (penalty)
120
300
6
Subsection 129(2) (penalty)
120
300
7
Subsection 130(2) (penalty)
120
300
8
Subsection 139(3) (penalty)
120
300
9
Subsection 140(2) (penalty)
300
1,000
10
Subsection 140(3) (penalty)
120
300
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Subsection 141(3) (penalty)
300
1,000
12
Subsection 141(4) (penalty)
120
300
13
Subsection 185(2) (penalty)
300
1,000
14
Subsection 185(3) (penalty)
120
1,000
15
Subsection 185(4) (penalty)
2,000
5,000
16
Subsection 185(5) (penalty)
600
2,000
17
Subsection 186(2) (penalty)
300
1,000
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Subsection 186(3) (penalty)
120
1,000
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Subsection 186(4) (penalty)
2,000
5,000
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Subsection 186(5) (penalty)
600
2,000
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Subsection 187(1) (penalty)
300
1,000
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Subsection 187(2) (penalty)
120
1,000
Schedule 1
Amendments
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Amendments relating to offences and civil penalty provisions
Item
Provision
Omit
Substitute
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Subsection 187(3) (penalty)
300
1,000
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Subsection 187(4) (penalty)
120
1,000
25
Subsection 428(2) (penalty)
300
1,000
26
Subsection 428(3) (penalty)
120
1,000
27
Subsection 429(5) (penalty)
300
1,000
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Subsection 429(6) (penalty)
120
1,000
2 Application of amendments
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The amendments made by item 1 of this Schedule apply in relation to
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conduct engaged in on or after the commencement of this item.
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