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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 117

Simplified outline of this Part

This Part deals with goods that are brought or imported into Australian territory from outside Australian territory.

Division   2 provides that the goods become subject to biosecurity control when they enter Australian territory.

Division   3 provides for notice to be given of goods that are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory and unloaded at a landing place or port.

Division   4 sets out powers that may be exercised to assess the level of biosecurity risk associated with goods that are subject to biosecurity control.

Division   5 provides for biosecurity measures to be taken in relation to goods that are subject to biosecurity control if the level of biosecurity risk associated with the goods is considered to be unacceptable.

Division   6 deals with unloading goods that are subject to biosecurity control at landing places or ports in Australian territory.

Division   7 deals with unloading goods that are subject to biosecurity control from a vessel that is displaying the prescribed quarantine signal.

Division   8 requires biosecurity incidents in relation to goods that are subject to biosecurity control to be reported to a biosecurity officer or the Director of Biosecurity.

Division   9 provides for the assessment and management of the level of biosecurity risk associated with goods that are exposed to goods that are subject to biosecurity control.

Division   10 deals with releasing goods from biosecurity control.



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