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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - As at 30 October 2023 - Act 24 of 2015 - NOTES

See also--

Biosecurity Amendment (Independent Biosecurity Commissioner) Bill 2023

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Biosecurity Act 2015 No 24. Assented to 22.9.2015. Date of commencement, Sch 8.26 [10[#93] excepted, 1.7.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (227) LW 2.6.2017; Sch 8.26 [10[#93] was not commenced and was repealed by the Local Land Services Amendment Act 2017 No 48. This Act has been amended as follows--

2015 No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2015. Assented to 24.11.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.1.2016, sec 2 (1).
2016 No 27 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016. Assented to 7.6.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.3, 8.7.2016, sec 2 (1).
No 55 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2016. Assented to 25.10.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.4, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1).
2017 No 5 Biosecurity Amendment Act 2017. Assented to 14.3.2017.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 17 Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017. Assented to 17.5.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 4.7, 1.7.2018, sec 2 (1) and 2018 (225) LW 1.6.2018.
No 22 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017. Assented to 1.6.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 7.7.2017, sec 2 (3). Sch 3.5 [2[#93] was without effect as the provision being amended was repealed by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15.
(230) Biosecurity Amendment (Schedules to Act) Regulation 2017. LW 2.6.2017.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
No 48 Local Land Services Amendment Act 2017. Assented to 13.10.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 65 Local Government Amendment (Regional Joint Organisations) Act 2017. Assented to 30.11.2017.
Date of commencement, 15.12.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (730) LW 15.12.2017.
2018 No 25 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018. Assented to 15.6.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1).
(311) Biosecurity Amendment (Pest Management) Regulation 2018. LW 29.6.2018.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, cl 2.
2019 (604) Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2019. LW 13.12.2019.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
2020 No 30 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2(1); date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4, 22.1.2021, sec 2(4).
2022 No 8 Greater Cities Commission Act 2022. Assented to 13.4.2022.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 59 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022. Assented to 26.10.2022.
Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2.
2023 (47) Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2023. LW 17.2.2023.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
No 35 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2023. Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, assent, sec 2(c).
This Act has been amended by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15.

Table of amendments

Sec 7 Am 2016 No 27, Sch 1.3 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2016 No 55, Sch 1.4 [1[#93]; 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [1[#93]; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.7 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2017 No 65, Sch 2.2 [1[#93]; 2020 No 30, Sch 3.8.
Secs 74, 86 Am 2018 No 25, Sch 3.3 [1[#93]-[4[#93].
Secs 115, 137 Am 2018 No 25, Sch 3.3 [1[#93]-[3[#93].
Sec 184A Ins 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [2[#93].
Sec 187 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [3[#93].
Sec 190 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Sec 192 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [5[#93].
Sec 193 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [6[#93] [7[#93].
Sec 197 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [8[#93].
Sec 201 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [9[#93].
Sec 204A Ins 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [10[#93].
Sec 205 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [11[#93].
Sec 206 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [12[#93].
Sec 208 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [13[#93].
Sec 211 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [14[#93].
Secs 214, 215, 218, 219 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [15[#93].
Sec 220 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [16[#93].
Sec 221 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [17[#93].
Sec 222 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [18[#93].
Secs 224-226 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [15[#93].
Sec 228 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [15[#93] [16[#93].
Sec 229 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [17[#93].
Sec 230 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [18[#93].
Sec 232 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [19[#93].
Sec 233 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [20[#93].
Sec 235 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [15[#93].
Sec 237 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [21[#93].
Sec 238 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [22[#93].
Sec 240 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [23[#93].
Sec 241 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [17[#93] [24[#93] [25[#93].
Sec 245 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [26[#93].
Sec 249 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [27[#93].
Sec 250A Ins 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [28[#93].
Sec 251 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [29[#93].
Sec 252 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [30[#93].
Sec 254 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [31[#93].
Sec 257 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [32[#93].
Sec 269A Ins 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [33[#93].
Sec 303 Subst 2017 No 22, Sch 3.5 [1[#93].
Sec 313 Am 2022 No 59, Sch 1.3[1[#93].
Sec 370 Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.7 [3[#93] [4[#93]; 2017 No 65, Sch 2.2 [2[#93] [3[#93].
Sec 381 Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.2.
Sec 383 Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.7 [5[#93].
Sec 386 Am 2018 No 25, Sch 3.3 [5[#93] [6[#93].
Sec 393 Am 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [16[#93] [34[#93].
Sec 398 Rep 2023 No 35, Sch 1.2.
Sec 404A Ins 2017 No 5, Sch 1 [35[#93].
Sec 405 Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
Sch 1 Am 2017 No 17, Sch 4.7 [6[#93].
Sch 2 Am 2015 No 58, Sch 2.2; 2017 (230), Sch 1 [1[#93]-[10[#93]; 2019 (604), Sch 1[1[#93]-[7[#93]; 2022 No 8, Sch 5.1; 2022 No 59, Sch 1.3[2[#93]; 2023 (47), Sch 1[1[#93]-[7[#93].
Sch 3 Am 2017 (230), Sch 1 [11[#93]; 2018 (311), Sch 1 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2019 (604), Sch 1[8[#93]-[18[#93]; 2023 (47), Sch 1[8[#93]-[10[#93].
Sch 4 Am 2017 (230), Sch 1 [12[#93]; 2019 (604), Sch 1[19[#93] [20[#93].
Sch 6 Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
Sch 7 Am 2016 No 55, Sch 1.4 [2[#93]; 2017 (230), Sch 1 [13[#93].
Sch 8 Am 2016 No 27, Sch 1.3 [3[#93]; 1987 No 15, sec 30C; 2017 No 48, Sch 2.1. Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.


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