New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 13

13 Biosecurity impact

(1) A
"biosecurity impact" means an adverse effect on the economy, the environment or the community that arises, or has the potential to arise, from biosecurity matter, a carrier or dealing with biosecurity matter or a carrier, being an adverse effect that is related to--

(a) the introduction, presence, spread or increase of a disease or disease agent into or within the State or any part of the State, or

(b) the introduction, presence, spread or increase of a pest into or within the State or any part of the State, or

(c) stock food or fertilisers, or

(d) animals, plants or animal products becoming chemically affected, or

(e) public nuisance caused by bees, or

(f) a risk to public safety caused by bees or non-indigenous animals, or

(g) any thing declared by the regulations to be a biosecurity impact.

(2) An animal or plant, or a product of an animal or plant, is
"chemically affected" if it contains a contaminant and, as a result--

(a) it is or is likely to become unfit for sale or export for human consumption, or

(b) it is or is likely to pose a danger to human health or to the environment, or

(c) it is or is likely to be detrimental to export or other trade.

Note--:
"Plant" is defined to include parts of plants (whether alive or dead).