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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 15
Pests
(1) A
"pest" means a plant or animal (other than a human) that has an adverse effect
on, or is suspected of having an adverse effect on, the environment, the
economy or the community because it has the potential to-- (a) out-compete
other organisms for resources, including food, water, nutrients, habitat and
sunlight, or
(b) prey or feed on other organisms, or
(c) transmit disease to
other organisms, or
(d) cause harm to other organisms through its toxicity,
or
(e) otherwise reduce the productivity of agricultural systems or the value
of agricultural products, or
(f) damage infrastructure, or
(g) reduce the
amenity or aesthetic value of premises, or
(h) harm or reduce biodiversity,
or
(i) do any other thing, or have any other effect, prescribed by the
regulations.
(2) A
"pest" includes any thing declared by the regulations to be a pest for the
purposes of this Act.
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