New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 15

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.