New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 360E

360E Functions--generally

(1) The Commissioner has the following functions--

(a) to provide advice to the Minister, other Ministers and the Government about issues relating to pests and weeds,

(b) to undertake reviews about issues relating to pests and weeds and prepare and publish reports about the reviews,

(c) to monitor issues relating to pests and weeds and identify opportunities for improvements in relation to the issues,

(d) to promote coordinated and collaborative responses by occupiers of land to issues relating to pests and weeds,

(e) to engage experts and key stakeholders in matters relating to the exercise of the Commissioner's functions,

(f) to make recommendations to the Minister, other Ministers and the Government, whether in a report mentioned in paragraph (b) or otherwise, about matters relating to the exercise of the Commissioner's functions,

(g) other functions conferred on the Commissioner by--

(i) this Act or the regulations under this Act, or

(ii) another Act.

(2) In exercising the Commissioner's functions, the Commissioner must act in an independent and impartial way.