New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 44

44 Emergency order

(1) The Secretary may, by order in writing (an
"emergency order" )--

(a) declare a biosecurity emergency, and

(b) establish measures to respond to that biosecurity emergency.

(2) The Secretary may make an emergency order only if the Secretary is satisfied, or reasonably suspects, that there is a current or imminent biosecurity risk that may have a significant biosecurity impact.

(3) The principal objects of an emergency order are--

(a) to isolate an emergency zone or biosecurity matter, and

(b) to prevent the spread of the biosecurity matter, and

(c) to eradicate the biosecurity matter (if practicable).

(4) However, the principal objects of an emergency order do not limit the matters that may be provided for by an emergency order.