Biosecurity and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Biosecurity and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 .

Part 2    Amendment of Biosecurity Regulation 2016

2   Regulation amended

This part amends the Biosecurity Regulation 2016 .

3   Amendment of ch 2, pt 3, div 1, sdiv 1, hdg (Disposing of category 3 restricted matter)

Chapter 2, part 3, division 1, subdivision 1, heading, ‘Disposing of’—
omit, insert—

Ways for disposing

4   Insertion of new s 11A

Chapter 2, part 3, division 1, subdivision 1——
insert—

11A   Ways of disposing of category 3 restricted matter—invasive animals

Category 3 restricted matter that is an invasive animal may be disposed of in a way authorised under another Act or a law of the Commonwealth.

5   Insertion of new ch 2, pt 3, div 1, sdivs 1A and 1B

Chapter 2, part 3, division 1—
insert—

Subdivision 1A Purposes for disposing of category 3 restricted matter

11B   Object of subdivision

This subdivision prescribes purposes for disposing of category 3 restricted matter for section 43(1)(f) of the Act.

11C   Disposing of category 3 restricted matter—purpose authorised under another law

Category 3 restricted matter that is an invasive animal may be disposed of for a purpose authorised under another Act or a law of the Commonwealth.

Subdivision 1B Ways for distributing category 3 restricted matter

11D   Object of subdivision

This subdivision prescribes ways for distributing category 3 restricted matter for section 43(1)(a) of the Act.

11E   Distributing category 3 restricted matter—way authorised under another law

Category 3 restricted matter that is an invasive animal may be distributed in a way authorised under another Act or a law of the Commonwealth.

6   Amendment of ch 2, pt 3, div 1, sdiv 2, hdg (Distributing category 3 restricted matter)

Chapter 2, part 3, division 1, subdivision 2, heading, ‘Distributing’—
omit, insert—

Purposes for distributing

7   Insertion of new s 16A

Chapter 2, part 3, division 1, subdivision 2—
insert—

16A   Distributing category 3 restricted matter—purpose authorised under another law

Category 3 restricted matter that is an invasive animal may be distributed for a purpose authorised under another Act or a law of the Commonwealth.

8   Amendment of s 36 (Positive RAM statement)

Section 36(2), ‘division’—
omit, insert—

part

9   Amendment of s 37 (Negative RAM statement)

Section 37(2), ‘division’—
omit, insert—

part

10   Amendment of s 38 (Appearance of statement)

Section 38(1), ‘division’—
omit, insert—

part

11   Amendment of s 51 (Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus carrier)

Section 51(3), definition cucumber green mottle mosaic virus carrier, paragraph (c), example, ‘harvesting bins,’—
omit.

12   Amendment of s 53 (Giant pine scale carrier)

Section 53(4), definition giant pine scale carrier—
omit, insert—

giant pine scale carrier means a carrier that is—

(a)a plant of the family Pinaceae; or

Examples of plants of the family Pinaceae—

cedar, fir, pine, spruce

(b)soil that has come into contact with a carrier mentioned in paragraph (a); or

(c)an appliance that has come into contact with a carrier mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

13   Amendment of s 94 (Moving a sugar cane pest carrier into or from a sugar cane biosecurity zone)

Section 94(1)(b), after ‘the biosecurity zone’—
insert—

but within the State

14   Amendment of s 123 (Appointment of inspectors—Act, section 242(1)(f))

(1)Section 123, heading, ‘section’—
omit, insert—

s

(2)Section 123(a)—
omit.

(3)Section 123(b) to (i)—
renumber as section 123(a) to (h).

15   Amendment of s 124 (Appointment of authorised persons—Act, section 246(1)(b))

(1)Section 124, heading, ‘section’—
omit, insert—

s

(2)Section 124(a)—
omit, insert—

(a)holders who are individuals, and employees of holders, of a licence to sell S7 poisons, other than for human therapeutic use, granted under the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 , section 233;

Part 3    Amendment of Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 1999

16   Regulation amended

This part amends the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 1999 .

17   Amendment of s 4 (Purpose of pt 3)

Section 4, from ‘prescribes,’—
omit, insert—

prescribes—

(a)for the schedule of the Act, definition maximum residue limit, paragraph (a)—the MRL for the residue of a chemical mentioned in this part in or on agricultural produce; and

(b)for the schedule of the Act, definition maximum residue limit, paragraph (b)—the MRL for the residue of a chemical mentioned in this part in—

(i)the tissue of a trade species animal; or

(ii)a product derived from a trade species animal.