Biosecurity (Panama Disease Tropical Race 4) Amendment Regulation 2023 (Qld)

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Biosecurity (Panama Disease Tropical Race 4) Amendment Regulation 2023.

2   Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2023.

3   Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Biosecurity Regulation 2016.

4   Insertion of new ch 2, pt 2, div 3

Chapter 2, part 2—
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Division 3 Management and control of Panama disease tropical race 4

9A   Code of practice for management and control of Panama disease tropical race 4—Act, s 104(1)

The document called the ‘Code of Practice for the Management and Control of Panama disease tropical race 4 on Infested Property in Queensland’, version 1 is made as a code of practice for minimising biosecurity risks associated with dealing with, and controlling the spread of biosecurity matter by, carriers of Panama disease tropical race 4.

9B   Effect of code of practice—Act, s 26(1)

The code of practice mentioned in section 9A states a way of discharging a person’s general biosecurity obligation in relation to minimising biosecurity risks associated with dealing with, and controlling the spread of biosecurity matter by, carriers of Panama disease tropical race 4.

Notes—

1Unless otherwise stated in a code of practice, the code of practice does not state all that the person to whom the code of practice applies must do, or must not do, to discharge the person’s general biosecurity obligation. See section 26(2) of the Act.

2For applying the general biosecurity obligation offence provision, the person fails to discharge the general biosecurity obligation if the person contravenes, or otherwise acts inconsistently with, a code of practice, or does not follow a way that is as effective as, or more effective than, the code of practice for discharging the general biosecurity obligation. See section 26(3) of the Act.

5   Omission of ch 5, pt 3, div 2, sdiv 1 (Panama disease tropical race 4)

Chapter 5, part 3, division 2, subdivision 1—
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6   Omission of ch 5, pt 3, div 2, sdiv 2, hdg (Cattle tick infested land)

Chapter 5, part 3, division 2, subdivision 2, heading—
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