The responsible Minister is in charge of making sure the Biosecurity Act 1993 is followed. You can think of the Minister as the person who oversees how the Act is put into action. The Minister is responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly, including getting reports about new organisms and dealing with these reports.
The Minister has to co-ordinate how the Act is implemented, which means they have to make sure all the different parts work together. They also have to record and co-ordinate reports of suspected new organisms, and manage how these reports are responded to.
The Minister's responsibilities are not limited by Section 9, which means that Section 9 does not change or reduce what the Minister has to do.
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In addition to being responsible for the administration of this Act, the responsible Minister has responsibility for—
Section 9 does not limit or affect the generality of subsection (1).
