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Biosecurity Act 1993

Functions, powers, and duties - Local authorities

13: Powers of regional councils

You could also call this:

"What powers do regional councils have to keep their area safe from pests?"

You have a regional council in your area. This council has some powers to help keep your region safe from pests and other unwanted organisms. The council can monitor and watch for pests, and make plans to get rid of them or manage them.

The council can also make and put into action plans to manage pests and pathways. They can choose an agency to help with these plans, and they can stop or change plans if needed. You can find more information about these plans in Part 5 and section 100(4), section 100B(4), and section 100D.

The council can also gather information, do research, and take action to keep your region safe. They have the same powers as territorial authorities, which are explained in section 14.

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Part 2Functions, powers, and duties
Local authorities

13Powers of regional councils

  1. Every regional council has, in relation to its region, power to—

  2. cause to be carried out, for the purposes of Part 5,—
    1. monitoring to determine whether or not pests, pest agents, and unwanted organisms are present; and
      1. surveillance of pests, pest agents, and unwanted organisms:
      2. provide, in accordance with relevant pest management plans, for the assessment and eradication or management of pests:
        1. prepare proposals for, make, and implement regional pest management plans and regional pathway management plans:
          1. appoint a management agency for a plan under section 100(4):
            1. disallow an operational plan or part of it under section 100B(4):
              1. review, amend, revoke and replace, or revoke a plan under section 100D:
                1. declare and implement small-scale management programmes:
                  1. gather information, keep records, undertake research, or do any other similar thing, if doing so is necessary or desirable to enable it to act effectively under this Act:
                    1. take any action contemplated by or necessary for giving effect to any provision of this Act.

                      1. Regional councils have all the powers of territorial authorities set out in section 14.

                      Notes
                      • Section 13: replaced, on , by section 8 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).
                      • Section 13(1)(a): replaced, on , by section 14(1) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
                      • Section 13(1)(b): replaced, on , by section 14(1) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
                      • Section 13(1)(c): replaced, on , by section 14(1) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
                      • Section 13(1)(d): replaced, on , by section 14(1) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
                      • Section 13(1)(e): replaced, on , by section 14(1) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
                      • Section 13(1)(f): replaced, on , by section 14(1) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
                      • Section 13(1)(fa): inserted, on , by section 14(1) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
                      • Section 13(2): replaced, on , by section 14(2) of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).