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Biosecurity Act 1993

Surveillance and prevention

47: Imported risk goods

You could also call this:

"Goods that might harm New Zealand when brought in from other countries"

A law called the Biosecurity Act 1993 has a part about imported risk goods. This part is called section 47. You can find out more about the law that changed this part by looking at the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997. Section 47 was repealed, which means it is no longer a part of the law, and this happened on 26 November 1997.

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Part 4Surveillance and prevention

47Imported risk goods (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 47: repealed, on , by section 24 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).