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Biosecurity Act 1993

Pest management - Regional pest management plans

68: Definitions for sections 69 to 78

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"What special words mean in sections 69 to 78 of the Biosecurity Act"

When you read sections 69 to 78 of the Biosecurity Act 1993, you need to know what some words mean. A council is a regional council. A management agency is the group that puts a regional pest management plan into action.

You also need to know that a plan is a regional pest management plan. A proposal is an idea for a regional pest management plan. A rule is something that is part of a regional pest management plan, which you can find in sections 69 to 78.

These words are used in sections 69 to 78 of the Biosecurity Act 1993.

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Part 5Pest management
Regional pest management plans

68Definitions for sections 69 to 78

  1. For the purposes of sections 69 to 78,—

    council means a regional council

      management agency means a management agency responsible for implementing a regional pest management plan

        plan means a regional pest management plan

          proposal means a proposal for a regional pest management plan

            rule means a rule in a regional pest management plan.

            Notes
            • Section 68: replaced, on , by section 39 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).