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Biosecurity Act 1993

Functions, powers, and duties - Local authorities

12B: Regional council provides leadership regionally

You could also call this:

"Regional councils lead the way to stop pests from causing harm in their area."

A regional council helps lead activities to stop or reduce harm from pests in its area. You can think of pests as harmful organisms that can cause problems in New Zealand, and the council works on what is called pest management to prevent this. The council does this by promoting alignment of pest management, helping develop plans, and promoting public support for pest management.

The council also helps people work together to manage pests effectively. This includes facilitating communication and co-operation among those involved in pest management. You can find more information about the laws that guide this work in the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012.

The regional council also works with other regions to co-ordinate pest management, which helps prevent the spread of pests across different areas.

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Part 2Functions, powers, and duties
Local authorities

12BRegional council provides leadership regionally

  1. A regional council provides leadership in activities that prevent, reduce, or eliminate adverse effects from harmful organisms that are present in New Zealand (pest management) in its region.

  2. The ways in which the regional council provides leadership in the region include—

  3. promoting the alignment of pest management in the region:
    1. facilitating the development and alignment of regional pest management plans and regional pathway management plans in the region:
      1. promoting public support for pest management:
        1. facilitating communication and co-operation among those involved in pest management to enhance effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of programmes.

          1. A regional council also provides leadership by promoting co-ordination of pest management between regions.

          Notes
          • Section 12B: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).