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Biosecurity Act 1993

Government/industry agreement for readiness or response

100X: Purpose of Part 5A

You could also call this:

"Working together to prepare for and fix biosecurity problems"

The purpose of Part 5A is to help the government and industry work together to get the best results from activities that prepare for or respond to biosecurity issues. You will see the government and industry making decisions together on what activities to do. They will also share the costs of these activities, considering what benefits the public and the industry will get from them.

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Part 5AGovernment/industry agreement for readiness or response

100XPurpose of Part 5A

  1. The purpose of this Part is to provide a framework that enables the government and industry to work together in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes from readiness or response activities by—

  2. making joint decisions on the activities; and
    1. jointly funding the costs of the activities in shares that take into account the public benefits and industry benefits that the activities deliver.

      Notes
      • Section 100X: inserted, on , by section 39 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).