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Biosecurity Act 1993

Administrative provisions - Incorporation by reference

142M: Incorporation in biosecurity documents

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"What it means for other information to be included in biosecurity documents"

When you read a biosecurity document, you might see that it includes information from other sources. This information can be from international or national organisations, or from other countries. It can also be from other sources that deal with technical matters.

You can find all sorts of material incorporated into a biosecurity document, such as frameworks, codes of practice, or standards. This material can be too large to include in the document, or it might be impractical to include it. The Director-General can decide that a particular work of reference is a standard one to refer to on its subject matter.

When material is incorporated into a biosecurity document, it has legal effect as part of the document. This means that the incorporated material is considered part of the document and must be followed. The incorporated material can be a current edition or a specific edition of a work of reference, or a register established by or under the Biosecurity Act.

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Part 6Administrative provisions
Incorporation by reference

142MIncorporation in biosecurity documents

  1. The following written material may be incorporated in a biosecurity document:

  2. frameworks, codes of practice, standards, requirements, or recommended practices of international or national organisations:
    1. frameworks, codes of practice, standards, requirements, or recommended practices prescribed in any country or jurisdiction:
      1. material that is from any other source, deals with technical matters, and is too large to include in, or print as part of, the biosecurity document:
        1. material that is from any other source and deals with technical matters and that it would be impractical to include in, or print as part of, the biosecurity document:
          1. the current edition of a work of reference that the Director-General considers is accepted internationally or by an industry as a standard one to refer to on its subject matter:
            1. a specific edition of a work of reference that the Director-General considers is accepted internationally or by an industry as a standard one to refer to on its subject matter:
              1. a register established by or under this Act.

                1. Material incorporated in a biosecurity document has legal effect as part of the document.

                Notes
                • Section 142M: inserted, on , by section 59 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).