Amendments introduced into Parliament

The Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2017, now renamed the Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018, has been introduced into Parliament.

Visit aph.gov.au to view the Bill and follow its progress.

Public consultation on the Bill, which proposes changes to the Biosecurity Act 2015, closed on 30 January 2018. We considered all comments before finalising the Bill and thank stakeholders for their contributions.

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About consultation

Public consultation on the Bill opened on 17 November 2017 and closed on 30 January 2018. We would like to thank all contributors for the high quality of submissions we received.

You can access the submissions and our responses below:

• Accord Australia PDF (398 KB)
• Australian Food and Grocery Council PDF (234 KB)
• Australian Prawn Farmers Association PDF (89 KB)
• Invasive Species Council PDF (76 KB)
• National Farmers’ Federation PDF (279 KB)
• Queensland University of Technology PDF (605 KB)
• Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development PDF (271 KB)

Published submissions may not meet Australian Government accessibility guidelines as they have not been prepared by the department.