Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Western Sydney International Airport) Determination 2026

law://au/li/2026/f2026l00966@2026-11-13

Contents

Part 1 · Preliminary

1Name#

This is the Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Western Sydney International Airport) Determination 2026.

2Commencement#

These Regulations shall come into force on 17th March 1987 and shall have effect as from 25th November 1982.

(1)Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after registration.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2)Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3Authority#

This instrument is made under subsection 223(1) of the Biosecurity Act 2015.

4Definitions#

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 9 of the Act.

In this instrument:

Act means the Biosecurity Act 2015.

aircraft means an aircraft (as defined by section 9 of the Act) that is subject to biosecurity control.

goods means goods (as defined by section 19 of the Act):

(a)that are subject to biosecurity control; or

(b)in relation to which an exposed goods order is in force.

Part 2 · First point of entry

5First point of entry—aircraft#

Western Sydney International Airport is a first point of entry for aircraft generally.

6First point of entry—goods#

Western Sydney International Airport is a first point of entry for goods other than live horses.

Note: For other matters relating to whether particular goods may be brought into a particular first point of entry, see sections 173 and 174 of the Act (which deal with prohibited goods and conditionally non-prohibited goods) and any determinations made under those sections.

Part 3 · Biosecurity entry points

7Biosecurity entry points—aircraft#

Note: An aircraft must be brought to a biosecurity entry point at a first point of entry if there is a biosecurity entry point for the aircraft at that first point of entry (see section 238 of the Act). If there are no biosecurity entry points for aircraft at a first point of entry, this requirement does not apply to aircraft landing there. This determination does not designate any area of Western Sydney International Airport as a biosecurity entry point for aircraft.

8Biosecurity entry points—goods#

Each area of Western Sydney International Airport specified in column 2 of an item of the following table is designated as a biosecurity entry point for goods, or goods included in a class of goods, specified in column 1 of the item.

Biosecurity entry points—goods
Item	Column 1Goods	Column 2Areas
1	Baggage	Western Sydney International Terminal

Note 1: If an aircraft that has arrived at Western Sydney International Airport is carrying goods that are to be unloaded from the aircraft, and a biosecurity entry point is designated for those goods, the goods must be brought to a biosecurity entry point for those goods as soon as practicable (see section 147 of the Act).

Note 2: This determination does not designate biosecurity entry points for other goods for which Western Sydney International Airport is a first point of entry, so the requirement in section 147 of the Act does not apply to the unloading of those other goods.

Part 4 · Conditions

9Conditions—notifying Agriculture Department of changes#

(1)The determination of Western Sydney International Airport as a first point of entry by this instrument is subject to the conditions in this section.

(2)If the owner (or, if there is more than one owner, an owner) of Western Sydney International Airport becomes aware that there has been, or will be, a change to the business entity operating:

(a)Western Sydney International Airport; or

(b)a biosecurity entry point at Western Sydney International Airport;

the owner (or, if there is more than one owner, an owner) must give the Agriculture Department, in writing, notice of the change as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the change has occurred or will occur.

(3)If the lessee (if any) (or, if there is more than one lessee, a lessee) of Western Sydney International Airport becomes aware that there has been, or will be, a change to the business entity operating:

(a)Western Sydney International Airport; or

(b)a biosecurity entry point at Western Sydney International Airport;

the lessee (or, if there is more than one lessee, a lessee) must give the Agriculture Department, in writing, notice of the change as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the change has occurred or will occur.

(4)If a person or body that is responsible for carrying out operations at Western Sydney International Airport proposes to make a change referred to in subsection (5), the person or body must give the Agriculture Department, in writing, reasonable notice of the proposed change.

(5)For the purposes of subsection (4), the changes are as follows:

(a)a change to the procedures at Western Sydney International Airport providing for biosecurity measures to be taken to manage the level of biosecurity risk associated with operations carried out at Western Sydney International Airport;

(b)a change to the facilities or amenities available at Western Sydney International Airport for biosecurity officials and human biosecurity officers to perform functions or exercise powers under the Act at Western Sydney International Airport;

(c)a change to the procedures at Western Sydney International Airport that may affect the ability of a person who carries out operations at Western Sydney International Airport to identify biosecurity risks associated with those operations;

(d)a change to the procedures at Western Sydney International Airport that may affect the ability for biosecurity officials or human biosecurity officers to be informed of any identified biosecurity risks associated with operations carried out at Western Sydney International Airport;

(e)a change to the procedures at Western Sydney International Airport for managing any other factors that may contribute to, or affect, the level of biosecurity risk associated with operations carried out at Western Sydney International Airport.

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Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Western Sydney International Airport) Determination 2026

Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Western Sydney International Airport) Determination 2026

Part 1 · Preliminary

1Name#

2Commencement#

3Authority#

4Definitions#

Part 2 · First point of entry

5First point of entry—aircraft#

6First point of entry—goods#

Part 3 · Biosecurity entry points

7Biosecurity entry points—aircraft#

8Biosecurity entry points—goods#

Part 4 · Conditions

9Conditions—notifying Agriculture Department of changes#

Defined terms · 3

Key facts

History · 1 version

Part 1 · Preliminary

1Name#

2Commencement#

3Authority#

4Definitions#

Part 2 · First point of entry

5First point of entry—aircraft#

6First point of entry—goods#

Part 3 · Biosecurity entry points

7Biosecurity entry points—aircraft#

8Biosecurity entry points—goods#

Part 4 · Conditions

9Conditions—notifying Agriculture Department of changes#