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2Commencement#
(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 | 1 October 2026. | 1 October 2026 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 the following:
(a)the Biosecurity Act 2015;
(b)the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (Customs) Act 2015;
(c)the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Act 2015;
(d)the Imported Food Control Act 1992.
4Schedules#
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1 · Repeals
Schedule 2 · Consequential amendments
Biosecurity Charges Imposition (Customs) Regulation 2016#
1 Section 6 (definition of non-commercial vessel)
Omit “Biosecurity Regulation 2016”, substitute “Biosecurity Regulations 2026”.
2 Section 6 (definition of post-entry quarantine facility)
Omit “Biosecurity Regulation 2016”, substitute “Biosecurity Regulations 2026”.
3 Section 6 (definition of Torres Strait permanent biosecurity monitoring zone)
Omit “Biosecurity Regulation 2016”, substitute “Biosecurity Regulations 2026”.
4 Paragraph 10(3)(a)
Omit all the words from and including “column 1 of item 9” to and including “column 2”, substitute “column 2 of item 7 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, into a part of Australian territory specified in column 3”.
5 Paragraph 10(3)(b)
Omit all the words from and including “column 1 of item 10” to and including “column 2”, substitute “column 2 of item 8 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, into a part of Australian territory specified in column 3”.
6 Paragraph 10(3)(c)
Omit all the words from and including “column 1 of item 11” to and including “column 2”, substitute “column 2 of item 9 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, into a part of Australian territory specified in column 3”.
7 Paragraph 10(4)(a)
Omit all the words from and including “column 2 of item 10” to and including “column 1”, substitute “column 3 of item 8 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, after the vessel entered the destination part in the course of a voyage from a part of Australian territory specified in column 2”.
8 Paragraph 10(4)(b)
Omit all the words from and including “column 2 of item 11” to and including “column 1”, substitute “column 3 of item 9 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, after the vessel entered the destination part in the course of a voyage from a part of Australian territory specified in column 2”.
9 Paragraph 10(4A)(a)
Omit all the words from and including “column 2 of item 10” to and including “column 1”, substitute “column 3 of item 8 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, after the vessel entered the destination part in the course of a voyage from a part of Australian territory specified in column 2”.
10 Paragraph 10(4A)(b)
Omit all the words from and including “column 2 of item 11” to and including “column 1”, substitute “column 3 of item 9 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, after the vessel entered the destination part in the course of a voyage from a part of Australian territory specified in column 2”.
11 In the appropriate position in Part 3
Insert:
16Amendments made by the Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments) Regulations2026#
(1)The amendments of subsection 10(3) made by Schedule 2 to the Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 apply in relation to an application made on or after the commencement of this section.
(2)The amendments of subsections 10(4) and (4A) made by Schedule 2 to the Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 apply in relation to a vessel that enters the destination part on or after the commencement of this section.
Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Regulation 2016#
12 Section 6 (definition of non-commercial vessel)
Omit “Biosecurity Regulation 2016”, substitute “Biosecurity Regulations 2026”.
13 Section 6 (definition of post-entry quarantine facility)
Omit “Biosecurity Regulation 2016”, substitute “Biosecurity Regulations 2026”.
14 Section 6 (definition of Torres Strait permanent biosecurity monitoring zone)
Omit “Biosecurity Regulation 2016”, substitute “Biosecurity Regulations 2026”.
15 Paragraph 10(3)(a)
Omit all the words from and including “column 1 of item 9” to and including “column 2”, substitute “column 2 of item 7 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, into a part of Australian territory specified in column 3”.
16 Paragraph 10(3)(b)
Omit all the words from and including “column 1 of item 10” to and including “column 2”, substitute “column 2 of item 8 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, into a part of Australian territory specified in column 3”.
17 Paragraph 10(3)(c)
Omit all the words from and including “column 1 of item 11” to and including “column 2”, substitute “column 2 of item 9 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, into a part of Australian territory specified in column 3”.
18 Paragraph 10(4)(a)
Omit all the words from and including “column 2 of item 10” to and including “column 1”, substitute “column 3 of item 8 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, after the vessel entered the destination part in the course of a voyage from a part of Australian territory specified in column 2”.
19 Paragraph 10(4)(b)
Omit all the words from and including “column 2 of item 11” to and including “column 1”, substitute “column 3 of item 9 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, after the vessel entered the destination part in the course of a voyage from a part of Australian territory specified in column 2”.
20 Paragraph 10(4A)(a)
Omit all the words from and including “column 2 of item 10” to and including “column 1”, substitute “column 3 of item 8 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, after the vessel entered the destination part in the course of a voyage from a part of Australian territory specified in column 2”.
21 Paragraph 10(4A)(b)
Omit all the words from and including “column 2 of item 11” to and including “column 1”, substitute “column 3 of item 9 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2026, as in force on 1 October 2026, after the vessel entered the destination part in the course of a voyage from a part of Australian territory specified in column 2”.
22 In the appropriate position in Part 3
Insert:
16Amendments made by the Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments) Regulations2026#
(1)The amendments of subsection 10(3) made by Schedule 2 to the Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 apply in relation to an application made on or after the commencement of this section.
(2)The amendments of subsections 10(4) and (4A) made by Schedule 2 to the Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 apply in relation to a vessel that enters the destination part on or after the commencement of this section.
Imported Food Control Regulations 2019#
23 Section 5 (definition of post-entry quarantine facility)
Omit “Biosecurity Regulation 2016”, substitute “Biosecurity Regulations 2026”.
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