Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) Act 2017 (Cth)

Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) Act 2017

No. 34, 2017

An Act to amend the Biosecurity Act 2015, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments relating to the Ballast Water Convention Biosecurity Act 2015 Schedule 2—Amendments relating to human health Biosecurity Act 2015

Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) Act 2017 No. 34, 2017

An Act to amend the Biosecurity Act 2015, and for related purposes

[Assented to 17 May 2017]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act is the Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) Act 2017.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act 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. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 18 May 2017 2. Schedule 1 The later of the following days: 8 September 2017 (a) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; (F2017N00073) (b) the day the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, done at London on 13 February 2004, comes into force for Australia. (paragraph (b) applies) However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce, by notifiable instrument, the day the Convention comes into force for Australia. 3. Schedule 2 The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 18 May 2017