Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 (WA)

Western Australia Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 Western Australia Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Stock: meaning of term (section 6) 3 5. Prescribed potential carriers 4 6. Notes 5 7. Categories of declared pests 5 8. Categories of prohibited organisms 7 8A. Movement, introduction and supply requirements for purposes of r. 16, 17 and 25 8 8B. Organisms prescribed for s. 24 9 Part 2 — Dealing with declared pests and prescribed potential carriers Division 1 — Keeping, breeding and cultivating 9. Keeping, breeding or cultivating declared pests 10 10. Keeping, breeding or cultivating thing infected or infested with declared pest 10 11. Keeping certain potential carriers 10 12. Caring for declared pest or potential carrier kept under permit 11 13. Escape of declared pest or potential carrier kept under permit 12 14. Seizure, treatment and destruction of declared pest or potential carrier kept under authorisation 13 15. Removal of enclosure when seizing organism or potential carrier 14 Division 2 — Introduction and movement 16. Movement within DP area 15 17. Introduction into DP area 15 19. Movement of bees, hive products and appliances 16 Division 3 — Other dealing 22. Releasing declared pests 19 23. Abandoning or releasing animals that become declared pests 20 24. Infection or infestation 20 25. Supply 21 26. Advertising supply of declared pests 21 Part 3 — Control of declared pests Division 1 — General 27. Control measures: treatment (s. 30) 24 28. Control measures: isolation of infected or infested organism (s. 30) 26 29. Notification of presence of declared pest 26 30. Biosecurity signs 27 31. Identification of infected or infested potential carriers 28 32. Controls on gathering of vertebrate animals 28 33. Restrictions on testing for declared pests 29 34. Removal of stock from abattoir or feedlot 29 35. Biological control agents of declared pests 31 36. Notice to carry out search or surveillance of place or thing 32 37. Exemptions 33 38. Direction as to testing and treatment 34 39. Statement as to testing or treatment 34 39A. Removal of organism or potential carrier from inspection point or other place 35 40. Interference with declared pest control device: offence 36 Division 2 — Poisons and traps 41. Term used: trap 37 42. Use of poison and traps 37 43. Protection of human health and life 37 44. Inspector must not use bait, poison or trap without notice 39 45. Trapping declared vertebrate pest animals 40 Division 2A — Use of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 45A. Terms used 41 45B. Approval of training courses 41 45C. Authorisation to use rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 41 Division 3 — Barrier fences 46. Terms used 42 47. Barrier fences 42 48. Offence to use barrier fence without consent 43 49. Offence to damage or misuse barrier fence 43 50. Offence to drive or keep vertebrate animals near barrier fence 43 51. Offence to travel along barrier fence 44 Division 4 — Payment for detection, removal or destruction of declared pests 52. Director General may fix rates of payment for detection, removal or destruction of declared pests 44 53. Claim for payment 45 54. Offences 45 Part 4 — Quarantine of places Division 1 — General 55. Terms used 46 Division 2 — Quarantine notices 56. Quarantine notice 46 57. Compliance with quarantine notice 49 58. Other persons bound by quarantine notice 49 59. Amendment or revocation of quarantine notice 49 60. Quarantine area 50 61. Amendment or revocation of quarantine area notice 51 62. Director General review: quarantine notice 52 63. SAT review: quarantine notice 52 Division 3 — Provisions applying to places subject to pest control notice or quarantine notice 64. Warning signs 53 65. Restriction of entry 54 66. Movement directions 55 67. Approval for movement 56 68. Conditions of approval for movement 58 69. Offences in relation to approved movement 58 70. Duty of outgoing owner to notify Director General and new owner 59 71. Exemption from requirements of notices 59 Part 5 — Import of organisms and potential carriers 72. Permitted import of prescribed potential carriers 61 73. Import of permitted organisms 63 74. Import of fish: exemption 63 75. Notice of intention to import 64 76. Notice of intention to import declared pest under Commonwealth permit 65 77. Information to be given by commercial passenger carrier to passengers 65 78. Disposal of organisms and potential carriers by commercial passenger carrier: s. 19(4) 66 79. Inspection and verification of imported organisms and prescribed potential carriers 66 Part 6 — Inspection of conveyances and movement directions 81. Term used: inspection purposes 69 82. Inspection warning signs 69 83. Damage to signs 69 84. Inspector may require driver to stop 70 85. Transfer of control: directions 70 Part 7 — Protection of agricultural activities 86. Directions about untended plants, bees or apiaries 71 86A. Bees to be kept in hives of approved design 72 87. Storage of hives 72 88. Prevention of robbing 73 89. Storage of hive products 73 90. Water to be provided to apiary sites 73 Part 8 — Permits Division 1 — Grant or renewal of permit 91. Application for permit or renewal of permit 74 92. Further requirements for application by body corporate or partnership 75 93. Grant or renewal of permit 75 94. Form of permit 76 95. Permit granted to body corporate or partnership — permit supervisor 76 96. Duration of permit 77 Division 2 — Conditions on permit 97. Conditions 77 98. Contravention of conditions 78 Division 3 — Amendment, suspension, revocation or surrender of permit 99. Amendment, revocation or suspension of permit 78 100. Immediate amendment or suspension of permit 80 101. Amendment, suspension or surrender on application by permit holder 80 Division 4 — Review 102. Review 81 Division 5 — Miscellaneous 103. Record keeping by permit holder 82 104. Return by permit holder 83 105. Falsely holding out 83 106. Transfer of permit 83 Part 9 — Quarantine facilities Division 1 — Grant or renewal of approval 107. Application for approval of, or renewal of approval of, quarantine facility 85 108. Further requirements for application by body corporate or partnership 86 109. Statement by applicant and nominated facility supervisor 86 110. Approval of quarantine facility 88 111. Form of approval 89 112. Approval granted to body corporate or partnership — facility supervisor 89 113. Duration of approval 90 Division 2 — Conditions on approval 114. Conditions imposed by Director General 90 115. Contravention of conditions 91 Division 3 — Amendment, suspension or revocation of approval 116. Revocation, suspension or amendment of approval 91 117. Immediate amendment or suspension of approval 93 118. Amendment, suspension or surrender on application 94 Division 4 — Closure notices 119. Closure notices 95 120. Revocation or amendment of closure notice 96 Division 5 — Review 121. Review 97 Division 6 — Miscellaneous 122. Transfer of approval 97 123. Alteration of quarantine facility 98 124. Falsely holding out 98 Part 10 — Fees, charges and costs 125. Fees and charges 99 126. Reduction, waiver or refund of fees and charges 100 127. Recovery of unpaid fees and charges 100 128. Recovery of costs of remedial action and other costs and expenses incurred under Act 101 129. Evidence as to fees, costs and expenses 102 Part 10A — Industry funding schemes Division 1 — Appointments committee and review panel 129A. Terms used 103 129B. Appointments committee established 105 129C. Appointments committee member term of office and remuneration 106 129D. Review panel established 107 129E. Review panel member term of office and remuneration 108 129F. Review of applications for compensation and reimbursement 109 Division 2 — Transitional provisions for Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations Amendment (Industry Funding Schemes) Regulations 2020 Subdivision 1 — Preliminary 129G. Terms used 110 Subdivision 2 — Appointments committee 129H. Membership of appointments committee 111 129I. Saving of remuneration and allowances 112 Subdivision 3 — Review panel 129J. Membership of review panel 113 129K. Saving of remuneration and allowances 114 129L. Pending reviews 115 Part 11 — Miscellaneous 130. SAT review excluded: seizure of perishable things 117 131. False or misleading information 117 132. Interference with experiment: offence 118 133. Remedial action 119 134. Direction may be given orally or in writing 119 135. Publication of information: Act s. 185(1)(b) 120 Part 12 — Repeal of regulations and transitional provisions 136. Term used: commencement day 121 137. Regulations repealed 121 138. Fees and expenses 122 139. Agriculture and Related Resources (Declared Plants and Restricted Animals) Regulations 1982 122 140. Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Declared Animals) Regulations 1985 123 141. Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Fencing) Regulations 1985 123 142. Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Property Quarantine) Regulations 1981 124 143. Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Small Hive Beetle) Regulations 2009 125 144. Agriculture and Related Resources Protection (Traps) Regulations 1982 126 145. Plant Diseases Regulations 1989 126 Part 13 — Repealed Acts: transitional provisions 146. Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976 127 147. Plant Diseases Act 1914 128 Schedule 1 — Stock Notes Compilation table 132 Defined terms Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013