Summary
Part of a package of five bills to provide for a regulatory framework (which reflects and replaces the
Quarantine Act 1908
), the bill: repeals the
Quarantine Act 1908
and
Quarantine Charges (Collection) Act 2014
; makes consequential amendments to 20 Acts to update references to managing biosecurity risk under the proposed
Biosecurity Act 2014
, and substitute references to
Quarantine Act 1908
with the proposed
Biosecurity Act 2014
; and makes transitional arrangements in relation to the management of biosecurity risks from the
Quarantine Act 1908
to the new biosecurity framework under the proposed
Biosecurity Act 2014
.