Second Reading Speeches

Inspector-General of Biosecurity Bill 2012 [2013]

Type
Government
Portfolio
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house
Senate
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Introduced with the Biosecurity Bill 2012 [2013], the bill establishes the Inspector-General of Biosecurity as a statutory body to review and report on: the performance of functions and the exercise of powers by the Director of Biosecurity, biosecurity officers and biosecurity enforcement officers; and the process for conducting biosecurity import risk analyses.

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