Australia: New Biosecurity Legislation Enacted in Australia

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Legislation to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity system, simplify and streamline regulation and increase flexibility in how biosecurity risk is managed received royal assent on June 16, 2015 and will commence on June 16, 2016. At that time, the Biosecurity Act 2015 (the Act) and supporting legislation will replace the Quarantine Act 1908.

Australia: New Biosecurity Legislation Enacted in Australia

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements, New Technologies
East Asia and the Pacific, Australia

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