Biosecurity Act 2015

*Biosecurity Act 2015*
Biosecurity Act 2015
Parliament of Australia
Passed	15 May 2015
Enacted	16 June 2015
Royal assent	16 June 2015
Legislative history
Introduced	2014
Summary
	The Biosecurity Act 2015 supersedes the Quarantine Act 1908 and manages biosecurity risks in Australia.
	Status: Current legislation

The Biosecurity Act 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which manages biosecurity risks in Australia. It was enacted on 16 June 2015, after the Bill was passed with bipartisan support on 14 May 2015. It covers both agricultural and human medical biosecurity risks, including epidemics and pandemics, and is designed to contain and/or deal with any "diseases and pests that may cause harm to human, animal or plant health or the environment" in Australia.

The application of the Act was particularly tested during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

^ "Biosecurity Bill 2014". Federal Register of Legislation. Australian Government. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2020. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

[billleg-1] "Biosecurity Bill 2014". Federal Register of Legislation. Australian Government. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2020. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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