Date of Royal Assent 26 August 1993 | Date commenced 1 October 1993 | |
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Administered by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | ||
Biosecurity Act 1993 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. The Act is a restatement and reform of the laws relating to pests and other unwanted organisms. It was a world first.
In the Act an unwanted organism is one that "is capable or potentially capable of causing unwanted harm to any natural and physical resources or human health" and a restricted organism means "any organism for which a containment approval has been granted in accordance with the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996".
Part 5 of the Act provides for a National Pest Management Strategy and Regional Pest Management Strategy.
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Biosecurity Act 1993 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA