Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill 2021 [provisions]

The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee's current inquiry into the Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill 2021 [provisions], that is due for report on 14 October 2021. 

The Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) Bill would amend the Biosecurity Act 2015 to enhance the ability to manage the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australian territory and causing harm to animal, plant and human health, the environment and the economy. It would strengthen the management of biosecurity risks posed by maritime and aviation arrivals, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration of the Biosecurity Act, and increase a range of civil and criminal penalties to deter non-compliance and provide proportionate penalties.

You may be interested in making a submission addressing all or some of the issues identified in the above Terms of Reference. Please extend this invitation to any person or organisation that might also be interested in making a submission.

 The closing date for submissions to the inquiry is 27 September 2021.

The Committee encourages lodgement of submissions in electronic form. Submissions can be lodged via the Online Submission System. Submissions can also be sent by email to rrat.sen@aph.gov.au or by post to: 

Committee Secretary
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Please note that submissions become committee documents and, absent a committee decision to the contrary, are published online. Persons making submissions must not release them without the committee's prior approval. Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege, but their unauthorised release is not. 

Please ensure that any submissions or attachments you wish to remain confidential are clearly marked as such. A covering letter, clearly outlining the specific reasons for requesting confidentiality, should also be attached to the submission. Please contact the Secretariat if you require further advice on any issues regarding confidentiality. Substantive submissions that explore the technical aspects of the terms of reference will be published, however the committee may decide that short statements be treated as correspondence and not published.

For further information about the inquiry see the inquiry homepage or phone (02) 6277 3511.