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Biosecurity Act 2015, the Glossary

The Biosecurity Act 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which manages biosecurity risks in Australia.^[1]

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2015 in Australian law
Biosecurity
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Environment of Australia
Environmental history of Australia
Pest legislation
Quarantine

Act of parliament

An act of parliament, as a form of primary legislation, is a text of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council).

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Agriculture

Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests.

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Biosecurity refers to measures aimed at preventing the introduction and/or spread of harmful organisms (e.g. viruses, bacteria, plants, animals etc.) intentionally or unintentionally outside their native range and/or within new environments.

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Biosecurity in Australia

National biosecurity in Australia is governed and administered by two federal government departments, the Department of Health and the. Biosecurity Act 2015 and biosecurity in Australia are biosecurity and environment of Australia.

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Bipartisanship

Bipartisanship, sometimes referred to as nonpartisanship, is a political situation, usually in the context of a two-party system (especially those of the United States and some other western countries), in which opposing political parties find common ground through compromise.

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Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc is a British and American cruise operator with a combined fleet of over ninety vessels across nine cruise line brands and one joint venture with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

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Chief medical officer

Chief medical officer (CMO) is the title used in many countries for the senior government official designated head of medical services, sometimes at the national level.

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In public health, contact tracing is the process of identifying people who may have been exposed to an infected person ("contacts") and subsequent collection of further data to assess transmission.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

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COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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COVIDSafe

COVIDSafe was a digital contact tracing app released by the Australian Government on 26 April 2020 to help combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Biosecurity Act 2015 and COVIDSafe are COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

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Criminal investigation

Criminal investigation is an applied science that involves the study of facts that are then used to inform criminal trials.

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David Hurley

General David John Hurley, (born 26 August 1953) is an Australian former senior officer in the Australian Army who served as the 27th governor-general of Australia from 2019 to 2024.

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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources was a government department that existed between 2015 and 2019, which was responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs that contribute to strengthening Australia's primary industries, delivering better returns for primary producers at the farm gate, protecting Australia from animal and plant pests and diseases, and improving the health of Australia's rivers and freshwater ecosystems.

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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) was an Australian Government department which operated from 1 February 2020 until 30 June 2022. Biosecurity Act 2015 and department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment are environment of Australia.

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Emergency evacuation

Emergency evacuation is an immediate egress or escape of people away from an area that contains an imminent threat, an ongoing threat or a hazard to lives or property.

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Epidemic

An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί epi "upon or above" and δῆμος demos "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of hosts in a given population within a short period of time.

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Federal Court of Australia

The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indictable (more serious) criminal matters.

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Governor-General of Australia

The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III.

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Greg Hunt

Gregory Andrew Hunt (born 18 November 1965) is an Australian former politician who was the Minister for Health between January 2017 and May 2022.

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International human rights law

International human rights law (IHRL) is the body of international law designed to promote human rights on social, regional, and domestic levels.

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Marise Payne

Marise Ann Payne (born 29 July 1964) is an Australian politician who was a Senator for New South Wales from 1997 until 2023, representing the Liberal Party.

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Mark Butler

Mark Christopher Butler (born 8 July 1970) is an Australian politician.

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Minister for Health and Aged Care

The Minister for Health and Aged Care is the position in the Australian cabinet responsible for national health and wellbeing and medical research.

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Mobile app

A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch.

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National Security Committee (Australia)

The National Security Committee (NSC), also known as the National Security Committee of Cabinet, is the peak decision-making body for national security and major foreign policy matters in the Australian Government.

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New South Wales Police Force

The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862.

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Northern Territory

The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an Australian internal territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia.

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Pandemic

A pandemic is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has a sudden increase in cases and spreads across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals.

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Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth and also known as Federal Parliament) is the legislative body of the federal level of government of Australia.

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Permanent residency

Permanent residency is a person's legal resident status in a country or territory of which such person is not a citizen but where they have the right to reside on a permanent basis.

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Quarantine Act 1908

The Quarantine Act 1908 (Cth) was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which is no longer in effect. Biosecurity Act 2015 and Quarantine Act 1908 are acts of the Parliament of Australia, biosecurity and Quarantine.

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Racism

Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Risk

In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening.

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Ruby Princess

Ruby Princess is a ''Crown''-class cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc.

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Scott Morrison

Scott John Morrison (born 13 May 1968) is an Australian former politician who served as the 30th prime minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022.

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Sediment

Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.

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Ship ballast

Ballast is extra weight placed low in ships to lower their centre of gravity, which increases stability (more technically, to provide moment to resist the lateral forces on the hull).

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State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens.

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States and territories of Australia

The states and territories are the second level of government of Australia.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosecurity_Act_2015

Also known as Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020.

Biosecurity Act 2015, the Glossary

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See also

2015 in Australian law

Biosecurity

COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Environment of Australia

Environmental history of Australia

Pest legislation

Quarantine

References