Biosecurity Amendment Bill (No 2)

                                Government Bill

              As reported from the committee of the whole House

This bill was formerly part of the 
New Organisms and Other Matters Bill 
as reported from the Education and Science Committee. 
The committee of the whole House has 
further amended the bill and has divided it into the following bills:

  o   The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Amendment Bill, 
comprising clause 1, Parts 1 and 2, and 
the Schedule

  o   The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill 
(No 2), comprising Part 3

  o   The Medicines Amendment Bill (No 2), comprising Part 4

  o   This bill, comprising Part 5
 




                              Hon Marian Hobbs 

                    Biosecurity Amendment Bill (No 2)

                                Government Bill


                                  Contents 


1   Title

2   Commencement

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62   New section 28B inserted

       28B   Biosecurity clearance for certain new organisms and qualifying 
             organisms

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The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:




    1 Title

  (1)  This Act is the Biosecurity Amendment Act (No 2) 2003.

  (2)  In this Act, the Biosecurity Act 1993          
1993 No 95
 is called "the principal Act".




    2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on 30 October 2003.

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                            New (unanimous)
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    62 New section 28B inserted
The principal Act is amended by inserting, after section 28A, the 
following section:

    "28B Biosecurity clearance for certain new organisms and qualifying 
organisms

Section 28 does not apply to---

    "(a)  a new organism that is subject to a conditional release approval 
granted under section 38C of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms 
Act 1996; or

    "(b)  a qualifying organism approved for importation for release with 
controls under section 38H of that Act."
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                          Legislative history

9 October 2003   Divided from New Organisms and Other Matters Bill  
                 (Bill 47-2) as Bill 47-3D