Commonwealth: Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) Act 2021 (Cth)

Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) Act 2021 No. 58, 2021 An Act to amend the Biosecurity Act 2015, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Biosecurity Act 2015 Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) Act 2021 No. 58, 2021 An Act to amend the Biosecurity Act 2015, and for related purposes [Assented to 29 June 2021] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act is the Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) Act 2021. 2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. 30 June 2021 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 3 Schedules Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1—Amendments Biosecurity Act 2015 1 Amendments of listed provisions—offences and civil penalty provisions The provisions listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table. Amendments relating to offences and civil penalty provisions Item Provision Omit Substitute 1 Subsection 124(2) (penalty) 120 300 2 Subsection 125(4) (penalty) 120 300 3 Subsection 126(2) (penalty) 120 300 4 Subsection 127(3) (penalty) 120 300 5 Subsection 128(2) (penalty) 120 300 6 Subsection 129(2) (penalty) 120 300 7 Subsection 130(2) (penalty) 120 300 8 Subsection 139(3) (penalty) 120 300 9 Subsection 140(2) (penalty) 300 1,000 10 Subsection 140(3) (penalty) 120 300 11 Subsection 141(3) (penalty) 300 1,000 12 Subsection 141(4) (penalty) 120 300 13 Subsection 185(2) (penalty) 300 1,000 14 Subsection 185(3) (penalty) 120 1,000 15 Subsection 185(4) (penalty) 2,000 5,000 16 Subsection 185(5) (penalty) 600 2,000 17 Subsection 186(2) (penalty) 300 1,000 18 Subsection 186(3) (penalty) 120 1,000 19 Subsection 186(4) (penalty) 2,000 5,000 20 Subsection 186(5) (penalty) 600 2,000 21 Subsection 187(1) (penalty) 300 1,000 22 Subsection 187(2) (penalty) 120 1,000 23 Subsection 187(3) (penalty) 300 1,000 24 Subsection 187(4) (penalty) 120 1,000 25 Subsection 428(2) (penalty) 300 1,000 26 Subsection 428(3) (penalty) 120 1,000 27 Subsection 429(5) (penalty) 300 1,000 28 Subsection 429(6) (penalty) 120 1,000 2 Application of amendments The amendments made by item 1 of this Schedule apply in relation to conduct engaged in on or after the commencement of this item. [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 18 February 2021 Senate on 21 June 2021] (10/21)