Biosecurity Act 1993

{{Short description|Act of Parliament in New Zealand}}

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{{Infobox legislation

| short_title = Biosecurity Act

| legislature = New Zealand Parliament

| image = Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg

| imagesize = 180px

| long_title = An Act to restate and reform the law relating to the exclusion, eradication, and effective management of pests and unwanted organisms

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| administered_by = Ministry for Primary Industries

| date_passed = 1993

| royal_assent = 26 August 1993

| date_commenced = 1 October 1993

| amended_by = Biosecurity Amendment Act (No 2) 2008

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| status = Current

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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.{{cite book|editor1=Tayor, Rowan|editor2=Smith Ian|title=The State of New Zealand's Environment |url=http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/ser/ser1997/|year=1997|publisher=Ministry for the Environment, GP Publications|location=Wellington|isbn=0-478-09000-5|access-date=25 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314043156/http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/ser/ser1997/|archive-date=14 March 2008|url-status=dead}} It was a world first.{{Cite book |author = ((Policy and Risk Directorate)) | title = Review of key parts of the Biosecurity Act 1993 | location = [Wellington, N.Z.] | publisher = Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | isbn = 978-0-478-35734-9 | year = 2009 | url = http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/biosec/policy-laws/review-of-key-parts-of-the-biosecurity-act-1993.pdf | access-date = 12 March 2010 | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210913/http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/biosec/policy-laws/review-of-key-parts-of-the-biosecurity-act-1993.pdf | url-status = dead }}

In the Act an "unwanted organism" is defined as 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 national pest management plans and regional pest management plans.