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THE Queensland Gov- ernment has activated added protection against the biosecurity risks posed by unauthorised entry onto farms.
Minister for Agricultur- al Industry Development Mark Furner said people going onto a farming op- eration must now comply with the property’s bio- security management plan when they enter or leave, and while they are on the property.
“We have amended the regulations under the Biosecurity Act to allow Queensland Police Ser- vice and biosecurity of- ficers to immediately fine people who put on-farm biosecurity at risk,” Mr Furner said.
“This is a direct re- sponse to the increase in incidents of unauthorised entry by animal activists to places where animals are kept.
“Unauthorised entry to places where animals are kept can pose biosecurity risks including potential spread of diseases be- tween humans and ani- mals, causing production losses that impact the business, supply chain and ultimately consumers.
“People who behave this way now face fines of $652.75, either issued on the spot or later after fur- ther evidence is gathered.
“The gross value of pro- duction at the farmgate for livestock and livestock products for 2017-18 was about $6.784 billion, in-
cluding cattle and calves, poultry, pigs, eggs and milk.”
Mr Furner said the po- tential biosecurity harm caused by a person carry- ing or spreading a disease while entering, leaving or at a livestock production premises could be cata- strophic to Queensland in- dustry and regional com- munities.
To support enforcement of property biosecurity ar- rangements under this reg- ulation, livestock produc- ers and others who keep animals are encouraged to:
Ensure they are regis- tered as a biosecurity entity with Biosecurity Queensland;
Have an up-to-date bio- security management plan in place; and
Have appropriate clear signage at the entry points to their property.
The amendments to the Biosecurity Regulation 2016 and the State Penal- ties Enforcements Regula- tion 2014 came into effect on April 26.
“The Queensland Gov- ernment has responded quickly with this inter- im measure and will be exploring longer-term changes to the Biosecurity Act 2014 to strengthen property biosecurity even further,” Mr Furner said.
For more information about developing or up- dating biosecurity man- agement plans required under the new regulation, visit daf.qld.gov.au or call 13 25 23.
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