NOOSA BIOSECURITY PLAN 2026-2031 · Attachment 2 - Noosa Biosecurity Plan 2026 draft for stakeholder review

 Increased             Potential health        Conditions may          Asthma causing invasive
 temperature and       issues such as          favour asthma           species are a high priority for
 dry conditions        asthma                  causing invasive        management in the risk
                                               species                 assessment.



3.     Legislation & Policy
Commonwealth and Queensland legislation and strategies
Invasive plants and animals are managed by all levels of government and governed by a range of
legislation and strategies that define statutory obligations and community responsibilities.
These have been considered in the preparation of this Biosecurity Plan and are listed below.

A suite of supporting national and state guidelines, codes of practice and manuals also provide
practical direction and operational standards for councils, land managers and communities.

 Commonwealth:                                     State Government:
  Biosecurity Act 2015                              Biosecurity Act 2014
  Environment Protection and Biodiversity           Nature Conservation Act 1992
   Conservation Act (EPBC) 1999                      Environmental Protection Act 1994
  National Biosecurity Strategy 2022-2032           Planning Act 2016 (Qld)
  Australian Weeds Strategy 2017–2027               Biosecurity Strategy 2024-29
  Australian Pest Animal Strategy 2017–2027         Invasive Plants and Animals Strategy 2025-30
  Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2019-2030         Feral Deer Management Strategy 2022–27
  National guidelines                               Wild Dog Management Strategy 2021–2026
  Species specific plans                            Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2022
                                                     Queensland Biosecurity Manual 2023
                                                     Various codes of practice
                                                     Various operational guidelines




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