This Part provides special powers for dealing with biosecurity emergencies of national significance.

Division   2 provides for the Governor - General to make a biosecurity emergency declaration if the Agriculture Minister is satisfied that the special powers in this Part are needed to deal with a biosecurity emergency.

Division   3 sets out powers that the Agriculture Minister may exercise to deal with a biosecurity emergency, and limits and protections that apply to the use of those powers. These powers may be exercised anywhere in Australian territory.

Division   4 provides for the Agriculture Minister to declare Commonwealth bodies, or parts of Commonwealth bodies, to be national response agencies for the purposes of dealing with biosecurity emergencies. Certain powers of the Agriculture Minister under Division   3 may be delegated and subdelegated to people performing duties in national response agencies.

Division   5 sets out modifications of other provisions of the Act (particularly in Chapter   6 (managing biosecurity risks: monitoring, control and response)) that apply during a biosecurity emergency period.

Division   6 allows biosecurity enforcement officers and biosecurity officers to enter premises without a warrant or consent during a biosecurity emergency period.