Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT 2007 - SECT 32

  (1)   The Minister may, in writing, vary the List of Security - sensitive Biological Agents by:

  (a)   including a biological agent and, if applicable, a reportable quantity of that agent in the list if the Minister considers the biological agent to be of security concern to Australia; or

  (b)   removing a biological agent and, if applicable, a reportable quantity of that agent from the list if the Minister no longer considers the biological agent to be of security concern to Australia; or

  (c)   changing the reportable quantity of a biological agent in the list; or

  (d)   correcting an inaccuracy.

  (2)   An instrument varying the List of Security - sensitive Biological Agents is not a legislative instrument.