Notice of a Surveillance Program for all prohibited matter and restricted matter as defined in section 48(1) of the Biosecurity Act 2014.
Authorised in accordance with Sections 235 and 236 of the Biosecurity Act 2014 (Qld) Bundaberg Regional Council PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM Purpose The purpose of the program in the Bundaberg Regional Council area is to:
• Confirm the presence and extent of the presence in the Bundaberg Regional Council area of prohibited matter or restricted matter.
• Confirm the absence in the Bundaberg Regional Council area of prohibited matter or restricted matter. • Monitor the effects of measures taken in response to a biosecurity risk posed by prohibited matter or restricted matter.
• Conduct inspections on public and private land to determine the presence, extent and risk posed by prohibited matter or restricted matter.
• Surveillance will be undertaken by Authorised Officers by visual ground inspections. Inspections may also be undertaken by aerial surveys.
• Monitor treatment programs and enforce compliance where necessary.
Program Area The surveillance program is authorised for the whole of the Bundaberg Regional Council Local Government area.
Individual properties will be selected for inspection based on observations or known presence of prohibited or restricted biosecurity matter or reports of prohibited or restricted biosecurity matter.
