Did you know?
All Queenslanders have a ‘general biosecurity obligation’ (GBO) under Queensland's Biosecurity Act 2014. This means that everyone is responsible for managing biosecurity risks that are:
- under their control and
- that they know about, or should reasonably be expected to know about.
Under the GBO individuals and organisations whose activities pose a biosecurity risk must
- take all reasonable and practical steps to prevent or minimise each biosecurity risk
- minimise the likelihood of causing a biosecurity event and limit the consequences if such an event is caused
- prevent or minimise the harmful effects a risk could have, and not do anything that might make any harmful effects worse.
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Council biosecurity links
Council contacts
What is a biosecurity risk?
- any pest, disease or contaminant
- something that could carry a pest, disease or contaminant (e.g. animals, plants, soil, equipment—known as ‘carriers’).
- has, or may have, a significant harmful effect on human health, social amenity, the economy, or the environment and
- is caused by a pest, disease or contaminant.
A biosecurity event
- has, or may have a significant effect on human health, social amenity, the economy, or the environment and
- is caused by a pest, disease or contaminant.
Our members
- Birdlife Mackay
- Conservation Volunteers Australia
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Department of Environment and Science
- Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
- Department of Transport and Main Roads
- Ergon Energy
- Isaac Regional council
- Mackay Area Productivity Services
- Mackay Regional Council
- North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation
- Pioneer Catchment and Landcare Group
- Powerlink
- Reef Catchments (Mackay, Whitsunday, Isaac) Ltd.
- Sarina Landcare Catchment Management Association
- Whitsunday Catchment Landcare
- Whitsunday Regional Council