General Biosecurity Obligation
Surveillance Program
Catchment Working Groups

A biosecurity risk exists when you deal with any pest, disease or contaminant, or with something that could carry one of these. For example, this includes moving diseased plant material, associated soil or equipment off the property.

A biosecurity event is caused by a pest, disease or contaminant that is, or is likely to become, a significant problem for human health, social amenity, the economy or the environment.

Biosecurity Act 2014 - General Biosecurity Obligation

On 1 July 2016, the Biosecurity Act 2014 replaced the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002 for legislating the management of pest species in Queensland. Landholders do not need to know about all biosecurity risks but are expected to know about those associated with land management activities.

Residents' general biosecurity obligation means they need to ensure their activities do not spread a pest, disease or contaminant. Outlined below are the responsibilities that landholders are responsible for in relation to managing pest species within the Gladstone Region.

• Take all reasonable and practical steps to prevent or minimise each biosecurity risk
• Minimise the likelihood of the risk causing a biosecurity event and limit the consequences of such an event
• Prevent or minimise the adverse effects the risk could have and refrain from doing anything that might exacerbate the adverse effects. 

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Summer Program

Gladstone Regional Council will be undertaking a Biosecurity Surveillance Program from 01 November 2019 until 30 April 2020.This aims to monitor the presence, absence, compliance and levels of extent Bellyache Bush, Giant Rats Tail Grass, Groundsel Bush, Mother of Millions, Parkinsonia, Parthenium and Rubber Vine in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 2014. 

The program will focus on all areas of our region.

It is imperative Council monitor these pests and measure the effectiveness of control methods implemented by landholders.

The program will operate until 30 April 2020 and involve Council conducting property inspections to carry out controlled actions on pests in accordance with the Biosecurity Act 2014 and Council's Biosecurity Surveillance Program.

During a General Council Meeting on 1 October 2019, Gladstone Regional Council resolved to implement an invasive species surveillance program to monitor landholder compliance with the requirements about prohibited matter or restricted matter under the Biosecurity Act 2014 (Qld).

A copy of the Biosecurity Surveillance Program is available for inspection or purchase, free of charge, at any Council Office or Rural Transaction Centre. 

Biosecurity Surveillance Program

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