Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/205464 
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Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
New Zealand Treasury Working Paper No. 01/23
Publisher: 
New Zealand Government, The Treasury, Wellington
Abstract: 
The management of biosecurity risks (risks to the production sector, to indigenous biodiversity, and to public health) involves the exercise of extensive regulatory powers both at the border and within New Zealand. This paper reviews the Biosecurity Act 1993, paying particular attention to its requirements for risk analysis and decision-making. These are generally of a high standard. Requirements at the border are significantly influenced by New Zealand's trading obligations and opportunities. Requirements for domestic pest management strategies are elaborate but can be sidestepped. Cost recovery practices for biosecurity differ widely and have been controversial.
Subjects: 
biosecurity
pests
regulation
risk management
cost recovery
JEL: 
H40
K32
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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