ACROSS the agricultural sector industry bodies don’t often agree on a lot of things - but the new biosecurity levy before parliament currently is one thing everyone can agree is not fair.

The idea of the new legislation is to introduce a ‘Biosecurity Protection Levy’ (BPL) which would be in play from July 1, 2024. The government would look to generate over $1 billion per year from the scheme, with funding becoming a ‘shared responsibility’ between ‘those who create the risk’ and those who ‘benefit from biosecurity measures’, which includes farmers.