Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ACT 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Interpretation  
   3.      Biological control  
   4.      Extension of Act to external Territories  
   5.      Saving of other laws  
   6.      Act binds the Crown  
   6A.     Application of the Criminal Code  
   7.      Act not limited to agricultural pests  
   8.      Commonwealth Biological Control Authority  
   9.      Relevant State laws  
   10.     Delegation  

   PART II--TARGET--ORGANISMS

   12.     Target organisms  
   13.     Target application  
   14.     Withdrawal of target application  
   15.     Referral of target application to Council  
   16.     Notice of rejection of target application  
   17.     Notice of proposed target organisms  
   18.     Consideration of submissions relating to target organisms  
   19.     Inquiries relating to target organisms  
   20.     Declaration of target organisms  

   PART III--AGENT--ORGANISMS

   21.     Agent organisms  
   22.     Agent application  
   23.     Withdrawal of agent application  
   24.     Referral of agent application to Council  
   25.     Notice of rejection of agent application  
   26.     Notice of proposed agent organisms  
   27.     Consideration of submissions relating to agent organisms  
   28.     Inquiries relating to agent organisms  
   29.     Declaration of agent organisms  

   PART IV--SPECIAL--DECLARATIONS OF TARGET ORGANISMS AND AGENT ORGANISMS

   30.     Emergency declarations  
   31.     Declarations of existing released organisms  
   32.     Notice of proposed declaration under section 31  
   33.     Inquiries relating to declarations under section 31  
   34.     Declaration of organisms declared under relevant State law  

   PART V--RELEASE--OF AGENT ORGANISMS

   35.     Release of agent organisms  
   36.     No legal proceedings to be instituted in respect of release of agent organisms  

   PART VI--BIOLOGICAL--CONTROL UNDER STATE LAWS

   37.     Legal proceedings not to be instituted  

   PART VII--INQUIRIES

   38.     Commissions of inquiry  
   39.     Remuneration of Commissioners  
   40.     Notice of inquiries  
   41.     Procedure at inquiries  
   42.     Power to summon witnesses  
   43.     Failure of witness to attend  
   44.     Power to administer oath or affirmation  
   45.     Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions  
   46.     Protection of Commissioners and witnesses  
   47.     False or misleading evidence  
   48.     Contempt of Commission  
   49.     Powers of Commission in relation to documents produced  
   50.     Allowances to witnesses  
   51.     Witness not to be prejudiced  

   PART VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

   52.     Act not to render other controls illegal  
   53.     Revocation of declarations  
   54.     Declarations continue in operation  
   55.     Service of documents on Authority  
   56.     Application for review  
   57.     Regulations