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Biological Control Act 1984
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C2024C00487 C13
14 October 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Part VI—Biological control under State laws
37 Legal proceedings not to be instituted
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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
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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
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
