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Biological Control Act 1984

No. 139, 1984

Compilation No. 13

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Biological Control Act 1984 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
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