Western Australian Current Acts

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ACT 1986

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Which organisms are controllable by biological means
            
   5.      Relevant laws, declaration of
            
   6.      Act binds Crown
            
   7.      Act not limited to agricultural pests
            
   8.      Biological Control Authority of Western Australia established
            
   9.      Delegation by Authority

   PART II -- Target organisms  

   10.     Target organisms, declaration of
            
   11.     Application for s. 10 declaration, making
            
   12.     Withdrawal of target application
            
   13.     Target application, Authority to refer to Council
            
   14.     Rejection of target application, notice of
            
   15.     Proposed target organisms, public notice of
            
   16.     Submissions about target organisms to be considered
            
   17.     Target recommendation, Authority may direct etc. inquiry into
            
   18.     Target organisms, declaration of

   PART III -- Agent organisms  

   19.     Agent organisms, declaration of
            
   20.     Application for s. 19 declaration, making
            
   21.     Withdrawal of agent application
            
   22.     Agent application, Authority to refer to Council
            
   23.     Rejection of agent application, notice of
            
   24.     Proposed agent organisms, public notice of
            
   25.     Submissions about agent organisms to be considered
            
   26.     Agent recommendation, Authority may direct etc. inquiry into
            
   27.     Agent organisms, declaration of

   PART IV -- Special declarations of target organisms and agent organisms  

   28.     Emergency declarations
            
   29.     Declaration of some released prescribed organisms
            
   30.     Proposed s. 29 declaration, public notice of
            
   31.     Proposed s. 29 declaration, Authority may direct etc. inquiry into
            
   32.     Organisms declared under relevant law, declaration of for this Act

   PART V -- Release of agent organisms  

   33.     Release of agent organisms
            
   34.     No legal proceedings to be instituted etc. in respect of release of agent organisms in the State

   PART VI -- Biological control under laws of another State or the Commonwealth  

   35.     No legal proceedings to be instituted etc. in respect of release of agent organisms under relevant law

   PART VII -- Inquiries  

   36.     Commissions of inquiry, establishment and functions of
            
   37.     Remuneration of Commissioners
            
   38.     Public notice of inquiries
            
   39.     Procedure at inquiries
            
   40.     Witnesses, power to summon etc.
            
   41.     Witness failing to attend, offence
            
   42.     Oath or affirmation, power to administer
            
   43.     Witness refusing to be sworn or to answer questions, offence
            
   44.     Protection of Commissioners and witnesses
            
   45.     False or misleading evidence, offence
            
   46.     Contempt of Commission
            
   47.     Documents etc. produced, Commission’s powers as to
            
   48.     Allowances to witnesses
            
   49.     Witness not to be harmed, prejudiced etc.

   PART VIII -- Miscellaneous  

   50.     Act not to render other controls illegal
            
   51.     Declarations, revoking
            
   52.     Declarations continue in operation
            
   53.     Service of documents on Authority
            
   54.     Review by SAT of certain decisions
            
   59.     Regulations

   PART 9 -- Transitional provision for Biological Control Amendment Act 2016  

   60.     Transitional provision for declaration of relevant laws
           Defined terms
           Compilation table