Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ACT 1984 - SECT 22

             (1)  Where a person considers that the release of prescribed live organisms of a particular kind would result in the control of:

                     (a)  target organisms of a particular kind or kinds; or

                     (b)  organisms to which a target recommendation applies or target recommendations apply;

(whether or not the organisms referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) can be controlled by existing agent organisms) the person may make an application to the Authority for a declaration that the first‑mentioned organisms are agent organisms for the purposes of this Act.

             (2)  An agent application shall be in writing signed:

                     (a)  in the case of an application by a natural person--by the applicant; or

                     (b)  in any other case--by a natural person authorized by the applicant to do so.

             (3)  An agent application in relation to organisms of a particular kind shall set out:

                     (a)  particulars identifying the organisms;

                     (b)  particulars of the possible ways in which the applicant considers that the release of the organisms could control the relevant population of target organisms; and

                     (c)  such other particulars (if any) as are prescribed.