Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Biological control  
   5.      Relevant laws  
   6.      Act to bind Crown  
   7.      Act not limited to agricultural pests  
   8.      Northern Territory Biological Control Authority  
   9.      Delegation  

   PART II--TARGET ORGANISM

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

   PART III--AGENT ORGANISM

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

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

   28.     Emergency declarations  
   29.     Declarations of existing released organism  
   30.     Notice of proposed declaration under section 29  
   31.     Inquiries relating to declarations under section 29  
   32.     Declaration of organism declared under relevant law  

   PART V--RELEASE OF AGENT ORGANISM

   33.     Release of agent organism  
   34.     No legal proceedings to be instituted in respect of release of agent organism in Territory  

   PART VI--BIOLOGICAL CONTROL UNDER LAWS OF A STATE OR THE COMMONWEALTH

   35.     No legal proceeding to be instituted in respect of release of agent organism under relevant law  

   PART VII--INQUIRIES

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

   PART VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

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