BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ACT 2006
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS
PART 2--APPLICATION OF ACT
- 8 Act binds Crown
- 9 Where Act applies
- 10 Exemption for specified biological resources or collections
PART 3--PROCESS
Division 1--Application to take biological resources
- 11 Application for permit
- 12 Process in relation to permit
- 13 CEO to consider application
- 14 Assessment of applications
- 15 CEO may require further information
Division 2--If proposed activity comprises bioprospecting
Division 3--Process after samples taken
- 24 When samples taken
- 25 Information to CEO
- 26 CEO to enter details in register
PART 4--BENEFIT-SHARING AGREEMENTS
- 27 Benefit-sharing agreement required
- 28 Informed consent
- 29 Benefit-sharing agreements
- 30 Retrospectively entering into benefit-sharing agreement
- 31 Details of benefit-sharing agreements in register
- 32 When benefit-sharing agreement comes into effect
PART 5--REGISTER AND CERTIFICATES OF PROVENANCE
Division 1--Register
Division 2--Certificates of provenance
PART 6--OFFENCES
- 38 Bioprospecting without permit
- 39 Giving false information
- 40 Breach of permit conditions
- 41 Breach of benefit-sharing agreement
PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
- 42 Bioprospector to keep records
- 43 Disposal of samples
- 44 No exclusive rights to biological resources
- 44A Permit not transferable
- 45 Pre-existing benefit-sharing agreements
- 46 Delegation
- 47 Regulations
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