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BIODISCOVERY ACT 2004 - As at 1 March 2023 - Act 19 of 2004

- As at 1 March 2023 - Act 19 of 2004

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Purposes of Act
  • 4 Why this Act was enacted
  • 5 Definitions

PART 2 - OPERATION OF ACT

  • 6 Act binds all persons
  • 7 Relationship with other Acts
  • 7A Relationship with International food and agriculture treaty
  • 8 Operation of Act
  • 9 Extraterritorial application of Act

PART 2A - USING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE FOR BIODISCOVERY

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 9A Application of part

Division 2 - Traditional knowledge obligation

  • 9B Obligation about using traditional knowledge for biodiscovery

Division 3 - Traditional knowledge code of practice

  • 9C Making code of practice
  • 9D Consultation about code of practice

PART 3 - COLLECTION AUTHORITIES

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 10 What collection authority authorises

Division 2 - Application for collection authority

  • 11 Procedural requirements for application
  • 12 Content of approved form
  • 13 Chief executive’s powers before deciding application
  • 14 Deciding application
  • 15 Steps to be taken after application decided
  • 16 Term of collection authority
  • 17 Conditions of collection authority
  • 18 Collection authority
  • 19 Failure to decide application

Division 3 - Amending, suspending, cancelling or surrendering collection authority

  • 20 Amending, suspending or cancelling collection authority
  • 21 Procedure for amendment, suspension or cancellation
  • 22 Returning collection authority on cancellation
  • 23 Surrendering collection authority

Division 4 - Effect of particular statutory changes on collection authority

  • 24 Collection authority concerning land in new national park, special wildlife reserve or marine park
  • 25 Collection authority concerning wildlife

Division 5 - Miscellaneous

  • 26 Replacement collection authority
  • 27 Collection authority register
  • 28 Public access to collection authority register

PART 4 - OTHER MATTERS ABOUT COLLECTION AUTHORITIES

Division 1 - Identifying native biological material and giving samples of material to State

  • 29 Identifying native biological material
  • 30 Giving samples of material to State
  • 31 Restriction on receiving entity’s use of samples

Division 2 - Material disposal report

  • 32 Giving material disposal report to chief executive

PART 5 - BENEFIT SHARING

Division 1 - Agreements

  • 33 Power to enter into benefit sharing agreement
  • 34 Content of benefit sharing agreement
  • 35 Statutory condition of benefit sharing agreement
  • 35A Subsequent use agreements

Division 2 - (Repealed)

Division 3 - Register and other records about benefit sharing agreements

  • 42 Benefit sharing agreement register
  • 43 Records to be kept by biodiscovery entity

PART 6 - COMPLIANCE CODE AND COLLECTION PROTOCOLS

  • 44 Establishing compliance code
  • 45 Establishing collection protocols
  • 46 Consultation for compliance code and collection protocols
  • 47 Public notice of establishment of compliance code and collection protocols
  • 48 When compliance code and collection protocols have effect
  • 49 Access to compliance code and collection protocols

PART 7 - OFFENCES

Division 1 - Offences about collection authorities

  • 50 Offence to take without a collection authority
  • 51 Contravening a condition of a collection authority
  • 52 False or misleading information given by applicant
  • 53 False or misleading documents given by applicant

Division 2 - Offences about agreements

  • 54 Using native biological material for biodiscovery without particular agreements
  • 55 Contravening a condition of a benefit sharing agreement
  • 55A Contravening prescribed minimum terms of a subsequent use agreement
  • 56 False or misleading information given by person seeking benefit sharing agreement
  • 57 False or misleading documents given by person seeking benefit sharing agreement
  • 58 False or misleading information about reportable matters

Division 3 - Other offence provisions

  • 59 Claims by persons about holding a collection authority
  • 60 Collection authority to be available for immediate inspection

PART 8 - MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

Division 1 - Inspectors

  • 61 Appointment and qualifications
  • 62 Appointment conditions and limit on powers
  • 63 Issue of identity card
  • 64 Production or display of identity card
  • 65 When inspector ceases to hold office
  • 66 Resignation
  • 67 Return of identity card

Division 2 - Powers of inspectors

Subdivision 1 - Entry of places
  • 68 Power to enter places
    • Subdivision 2 - Procedure for entry
  • 69 Entry with consent
  • 70 Application for warrant
  • 71 Issue of warrant
  • 72 Special warrants
  • 73 Warrants—procedure before entry
    • Subdivision 3 - Other powers
  • 74 Power to stop and search vehicles etc.
  • 75 General powers after entering places
  • 76 Failure to help inspector
  • 77 Failure to give information
    • Subdivision 4 - Power to seize evidence
  • 78 Seizing evidence at place that may only be entered with consent or warrant
  • 79 Seizing evidence at other places
  • 80 Securing seized things
  • 81 Tampering with seized things
  • 82 Receipt for seized things
  • 83 Disposal of native biological material
  • 84 Forfeiture of things not owned by the State
  • 85 Dealing with forfeited things
  • 86 Return of seized things
  • 87 Access to seized things

Division 3 - General investigation matters

  • 88 Inspector’s obligation not to cause unnecessary damage
  • 89 Notice of damage
  • 90 Compensation
  • 91 False or misleading information given to inspector
  • 92 False or misleading documents given to inspector
  • 93 Obstructing an inspector
  • 94 Impersonating an inspector

PART 9 - INTERNAL REVIEWS

  • 95 Application for internal review
  • 96 How to apply for internal review
  • 97 Review decision
  • 98 Restriction on external review
    • 99. (Repealed) 100. (Repealed) 101. (Repealed) 102. (Repealed)

PART 10 - EXTERNAL REVIEWS

  • 103 Review of decision by QCAT
    • 104. (Repealed) 105. (Repealed) 106. (Repealed) 107. (Repealed)

PART 11 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Division 1 - Evidence

  • 108 Application of div 1
  • 109 Appointments and authority
  • 110 Signatures
  • 111 Evidentiary matters

Division 2 - Proceedings

  • 112 Summary proceedings for offences
  • 113 Allegations of false or misleading information or documents
  • 114 Responsibility for acts or omissions of representatives
  • 115 Liability of executive officer—particular offences committed by corporation
    • 116. (Repealed)

PART 12 - MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1 - Protection of confidentiality

  • 117 Disclosure of information about collection authority or agreements

Division 2 - Protection from liability

  • 118 Liability of State
  • 119 Protecting Minister from liability
  • 120 Whistleblowers’ protection

Division 3 - Other miscellaneous provisions

121. (Repealed)
  • 122 Approval of forms
  • 123 Regulation-making power

PART 13 - REPEAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Transitional provisions for Act No. 19 of 2004

  • 124 Existing benefit sharing agreements with State
  • 125 Existing permits, licences or other authorities

Division 2 - Repeal

Division 3 - Transitional provisions for Biodiscovery and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020

  • 137 Definition for division
  • 138 Liability for traditional knowledge obligation deferred until first code approved
  • 139 Effect of traditional knowledge obligation on existing biodiscovery
  • 140 Consultation about traditional knowledge code before commencement
  • 141 Existing applications for collection authorities

PART 15 - (Repealed)

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