This Act, consisting of 15 Parts divided into 136 sections, concerns the taking and use of Queensland biological resources for biodiscovery and related purposes. The Act aims at implementing the International Convention on Biological Diversity for what concerns native biological resources. Under the Act, “biodiscovery” means biodiscovery research and the commercialization of native biological material or product of biodiscovery research. The Act is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary; Operation of Act; Collection authorities; Other matters about collection authorities; Benefit sharing agreements; Compliance code and collection protocols; Offences; Monitoring and enforcement; Review of decisions; Appeals; Legal proceedings; Miscellaneous; Transitional provisions; and Amendment of Other Acts.
Australia · 2004-08-24