This Act, consisting of 54 sections divided into eight Parts, concerns the biological control of pests in Tasmania. The Act provides for the establishment of the Tasmanian Biological Control Authority. The Act defines which are the target organisms and agent organisms as well as the procedures for including a new organism as a target or agent organism; it provides for emergency declarations and related inquiries; regulates the release of agent organisms; and provides for inquiries.
Australia · 1986-05-09