Animal and Plant Control (Agricultural Protection and Other Purposes) Act 1986. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision South Australia Document type Legislation Date 1986 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the control of animals and plants for the protection of agriculture and the environment and for the safety of the public; and for other purposes. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen. Keyword Agricultural development Institution Protected area Environmental planning Policy/planning Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act concerns the protection of agriculture and of the environment from certain plants and animals, it consists of 78 sections and is divided into five Parts. Under the Act, “control” means, in relation to animals, destroy the animals and their warrens, burrows, nests or harbours; and reduce the extent to which land is inhabited or subject to infestation by the animals; in relation to plants destroy the plants and reduce and inhibit the propagation of the plants. For the purpose of administering the Act, the Animal and Plant Control Commission and Animal and Plant Control Boards are established and regulated (Part 2, Div 1 and 2). Part 3 is dedicated to the control of animals and Part 4 to the control of plants. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implemented by Animal and Plant Control (Agricultural Protection and Other Purposes) Regulations 2002. Legislation | Australia | 2002 (2002) Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Protected area, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Natural Resources Management Act 2004. Legislation | Australia | 2004 (2016) Keyword: Environmental fees/charges, Environmental planning, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Education, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Soil rehabilitation, Pests/diseases, Animal health, Plant protection, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Allocation/quota, Irrigation, Sustainable development, Pollution control, Framework law Source: FAO, FAOLEX