Biological Control Act 1984. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1984 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for the biological control of pests in the Australian Capital territory, and for related purposes. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Biological control agents Pests/diseases Institution Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract An Act to make provision for the biological control of pests. The Act consists of 57 sections divided into 8 Parts: Preliminary (I); Target Organisms (II); Agent Organisms (III); Special declarations of Target Organisms and Agent Organisms (IV); Release of Agent Organisms (V); Biological control under state laws (VI); Inquiries (VII); Miscellaneous (VIII). Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au References - Legislation Amended by Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 (Act No. 92 of 1999). Legislation | Australia | 1999 (2010) Keyword: Protected area, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Authorization/permit, EIA, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Wetlands, Migratory species, Alien species, Protection of species, Fishery management and conservation, Biodiversity, Marine mammals, Endangered species, Marine area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2015 (No. 62, 2015). Legislation | Australia | 2015 (2017) Keyword: Biosecurity, Certification, Quarantine, Governance, Pests/diseases, Animal health, Plant protection, Endangered species, Trade in species, Wild flora, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX