Rural Lands Protection Act 1985. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Legislation Date 1985 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to consolidate, amend and provide laws for the management and control of certain plants and animals, for the prohibition and regulation of the introduction and spread of certain plants and of the introduction, spread and keeping of certain animals, for the establishment of sufficient fences for the purpose of preventing the ingress into pastoral and agricultural areas of the State of certain animals, to amend and provide laws for the management and control of stock routes and reserves for travelling stock and incidental and other purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Institution Classification/declassification Range Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract An Act to provide for the introduction of animals and plants, for the establishment of fences to protect agricultural land ad for the management of stock routes. It consists of 247 sections and is divided into 12 Parts. Part 1 contains preliminary provisions, including definitions of terms under the Act. Part 2 concerns the administration of the Act, Part 3 provides for the establishment of the Rural Land Protection Board and regulates its operation and Part 4 points out the functions and powers of local governments. Part 5 is dedicated to declared plants and animals and their management. Part 6 covers extraordinary noxious plants and Part 7 rabbits. Part 9 concerns the creation of syndicates among owners of adjoining parcels of private land for the control of declared plants and animals while Part 10 concerns fences. Part 11 provides for the continuation of the Rural Land Protection Fund and Part 12 contains general provisions. The Act is completed by two schedules: rabbit-check fence and darling downs-moreton rabbit district. Full text English Website www.legislation.qld.gov.au