Minister: Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Economic Development
Agency: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries


Biological Control Act 1987 No. 51

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
01 October 1987 26 July 1994
05 December 1996 23 December 1996 1996 Act No. 59
01 July 2000 04 July 2000 2000 Act No. 1
04 July 2000 2000 Act No. 1

RA ss 26, 44A

07 November 2014 29 September 2016 2014 Act No. 59
30 March 2017 25 January 2021 2017 Act No. 7

Biological Control Act 1987 No. 51

date of assent 01 October 1987

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 15 October 1987 (proc pubd gaz 17 October 1987 p 575)

Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No. 59 pts 1–2

date of assent 05 December 1996

commenced on date of assent

Land Court Act 2000 No. 1 ss 1–2, 86 sch 1

date of assent 08 March 2000

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2000 (2000 SL No. 165)

Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 59 s 1, pt 2, s 174 sch 1

date of assent 07 November 2014

commenced on date of assent

Farm Business Debt Mediation Act 2017 No. 7

date of assent 30 March 2017

ss 12, pt 9 divs 2–4 comm on date of assent

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s 3 def Council sub 1996 No. 59s 4(2); 2014 No. 59s 4

s 3 def kind amd 2017 No. 7 s 96(3)

s 3 def organism amd 2017 No. 7 s 96(4)

s 3 def prescribed live organisms om 2017 No. 7 s 96(1)

s 3 def prescribed organisms ins 2017 No. 7 s 96(2)

s 3 amd 1996 No. 59s 4(1), (3)–(8)

(2)–(3) renum as s 3A1996 No. 59s 4(4)

(4)–(5) renum as s 3B1996 No. 59s 4(6)

(6) renum as s 3C1996 No. 59s 4(8)

s 3A new s 3A (prev s 3(2)–(3)) renum 1996 No. 59s 4(4)

s 3B new s 3B (prev s 3(4)–(5)) renum 1996 No. 59s 4(6)

s 3C new s 3C (prev s 3(6)) renum 1996 No. 59s 4(8)

s 8 amd 2014 No. 59s 5

s 9 sub 1996 No. 59s 5

s 19 amd 2017 No. 7 s 97

s 20 amd 2017 No. 7 s 97

s 24 amd 2017 No. 7 s 97

s 28 amd 2017 No. 7 s 97

s 29 amd 2017 No. 7 s 97

s 32 amd 2017 No. 7 s 97

s 35 amd 2017 No. 7 s 97

s 41 amd 1 October 1987 RA s 39

s 43 amd 1 October 1987 RA s 39

s 45 amd 1 October 1987 RA s 39

s 46 amd 1 October 1987 RA s 39

s 49 amd 1 October 1987 RA s 39

s 55 amd 2000 No. 1s 86sch 1

s 56 sub 1996 No. 59 s 6

pt 9 hdg ins 2014 No. 59 s 6

s 57 ins 2014 No. 59 s 6

pt 10 hdg ins 2017 No. 7 s 98

s 58 ins 2017 No. 7 s 98

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