Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Biological Control Act 1984 No. 139 of 1984 - SECT 30

30. (1) If the Authority is satisfied-

   (a)  that an emergency exists because organisms of a particular kind
        (whether or not they are target organisms)-

        (i)    are having, or are likely to have, a serious effect on the
               health of humans, animals or plants in the Australian Capital
               Territory;

        (ii)   are causing, or are likely to cause, harm in that Territory so
               as to result in significant damage to the economy; or

        (iii)  are causing, or are likely to cause, significant damage to the
               environment in that Territory;

   (b)  that the release of prescribed live organisms that are not agent
        organisms would control the first-mentioned organisms; and

   (c)  the release of the organisms of the second-mentioned kind would not
        have any significant adverse effects, the Authority shall, by notice
        published in the Gazette, declare-

   (d)  where the organisms of the first-mentioned kind are not target
        organisms, the organisms of the first-mentioned kind to be
        target organisms for the purposes of this Act; and

   (e)  organisms of the second-mentioned kind to be agent organisms for the
        purposes of this Act.

(2) A notice under sub-section (1) declaring organisms of a particular kind to
be agent organisms may set out particulars of the conditions under which those
organisms may be released, which conditions may be or include-

   (a)  conditions specifying the persons who may release those organisms; or

   (b)  conditions specifying the circumstances in which those organisms may
        be released.