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Biological Control (Amendment) Act 1996

Act No. 1/1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page

1.	Purpose	1
2.	Commencement	1
3.	Definitions	2
4.	Victorian Biological Control Authority	2
5.	Amendment of section 9	2

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Victoria

No. 1 of 1996

Biological Control (Amendment) Act

1996†

[Assented to 18 June 1996]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1. Purpose

The main purpose of this Act is to amend the
Biological Control Act 1986 to clarify the
meaning of the Council and the Authority in the

Act.

2. Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Biological Control (Amendment) Act 1996

s. 3 Act No. 1/1996

3. Definitions

No. 57/1986. (1) In section 3(1) of the Biological Control Act

1986 for the definition of "Council" substitute—
' "Council" means the ministerial council of

which the Minister is a member, known as the Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand;'.

(2) After section 3(6) of the Biological Control Act

1986 insert—

"(7) If the name of the Council is changed, a

reference in this Act to the Council must be
read, from the date of the change, as a

reference to the Council by its new name.

(8) If the Council ceases to exist or the Minister

ceases to be a member of the Council, the
regulations may prescribe another ministerial
council of which the Minister is a member to

be the Council for the purposes of this Act.".

4. Victorian Biological Control Authority

For section 8(2) of the Biological Control Act
1986 substitute—

"(2) The Authority is the Minister.".

5. Amendment of section 9

In section 9(1) of the Biological Control Act
1986 for "Administrative Unit" substitute

"department".

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Biological Control (Amendment) Act 1996

Act No. 1/1996 Notes

NOTES

†

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 16 May 1996

Legislative Council: 4 June 1996

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Biological
Control Act 1986 and for other purposes."