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BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ACT 2006 (NO 31 OF 2006)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Object of Act
4. Interpretation
5. Meaning of bioprospecting
6. Resource access provider
7. Meaning of biodiversity
PART 2--APPLICATION OF ACT
8. Act binds Crown
9. Where Act applies
10. Exemption for specified biological resources or collections
PART 3--PROCESS
Division 1 -- Application to take biological resources
11. Application for permit
12. Process in relation to permit
13. CEO to consider application
14. Assessment of applications
15. CEO may require further information
Division 2 -- If proposed activity comprises bioprospecting
16. If resource access provider is Territory
17. Matters CEO may consider
18. If no agreement is entered into
19. If resource access provider is not Territory
20. CEO to notify permit issuing authority
21. Permit issuing authority may issue permit
22. Permit details to CEO
23. Permit details in register
Division 3 -- Process after samples taken
24. When samples taken
25. Information to CEO
26. CEO to enter details in register
PART 4--BENEFIT-SHARING AGREEMENTS
27. Benefit-sharing agreement required
28. Informed consent
29. Benefit-sharing agreements
30. Retrospectively entering into benefit-sharing agreement
31. Details of benefit-sharing agreements in register
32. When benefit-sharing agreement comes into effect
PART 5--REGISTER AND CERTIFICATES OF PROVENANCE
Division 1 -- Register
33. CEO to maintain register
34. CEO to make some details from register available
Division 2 -- Certificates of provenance
35. Holder of rights to sample may request certificate
36. Certificate of provenance
37. Revocation of certificate of provenance
PART 6--OFFENCES
38. Bioprospecting without permit
39. Giving false information
40. Breach of permit conditions
41. Breach of benefit-sharing agreement
PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
42. Bioprospector to keep records
43. Disposal of samples
44. No exclusive rights to biological resources
45. Pre-existing benefit-sharing agreements
46. Delegation
47. Regulations
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