Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Biodiscovery Act 2004, the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988, the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the Fisheries Act 1994, the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and the Vegetation Management Act 1999 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Amendment of Biodiscovery Act 2004

3 Act amended This part amends the Biodiscovery Act 2004.

4 Amendment of s 50 (Offence to take without a collection authority) Section 50(2), definition NCA material, paragraph (a), from 'endangered' to 'animal,'— omit, insert—protected wildlife

Part 3 Amendment of Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988

5 Act amended This part amends the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

6 Insertion of new pt 4 , div 2 Part 4— insert—

Division 2 Transitional provision for Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019

40 Definition of agricultural ERA (1) This section applies for a period of 1 year starting on the commencement of this section. (2) For a relevant regulation, agricultural ERA has the meaning given by the Environmental Protection Act 1994, section 75 as in force immediately before commencement of the amendment Act, section 8. (3) In this section— amendment Act means the Environmental Protection (Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019. relevant regulation means a regulation made under this Act to the extent the regulation is about the qualifications of a person who uses, stores or possesses an agricultural chemical product for carrying out an agricultural ERA.