Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2003 - SECT 27

The regulator has the following functions:

        (a)     to exercise functions relating to GMO licences under part 5;

        (b)     to develop draft policy principles and policy guidelines, as requested by the ministerial council;

        (c)     to develop codes of practice;

        (d)     to issue technical and procedural guidelines about GMOs;

        (e)     to provide information and advice to other regulatory agencies about GMOs and GM products;

        (f)     to provide information and advice to the public about the regulation of GMOs;

        (g)     to provide advice to the ministerial council about—

              (i)     the operations of the regulator and the gene technology technical advisory committee; and

              (ii)     the effectiveness of the legislative framework for the regulation of GMOs, including about possible amendments of relevant legislation;

        (h)     to undertake or commission research about risk assessment and the biosafety of GMOs;

              (i)     to promote the harmonisation of risk assessments for GMOs and GM products by regulatory agencies;

        (j)     to monitor international practice for regulating GMOs;

        (k)     to maintain links with international organisations dealing with the regulation of gene technology and with agencies regulating GMOs in places outside the ACT;

        (l)     to exercise other functions given to the regulator under this Act or any other law.