Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If the regulator is satisfied that a person has come into possession of a GMO inadvertently the regulator may, with the agreement of the person, treat the person as having made an inadvertent dealings application.
(2) To remove any doubt, subsection (1) does not prevent a person from making an application under section 40 in relation to a GMO that has inadvertently come into the person's possession.
Note Section 46A and s 49 have the effect that the regulator may expedite consideration of an application to dispose of a GMO that has come into a person's possession inadvertently. These sections have effect whether the application is made under s 40, or is taken to have been made under this section.