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GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Object of Act  
  • 4 Regulatory framework to achieve object  
  • 5 Nationally consistent scheme  
  • 6 Act to bind the Crown  
  • 7 External Territories  
  • 8 Offences  

PART 2--INTERPRETATION--AND OPERATION OF ACT

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 9 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Definitions

Division 3--Operation of Act

  • 13 Operation of Act  
  • 14 Wind - back of reach of Act  
  • 15 Relationship to other Commonwealth laws  

Division 4--Provisions to facilitate a nationally consistent scheme

Subdivision A--General provisions
  • 16 State laws may operate concurrently  
  • 17 Conferral of functions on Commonwealth officers and bodies  
  • 18 No doubling - up of liabilities  
  • 19 Review of certain decisions  
  • 20 Things done for multiple purposes  
    • Subdivision B--Policy principles, policy guidelines and codes of practice
  • 21 Ministerial Council may issue policy principles  
  • 22 Consultation on policy principles  
  • 23 Ministerial Council may issue policy guidelines  
  • 24 Ministerial Council may issue codes of practice  

PART 3--THE--GENE TECHNOLOGY REGULATOR

PART 4--REGULATION--OF DEALINGS WITH GMOS

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 31 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Dealings with GMOs must be licensed

PART 5--LICENSING--SYSTEM

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 39 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Licence applications

  • 40 Person may apply for a licence  
  • 40A Licences relating to inadvertent dealings  
  • 41 Application may be withdrawn  
  • 42 Regulator may require applicant to give further information  
  • 43 Regulator must consider applications except in certain circumstances  
  • 44 Regulator may consult with applicant  
  • 45 Regulator must not use certain information in considering licence application  

Division 3--Initial consideration of licences for dealings not involving intentional release of a GMO into the environment

  • 46 Applications to which this Division applies  
  • 46A Division does not apply to an application relating to inadvertent dealings  
  • 47 What the Regulator must do in relation to application  

Division 4--Initial consideration of licences for dealings involving intentional release of a GMO into the environment

  • 48 Applications to which this Division applies  
  • 49 Division does not apply to an application relating to inadvertent dealings  
  • 50 Regulator must prepare risk assessment and risk management plan  
  • 50A Limited and controlled release applications  
  • 51 Matters Regulator must take into account in preparing risk assessment and risk management plan  
  • 52 Public notification of risk assessment and risk management plan  
  • 53 Regulator may take other actions  
  • 54 Person may request copies of certain documents  

Division 5--Decision on licence etc.

  • 55 Regulator must make a decision on licence and licence conditions  
  • 56 Regulator must not issue the licence unless satisfied as to risk management  
  • 57 Other circumstances in which Regulator must not issue the licence  
  • 58 Matters to be taken into account in deciding whether a person is suitable to hold a licence  
  • 59 Notification of licence decision  
  • 60 Period of licence  

Division 6--Conditions of licences

  • 61 Licence is subject to conditions  
  • 62 Conditions that may be prescribed or imposed  
  • 63 Condition about informing people of obligations  
  • 64 Condition about monitoring and audits  
  • 65 Condition about additional information to be given to the Regulator  
  • 66 Person may give information to Regulator  
  • 67 Protection of persons who give information  

Division 7--Suspension, cancellation and variation of licences

  • 68 Suspension and cancellation of licence  
  • 69 Surrender of licence  
  • 70 Transfer of licences  
  • 71 Variation of licence  
  • 72 Regulator to notify of proposed suspension, cancellation or variation  

PART 5A--EMERGENCY--DEALING DETERMINATIONS

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 72A Simplified outline  

Division 2--Making of emergency dealing determination

Division 3--Effect and conditions of emergency dealing determination

Division 4--Variation, suspension and revocation of emergency dealing determination

PART 6--REGULATION--OF NOTIFIABLE LOW RISK DEALINGS AND DEALINGS ON THE GMO REGISTER

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 73 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Notifiable low risk dealings

Division 3--The GMO Register

PART 7--CERTIFICATION--AND ACCREDITATION

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 82 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Certification

  • 83 Application for certification  
  • 84 When the Regulator may certify the facility  
  • 85 Regulator may require applicant to give further information  
  • 86 Conditions of certification  
  • 87 Variation of certification  
  • 88 Suspension or cancellation of certification  
  • 89 Regulator to notify of proposed suspension, cancellation or variation  
  • 89A Transfer of certification  
  • 90 Guidelines  

Division 3--Accredited organisations

  • 91 Application for accreditation  
  • 92 Regulator may accredit organisations  
  • 93 Regulator may require applicant to give further information  
  • 94 Conditions of accreditation  
  • 95 Variation of accreditation  
  • 96 Suspension or cancellation of accreditation  
  • 97 Regulator to notify of proposed suspension, cancellation or variation  
  • 98 Guidelines  

PART 8--THE--GENE TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE GENE TECHNOLOGY ETHICS AND COMMUNITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 99 Simplified outline  

Division 2--The Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee

Division 3--The Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee

PART 9--ADMINISTRATION

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 117 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Appointment and conditions of Regulator

  • 118 Appointment of the Regulator  
  • 119 Termination of appointment  
  • 120 Disclosure of interests  
  • 121 Acting appointment  
  • 122 Terms and conditions  
  • 123 Outside employment  
  • 124 Remuneration  
  • 125 Leave of absence  
  • 126 Resignation  

Division 3--Money

Division 4--Staffing

Division 5--Reporting requirements

  • 136 Annual Report  
  • 137 Reports to Parliament  

Division 6--Record of GMO Dealings

Division 7--Reviews of notifiable low risk dealings and exemptions

PART 10--ENFORCEMENT

PART 11--POWERS--OF INSPECTION

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 149 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Appointment of inspectors and identity cards

  • 150 Appointment of inspectors  
  • 151 Identity card  

Division 3--Monitoring powers

  • 152 Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance  
  • 153 Monitoring powers  

Division 4--Offence-related powers

  • 154 Searches and seizures related to offences  
  • 155 Offence - related powers of inspectors in relation to premises  
  • 156 Use of equipment at premises  

Division 5--Expert assistance

  • 157 Expert assistance to operate a thing  

Division 6--Emergency powers

  • 158 Powers available to inspectors for dealing with dangerous situations  

Division 7--Obligations and incidental powers of inspectors

  • 159 Inspector must produce identity card on request  
  • 160 Consent  
  • 161 Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc.  
  • 162 Announcement before entry  
  • 163 Compensation for damage  

Division 8--Power to search goods, baggage etc.

  • 164 Power to search goods, baggage etc.  
  • 165 Seizure of goods  

Division 9--General provisions relating to search and seizure

  • 166 Copies of seized things to be provided  
  • 167 Occupier entitled to be present during search  
  • 168 Receipts for things seized  
  • 169 Retention of seized things  
  • 170 Magistrate may permit a thing to be retained  
  • 171 Disposal of goods if there is no owner or owner cannot be located  

Division 10--Warrants

  • 172 Monitoring warrants  
  • 173 Offence - related warrants  
  • 174 Offence - related warrants by telephone, telex, fax etc.  
  • 175 Offences relating to warrants  

Division 11--Other matters

  • 176 Part not to abrogate privilege against self - incrimination  
  • 177 Part does not limit power to impose conditions  

PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1--Simplified outline

  • 178 Simplified outline  

Division 2--Review of decisions

Division 3--Confidential commercial information

Division 4--Conduct by directors, employees and agents

  • 188 Conduct by directors, employees and agents  
  • 189 Meaning of terms  

Division 5--Transitional provisions

  • 190 Transitional provision--dealings covered by Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee advice to proceed  
  • 191 Regulations may relate to transitional matters  

Division 6--Other

  • 192 False or misleading information or document  
  • 192A Interference with dealings with GMOs  
  • 193 Regulations  
  • 194 Review of operation of Act  

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