Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 118

             (1)  The Regulator is to be appointed by the Governor‑General by written instrument.

             (2)  The Regulator holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period specified must not be less than 3 years or more than 5 years.

             (3)  The Regulator holds office on a full‑time basis.

             (4)  The Governor‑General must not appoint a person as the Regulator unless a majority of jurisdictions agree to the appointment.

             (5)  The Governor‑General must not appoint a person as the Regulator if, at any time during the period of 2 years immediately before the proposed period of appointment, the person was employed by a body corporate whose primary commercial activity relates directly to the development and implementation of gene technologies.

             (6)  The Governor‑General must not appoint a person as the Regulator if the person has a pecuniary interest in a body corporate whose primary commercial activity relates directly to the development and implementation of gene technologies.