GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 21 Ministerial Council may issue policy principles

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 21

  (1)   The Ministerial Council may, by legislative instrument, issue policy principles in relation to the following:

  (a)   ethical issues relating to dealings with GMOs;

  (aa)   recognising areas, if any, designated under State law for the purpose of preserving the identity of one or both of the following:

  (i)   GM crops;

  (ii)   non - GM crops;

    for marketing purposes;

  (b)   matters relating to dealings with GMOs prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

Note 1:   Section   57 provides that the Regulator must not issue a licence if to do so would be inconsistent with a policy principle.

Note 2:   Subsection   33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 confers power to revoke or amend an instrument issued under an Act.

  (2)   Before issuing a policy principle, the Ministerial Council must be satisfied that the policy principle was developed in accordance with section   22.

  (3)   Regulations for the purposes of paragraph   ( 1)(b) may relate to matters other than the health and safety of people or the environment, but must not derogate from the health and safety of people or the environment.