Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 4

                   The object of this Act is to be achieved through a regulatory framework which:

                    (aa)  provides that where there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, a lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost‑effective measures to prevent environmental degradation; and

                     (a)  provides an efficient and effective system for the application of gene technologies; and

                     (b)  operates in conjunction with other Commonwealth and State regulatory schemes relevant to GMOs and GM products.

Note:       Examples of the schemes mentioned in paragraph (b) are those that regulate food, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, industrial chemicals and therapeutic goods.