GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2001 - SECT 21 Ministerial Council may issue policy principles

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2001 - SECT 21

    (1)     The Ministerial Council may issue policy principles in relation to the following—

        (a)     ethical issues relating to dealings with GMOs;

        (aa)     recognising areas, if any, designated under a law of Victoria 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.

Notes

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

2     Section 27 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 confers power to revoke or amend an instrument of a legislative character made 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 of the Commonwealth Act.

    (3)     Regulations for the purposes of subsection (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.

Note

This section differs from section 21 of the Commonwealth Act.