Gene Technology Regulations 2001

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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

This item is authorised by the following title:

Gene Technology Act 2000

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F2001B00162

30 May 2001 - 30 March 2007

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Techniques not constituting gene technology
5 Organisms that are not genetically modified organisms
6 Dealings exempt from licensing
7 Application for licence — prescribed information
8 Time limit for deciding an application
9 Prescribed authorities
10 Risk assessment — matters to be taken into account
11 Prescribed conditions of licence
12 Notifiable low risk dealings
13 Requirements in relation to notifiable low risk dealings
14 Regulator to decide certification application within 90 days
15 Application for certification — failure to provide section 85 information
16 Regulator to decide accreditation application within 90 days
17 Application for accreditation — failure to provide section 93 information
18 GTTAC members and advisers — term of appointment
19 GTTAC members and advisers — resignation
20 GTTAC members — disclosure of interests
21 GTTAC members and advisers — termination of appointment
22 GTTAC members — leave of absence
23 Expert advisers — disclosure of interests
24 Committee procedures generally
25 Committee meetings
26 Presiding member
27 Quorum
28 Voting
29 Records and Reports
30 Operation of subcommittees
31 GTCCC — conditions of appointment
32 GTCCC — Consultative Committee procedures
33 GTCCC — operation of subcommittees
34 GTEC — Conditions of appointment
35 GTEC — Committee procedures
36 GTEC — operation of subcommittees
37 Reviewable State decisions
38 Review of decisions
39 Record of GMO and GM Product Dealings
40 Inspector identity card
41 Existing facilities — certification
42 Existing organisations — accreditation
- Schedule 1 Organisms that are not genetically modified organisms
- Part 1 Organisms
- Part 2 Species known to exchange DNA by a known physiological process
- Schedule 2 Dealings exempt from licensing
- Part 1 Exempt dealings
- Part 2 Host/vector systems for exempt dealings
- Part 3 Definitions
- Schedule 3 Notifiable low risk dealings in relation to a GMO
- Part 1 Dealings that are notifiable low risk dealings
- Part 2 Dealings (higher risk) that are not notifiable low risk dealings
- Part 3 Prescribed information — notification of proposed notifiable low risk dealing
- Schedule 4 Prescribed information — application for a licence
- Part 1 Dealings not involving an intentional release of a GMO into the environment (Division 3 of Part 5 of the Act)
- Part 2 Dealings involving an intentional release of a GMO into the environment (Division 4 of Part 5 of the Act)

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