Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 15 OF 2017) - SECT 17

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Part 13     Transitional—Gene Technology Amendment Act 2017

200     Meaning of commencement day —pt 13

In this part:

"commencement day" means the day the Gene Technology Amendment Act 2017 , section 3 commences.

201     Inadvertent dealings applications—s 46A (a) and s 49 (a)

    (1)     This section applies to an inadvertent dealings application made before the commencement day if, immediately before the commencement day, the application had not been decided.

    (2)     Section 46A (a) and section 49 (a), as amended by the Gene Technology Amendment Act 2017 , apply in relation to the application.

202     Variation of licence applications—s 71 (2B)

    (1)     This section applies to an application for variation of a licence made before the commencement day if, immediately before the commencement day, the application had not been decided.

    (2)     Section 71 (2B), as amended by the Gene Technology Amendment Act 2017 , applies in relation to the application.

203     Record of GMO dealings—s 138

    (1)     This section applies if, immediately before the commencement day, information—

        (a)     was on the GM record; and

        (b)     was included on the GM record because the information included GM products.

    (2)     The regulator may remove the information from the GM record.

204     Expiry—pt 13

This part expires 2 years after the commencement day.

Note     Transitional provisions are kept in the Act for a limited time. A transitional provision is repealed on its expiry but continues to have effect after its repeal (see Legislation Act

, s 88).