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GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 16
State laws may operate concurrently
- (1)
- This Act is not intended to exclude the operation of any State law, to the
extent that the State law is capable of operating concurrently with this Act,
other than a State law prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this
section.
- (2)
- The Governor-General may prescribe a State law under subsection (1)
only if:
- (a)
- there is no corresponding State law in effect in relation to that State;
and
- (b)
- either:
- (i)
- the State law relates specifically to dealings with GMOs; or
- (ii)
- for the purposes of a decision under the State law as to whether or not a
licence, authority or approval (however described) is granted under the State
law, the State law distinguishes between dealings with GMOs and dealings with
other things.
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