- (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 State law 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.
- Note 1: Section 57 provides that the Regulator must not issue a licence
if to do so would be inconsistent with a policy principle.
Note 2: Subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 confers power to
revoke or amend an instrument issued 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.
- (3)
- Regulations for the purposes of paragraph (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.
- (4)
- Policy principles are disallowable instruments for the purposes of
section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
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