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GENE TECHNOLOGY AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2007 (NO. 1) (SLI NO 128 OF 2007) - SCHEDULE 3

Amendments commencing on commencement of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Gene Technology Amendment Act 2007

(regulation 3)

   

[1]           Regulation 3, definition of expert adviser

substitute

expert adviser means:

                (a)    in Part 4 -- an expert adviser appointed under subsection 102 (1) of the Act; and

               (b)    in Part 5 -- an expert adviser appointed under subsection 112 (1) of the Act.

[2]           Regulation 3, note

after

*       environment

insert

*       Ethics and Community Committee

[3]           Paragraph 8 (2) (e)

omit

Gene Technology Ethics Committee

insert

Ethics and Community Committee

[4]           Subregulation 8 (3)

omit

Gene Technology Ethics Committee,

insert

Ethics and Community Committee,

[5]           Parts 5 and 6

substitute

Part 5                  Ethics and Community Committee

31             Ethics and Community Committee -- conditions of appointment

                Division 1 of Part 4 applies to the conditions of appointment of a member of the Ethics and Community Committee, or an expert adviser, as if:

                (a)    a reference to the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee were a reference to the Ethics and Community Committee; and

               (b)    a reference to a member of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee were a reference to a member of the Ethics and Community Committee; and

                (c)    the reference, in paragraph 21 (2) (b), to section 101 of the Act were a reference to section 107 of the Act.

32             Ethics and Community Committee -- Committee procedures

                Division 2 of Part 4 applies to the procedures of the Ethics and Community Committee as if:

                (a)    a reference to the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee were a reference to the Ethics and Community Committee; and

               (b)    a reference to a member or Chairperson of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee were a reference to a member or Chairperson of the Ethics and Community Committee; and

                (c)    the reference, in paragraph 26 (1) (b), to paragraph 100 (7A) (a) or (b) of the Act were a reference to paragraph 108 (4) (a) or (b) of the Act; and

               (d)    the reference, in regulation 27, to subsection 100 (2) of the Act were a reference to subsection 108 (1) of the Act.

33             Ethics and Community Committee -- operation of subcommittees

         (1)   Regulations 24, 25, 26 and 28 apply to a subcommittee established under subsection 111 (1) of the Act as if a reference in those regulations to the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee were a reference to the subcommittee.

         (2)   At a meeting of a subcommittee, a quorum exists if half of the members of the subcommittee are present.

         (3)   A subcommittee must keep a record of its proceedings, and must give to the Ethics and Community Committee a copy of each resolution passed by the subcommittee.

[6]           Regulation 38

omit

or Part 6




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