In these Regulations:

"Act" means the Gene Technology Act 2000 .

"advice to proceed", being an instrument so named issued by the Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee , has the same meaning as in subsection 190 (3) of the Act.

"animal" includes every kind of organism in the animal kingdom, including non-vertebrates but not including human beings.

"expert adviser" means:

(a)

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

(a)

in Part 6 — an expert adviser appointed under subsection 113 (1) of the Act.

"Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee" means the Committee of that name administered by the Minister for Health and Aged Care.

physical containment level , followed by a numeral, is a specified containment level under guidelines made by the Regulator, under section 90 of the Act, for the certification of facilities.

Note
Several other words and expressions used in these Regulations have the meaning given by section 10, or another provision, of the Act. For example:

* accredited organisation
* deal with
* environment
* facility
* Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee
* GMO
* GM product
* Institutional Biosafety Committee
* intentional release of the GMO into the environment (see section 11)
* notifiable low risk dealing
* Regulator.