Western Australian Current Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2006 - SECT 52

52 .         Public notification of risk assessment and risk management plan

        (1)         After taking the steps referred to in sections 49 (if applicable), 50 and 51, the Regulator must publish a notice —

            (a)         in the Gazette ;

            (b)         in a newspaper circulating generally in Western Australia; and

            (c)         on the Regulator’s website (if any).

        (2)         The notice must —

            (a)         state that a risk assessment and a risk management plan have been prepared in respect of dealings proposed to be authorised by the licence;

            (b)         state that a person may request further information about the risk assessment and the risk management plan under section 54;

            (c)         invite written submissions in relation to the risk assessment and the risk management plan; and

            (d)         specify the closing date for submissions, which must not be earlier than 30 days after the date on which the notice was published.

        (3)         The Regulator must also seek advice on the risk assessment and the risk management plan from —

            (a)         the States;

            (b)         the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee;

            (c)         each Commonwealth authority or agency prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph;

            (d)         the Commonwealth Environment Minister; and

            (e)         any local government that the Regulator considers appropriate.