Western Australian Current Regulations

GENE TECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   3A.     Numbering  
   3B.     Notes

   PART 2 -- Interpretation and general operation  

   4.      Techniques not constituting gene technology  
   5.      Organisms that are not genetically modified organisms

   PART 3 -- Dealings with GMOs

           Division 1 -- Licensing system  

   6.      Dealings exempt from licensing  
   6A.     Particular dealings relating to COVID‑19 vaccine exempt dealings  
   7.      Application for license -- prescribed fee  
   8.      Time limit for deciding an application  
   9.      Prescribed authorities  
   10.     Risk assessment -- matters to be taken into account  
   11.     Prescribed conditions of licence

           Division 2 -- Notifiable low risk dealings  

   12.     Notifiable low risk dealings  
   13.     Requirements in relation to notifiable low risk dealings

           Division 3 -- Certification and accreditation  

   14.     Regulator to decide certification application within 90 days  
   15.     Application for certification -- failure to provide section 85 information  
   16.     Regulator to decide accreditation application within 90 days  
   17.     Application for accreditation -- failure to provide section 93 information

   PART 4 -- Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee

           Division 1 -- Conditions of appointment  

   18.     GTTAC members and advisers -- term of appointment  
   19.     GTTAC members and advisers -- resignation  
   20.     GTTAC members -- disclosure of interests  
   21.     GTTAC members and advisers -- termination of appointment  
   22.     GTTAC members -- leave of absence  
   23.     Expert advisers -- disclosure of interests

           Division 2 -- Committee procedures  

   24.     Committee procedures generally  
   25.     Committee meetings  
   26.     Presiding Member  
   27.     Quorum  
   28.     Voting  
   29.     Records and reports

           Division 3 -- Subcommittees  

   30.     Operation of subcommittees

   PART 5 -- Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee  

   31.     GTCCC -- conditions of appointment  
   32.     GTCCC -- Consultative Committee procedures  
   33.     GTCCC -- operation of subcommittees

   PART 6 -- Gene Technology Ethics Committee  

   34.     GTEC -- conditions of appointment  
   35.     GTEC -- committee procedures  
   36.     GTEC -- operation of subcommittees

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   37.     Reviewable State decisions  
   38.     Review of decisions  
   39.     Record of GMO and GM Product Dealings  
   40.     Inspector identity card

   PART 8 -- Transitional  

   41.     Existing facilities -- certification  
   42.     Existing organisations -- accreditation
           SCHEDULE 1A -- Techniques that are not gene technology
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Organisms that are not genetically modified organisms
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Dealings exempt from licensing
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Notifiable low risk dealings in relation to a GMO