Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 12

             (1)  For the purposes of this Act, corresponding State law means a State law that is declared by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette , to correspond to this Act and the regulations, including such a law as amended from time to time.

             (2)  The Minister may revoke a Gazette notice under subsection (1) in relation to a State law only if:

                     (a)  the Minister is requested by the State concerned to revoke the notice; or

                     (b)  the State law has been amended otherwise than as agreed by a majority of the members of the Ministerial Council (being a majority that includes the Commonwealth) under the Gene Technology Agreement; or

                     (c)  amendments of the State law have been agreed by a majority of the members of the Ministerial Council (being a majority that includes the Commonwealth) under the Gene Technology Agreement, and the State law has not been amended in accordance with that agreement within a reasonable period after the agreement.