(1) Policy principles are to be developed in consultation with the following:
(a) the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee;
(b) the Regulator;
(c) the Ethics and Community Committee;
(e) such Commonwealth and State agencies and such regulatory agencies as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate;
(f) such industry groups as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate;
(g) such environmental, consumer and other groups as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate.
(2) Consultation under subsection ( 1) must be in
accordance with guidelines (if any) issued by the Ministerial Council for the
purposes of this section.