South Australian Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2001 - SECT 4

4—Regulatory framework to achieve object

The object of this Act is to be achieved through a regulatory framework which—

            (aa)         provides that where there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, a lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation; and

            (a)         provides an efficient and effective system for the application of gene technologies; and

            (b)         operates in conjunction with other Commonwealth and State regulatory schemes relevant to GMOs and GMO products.

Note—

Examples of the schemes mentioned in paragraph (b) are those that regulate food, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, industrial chemicals and therapeutic goods or substances.