South Australian Consolidated Regulations

GENE TECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS 2002 - REG 9A

9A—Risks posed by dealings proposed to be authorised by licence

For the purposes of section 51(1)(a) of the Act, the Regulator must have regard to the following matters:

            (a)         the properties of the organism to which dealings proposed to be authorised by a licence relate before it became, or will become, a GMO;

            (b)         the effect, or the expected effect, of the genetic modification that has occurred, or will occur, on the properties of the organism;

            (c)         provisions for limiting the dissemination or persistence of the GMO or its genetic material in the environment;

            (d)         the potential for spread or persistence of the GMO or its genetic material in the environment;

            (e)         the extent or scale of the proposed dealings;

            (f)         any likely impacts of the proposed dealings on the health and safety of people.