Western Australian Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2006 - SECT 11

11 .         Meaning of intentional release of a GMO into the environment

                For the purposes of this Act, a dealing with a GMO involves the intentional release of the GMO into the environment if the GMO is intentionally released into the open environment, whether or not it is released with provision for limiting the dissemination or persistence of the GMO or its genetic material in the environment.