Western Australian Numbered Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2006 (NO. 20 OF 2006) - SECT 195

195 .         Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Western Australia) Act 1995 amended

        (1)         The amendment in this section is to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Western Australia) Act 1995 * .

        [*         Reprinted as at 1 March 2002.
                For subsequent amendments see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2004, Table 1, p. 10. ]

        (2)         After section 23 the following section is inserted —

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23A.         Consultation with Gene Technology Regulator

        (1)         A duty imposed or a function or power conferred on the APVMA under section 8A of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act in respect of any matter arising in relation to the Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act extends to any corresponding matter arising in relation to the applicable provisions of this jurisdiction, and this section applies accordingly.

        (2)         If the APVMA gives the Regulator within the meaning of the Gene Technology Act 2006 a notice under section 8A(3) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act (as that section applies by force of subsection (1) of this section), the Regulator may give written advice to the APVMA about the application, reconsideration or issue.

        (3)         The advice is to be given within the period specified in the notice.

        (4)         A reference in the Agvet Code of this jurisdiction to a provision of section 8A of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act has effect as if it were a reference in that provision as applying by force of subsection (1) of this section.

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Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term         Provision(s)
accredited organisation         10(1)
Administrative Appeals Tribunal         10(1)
advice to proceed         190(3)
aggravated offence         10(1), 38(1)
ancillary criminal laws         192B(1)
authorised GMO dealings         192A(2)
Commonwealth Act         10(1)
Commonwealth authority         10(1)
Commonwealth Environment Minister         10(1)
confidential commercial information         10(1)
Consultative Committee         10(1)
containment level         10(1)
court         187(3)
deal with         10(1)
decision         183(2)
designated notification         138(6)
disclose         187(3)
eligible person         10(1), 179
environment         10(1)
Ethics Committee         10(1)
evidential material         10(1)
exempt dealing         32(3), 33(4)
facility         10(1)
first person         45, 67
gene technology         10(1)
Gene Technology Account         10(1)
Gene Technology Agreement         10(1)
Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee         10(1)
genetically modified organism         10(1)
GM product         10(1)
GMO         10(1)
GMO licence         10(1)
GMO Register         10(1)
independent review         194(4)
Institutional Biosafety Committee         10(1)
intentional release of the GMO into the environment         11
internal review         181(1)
jurisdiction         10(1)
licence holder         10(1)
Ministerial Council         10(1)
monitoring powers         153(2)
notifiable low risk dealing         10(1)
notifiable low risk dealings         73
officer         10(1)
organism         10(1)
person covered by a GMO licence         10(1)
premises         10(1)
quarter         136A(4)
Record         10(1)
Regulator         10(1)
relevant conviction         58(3)
reviewable decision         10(1), 19(2)
reviewable decisions         179
simplified outlines         8C
State         10(1)
State agency         10(1)
the Court         147(1)
the dealing time         190(1)
the first person         188(4)
the initial organism         10(1)
thing         10(1)
transferee         70(1)
transition period         190(3)