Gene Technology Act 2000.

The object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by managing those risks through regulating certain dealings with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's).
Preliminary (1); Interpretation and operation of Act (2); The Gene Technology Regulator (3); Regulation of dealings with GMOs (4); Licensing system (5); Regulation of notifiable low risk dealings and dealings on the GMO Register (6); Certification and accreditation (7); The Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee, the Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee and the Gene Technology Ethics Committee (8) Administration (9); Enforcement (10); Powers of inspection (11) Miscellaneous (12).
Part 2 contains provisions to facilitate the conferral of functions and powers on the office of the Gene Technology Regulator, established under Part 3, pursuant to State legislation, in order to facilitate a nationally consistent regulatory scheme. It also contains provisions to enable the concurrent operation of certain State legislation in relation to GMOs, and gives the capacity for this Act to have a more limited operation when corresponding State legislation is in force. Functions of the Regulator are outlined in section 27. Part 3 deals with the regulation of dealings with GMOs. Part 4 prohibits dealings with GMOs unless a license to do so (granted under section 55) is obtained. Part 5 provides a licensing system under which a person can apply to the Regulator for a licence authorising dealings (intentional or unintentional release) with GMOs. Division 2 of Part 6 establishes a mechanism for the regulations to regulate certain dealings with GMOs that do not involve the intentional release of GMOs into the environment (notifiable low risk dealings). Division 3 of this Part establishes the GMO Register. Division 2 of Part 7 establishes a system under which the Regulator may certify facilities to specified containment levels in accordance with guidelines issued by the Regulator. Licence conditions can require that facilities be certified to specified containment levels. Part 8 provides for the establishment of the Technical Advisory Committee, the Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee and the Gene Technology Ethics Committee. Part 9 provides for various administrative matters. Part 10 enables the Regulator to give directions to a licence holder or to a person covered by a licence. Part 11 provides for powers of inspection in relation to monitoring and offences.