Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

GENE TECHNOLOGY AMENDMENT REGULATION 2008 (NO 1) (NO 17 OF 2008) - REG 15

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9A     Risks posed by dealings proposed to be authorised by licence—Act, s 51 (1) (a)

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.