Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

GENE TECHNOLOGY AMENDMENT REGULATION 2011 (NO 1) (NO 26 OF 2011) - REG 11

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Part 9     Transitional—Gene Technology Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1)

45     Transitional

    (1)     Subject to subsection (2) and despite anything in this regulation—

        (a)     a dealing that was an exempt dealing immediately before 1 September 2011 continues to be an exempt dealing under the Act if the dealing is undertaken by the same person; and

        (b)     a dealing that was a notifiable low risk dealing immediately before 1 September 2011 continues to be a notifiable low     risk dealing under the Act, part 6, division 6.2 if the dealing is undertaken by the same person.

    (2)     Subsection (1) ceases to apply on the earlier of—

        (a)     the day on which the licence is issued to the person for the dealing; and

        (b)     1 September 2012.

    (3)     Subject to subsection (4) and despite anything in this regulation, a dealing that was an exempt dealing immediately before 1 September 2011 continues to be an exempt dealing under the Act if the dealing is undertaken by the same person.

    (4)     Subsection (3) ceases to apply on the earlier of—

        (a)     the day on which the institutional biosafety committee assesses the dealing; and

        (b)     1 September 2012.

    (5)     In this section:

"licence" means a licence under the Act, part 5.

46     Expiry—pt 9

This part expires on 1 September 2013.

Note     Transitional provisions are kept with the original provisions for a limited time to ensure people are aware of them. However, the expiry of a transitional provision does not end its effect (see Legislation Act, s 88).