Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 4

    The object of this Act is to be achieved through a regulatory framework which:

  (aa)   provides that where there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, a lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost - effective measures to prevent environmental degradation; and

  (a)   provides an efficient and effective system for the application of gene technologies; and

  (b)   operates in conjunction with other Commonwealth and State regulatory schemes relevant to GMOs and GM products.

Note:   Examples of the schemes mentioned in paragraph   (b) are those that regulate food, agricultural and veterinary chemicals, industrial chemicals and therapeutic goods.