Gene Technology Act 2003

provides a licensing system under which a person can apply to the regulator for a licence authorising dealings with GMOs; and

sets out the processes the regulator must follow for applications involving the following kinds of dealings:

those that involve the intentional release of a GMO into the environment;

those that do not involve the intentional release of a GMO into the environment; and

provides that a licence can cover dealings by people other than the licence holder and requires the licence holder to tell them of any conditions of the licence that apply to them.