Gene Technology Act 2000

As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the Regulator must prepare and give to the Minister a report on the operations of the Regulator during that year.

The report must include information about the following:

GMO licences issued during the financial year;

any breaches of conditions of a GMO licence that have come to the Regulator’s attention during the financial year;

emergency dealing determinations made by the Minister during the financial year;

any breaches of conditions of an emergency dealing determination that have come to the Regulator’s attention during the financial year;

auditing and monitoring of dealings with GMOs under this Act by the Regulator or an inspector during the financial year.

Auditing and monitoring may include spot checks.

The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of the day on which the report was given to the Minister.

The Regulator must give a copy of the report to each State.