High Seas Biodiversity Act 2026

A utilisation notice for a utilisation activity must:

be in the form approved, in writing, by the Minister; and

specify the BBNJ identifier (if known) for the collection activity during which the utilised marine genetic resources were collected; and

include information about the utilisation matters for the utilisation activity; and

include any other information prescribed by the rules; and

if the notifying entity is unable to include any of the information mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) in the notice—set out the reasons why the entity is unable to do so; and

meet any other requirements prescribed by the rules.

The utilisation matters for a utilisation activity are the following:

where the results of the activity that are publicly available may be found;

any notifications relating to the utilised marine genetic resources that were published through the Clearing‑House Mechanism after those marine genetic resources were collected;

where the marine genetic resources or digital sequence information that have been, or are being, utilised are held or stored;

the modalities envisaged for access to the marine genetic resources or digital sequence information that have been or are being utilised, and a data management plan;

sales of any commercially produced goods that have been developed using information produced as a result of the activity;

any other matter prescribed by the rules.