Gene Technology Regulations 2007

A person must not undertake a notifiable low risk dealing unless an Institutional Biosafety Committee has —

notified the Regulator, in the form approved by the Regulator, of the proposed dealing; and

notified the person, and the project supervisor for the proposed dealing, in writing, that —

the proposed dealing is a dealing of a kind mentioned in Schedule 3 Part 1; and

it considers that the personnel to be involved in the proposed dealing have appropriate training and experience; and

paragraph (a) has been complied with.

A notifiable low risk dealing, when undertaken, must comply with the following requirements —

the dealing must be conducted in a facility that —

is certified by the Regulator to —

at least physical containment level 2; or

any other containment level that the Regulator considers suitable for conducting the dealing;

is of appropriate design for the kind of dealing being undertaken;

to the extent that the dealing involves transporting a GMO, the transporting must be conducted in accordance with applicable technical and procedural guidelines, as in force from time to time under section 27(d) of the Act.

The Regulator may, by notice in writing, require —

the Institutional Biosafety Committee that has notified the Regulator of a proposed notifiable low risk dealing; or

a person or organisation involved with the conduct of a notifiable low risk dealing of which the Regulator has been notified,

A Committee, person or organisation receiving a notice under subregulation (3) must, by the end of the period specified in the notice, give the Regulator the information required by the notice.