10Department of Industry, Science and Tourism

10 Department of Industry, Science and Tourism

If a body to be known as the Gene Technology Authority is established by legislation before 1 July 1997, this Act has effect, and is taken at all times to have had effect, as if the appropriation of an amount to the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism under subdivision 1 of Division 380 in the Schedule were:

(a) an appropriation to the body of so much of that amount as is determined, in writing, by the Minister to be required for the purposes of the body in respect of the period commencing on the establishment of the body and ending on 30 June 1997; and

(b) an appropriation of the balance of that amount to the Department for the purpose of meeting its running costs.