Biodiscovery Act 2004
sec.17Conditions of collection authority
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sec.17 Conditions of collection authority
It is a condition of a collection authority that the holder, or a person acting for the holder, must not take native biological material under the authority unless a benefit sharing agreement concerning the material is in force. To the extent the provisions of the compliance code or a collection protocol are applicable to the activities carried out under a collection authority, the provisions are conditions of the authority. The conditions imposed by the chief executive under section 14 (1) (a) (the section 14 conditions ) are conditions of the authority. If there is an inconsistency between a condition mentioned in subsection (2) and a section 14 condition, the section 14 condition prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. (sec.17-ssec.1) It is a condition of a collection authority that the holder, or a person acting for the holder, must not take native biological material under the authority unless a benefit sharing agreement concerning the material is in force. (sec.17-ssec.2) To the extent the provisions of the compliance code or a collection protocol are applicable to the activities carried out under a collection authority, the provisions are conditions of the authority. (sec.17-ssec.3) The conditions imposed by the chief executive under section 14 (1) (a) (the section 14 conditions ) are conditions of the authority. (sec.17-ssec.4) If there is an inconsistency between a condition mentioned in subsection (2) and a section 14 condition, the section 14 condition prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.