Gene Technology Act 2000
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(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Account means the Gene Technology Account established by section 129.
accredited organisation means an organisation accredited under Division 3 of Part 7.
aggravated offence has the meaning given by section 38.
Australian Health Ethics Committee means the Australian Health Ethics Committee established under the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.
Commonwealth authority means the following:
(a) a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under an Act;
(b) a company in which a controlling interest is held by any one of the following persons, or by 2 or more of the following persons together:
(i) the Commonwealth;
(ii) a body covered by paragraph (a);
(iii) a body covered by either of the above subparagraphs.
confidential commercial information means information declared by the Regulator to be confidential commercial information under section 185.
containment level, in relation to a facility, means the degree of physical confinement of GMOs provided by the facility, having regard to the design of the facility, the equipment located or installed in the facility and the procedures generally used within the facility.
corresponding State law has the meaning given by section 12.
CSC (short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) has the same meaning as in the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.
deal with, in relation to a GMO, means the following:
(a) conduct experiments with the GMO;
(b) make, develop, produce or manufacture the GMO;
(c) breed the GMO;
(d) propagate the GMO;
(e) use the GMO in the course of manufacture of a thing that is not the GMO;
(f) grow, raise or culture the GMO;
(g) import the GMO;
(h) transport the GMO;
(i) dispose of the GMO;
and includes the possession, supply or use of the GMO for the purposes of, or in the course of, a dealing mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (i).
eligible person, in relation to a reviewable decision, has the meaning given by section 179.
emergency dealing determination means a determination in force under section 72B.