Gene Technology Act 2000
24Ministerial Council may issue codes of practice
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24 Ministerial Council may issue codes of practice
(1) The Ministerial Council may, by legislative instrument, issue codes of practice in relation to gene technology.
Note: Subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 confers power to revoke or amend an instrument issued under an Act.
(2) The Ministerial Council must not issue a code of practice unless the code of practice was developed by the Regulator in consultation with the following: (a) the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee; (b) the Ethics and Community Committee; (d) such Commonwealth and State agencies and such regulatory agencies as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate; (e) such industry groups as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate; (f) such environmental, consumer and other groups as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate.