Gene Technology Act 2003
192AInterference with dealings with GMOs
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192A Interference with dealings with GMOs (a) the person engages in conduct; and (b) the conduct— (i) results in damage to, destruction of, or interference with, premises or a facility where dealings with GMOs are being undertaken; or (ii) involves damaging, destroying, or interfering with, a thing at, or removing a thing from, the premises or facility; and (c) the owner or occupier of the premises or facility, or the owner of the thing (as the case requires), has not consented to the conduct; and (d) in engaging in the conduct, the person intends to prevent or hinder authorised GMO dealings that are being undertaken at the premises or facility; and
Other provisions Division 12.6 (e) the person knows, or is reckless about, the matters mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c). (2) In this section— authorised GMO dealings, for premises or a facility, means dealings with GMOs being undertaken at the premises or facility— (a) that are authorised to be undertaken at the premises or facility by a GMO licence; or (aa) that are specified in an emergency dealing determination and are not prohibited from being undertaken at the premises or facility by a condition of the determination; or (b) that are notifiable low risk dealings; or (c) that are exempt dealings; or (d) that are dealings included on the GMO register. Note This section differs from the Commonwealth Act, s 192A.