Gene Technology Act 2003
39Simplified outline—pt 5
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39 Simplified outline—pt 5 (a) provides a licensing system under which a person can apply to the regulator for a licence authorising dealings with GMOs; and (b) sets out the processes the regulator must follow for applications involving the following kinds of dealings: (i) those that involve the intentional release of a GMO into the environment; (ii) those that do not involve the intentional release of a GMO into the environment; and (c) provides that a licence can cover dealings by people other than the licence holder and requires the licence holder to tell them of any conditions of the licence that apply to them.