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This order may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms Control (GMO-free Area) Order 2005 .
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Tasmania regulation
This Order, effective 15 November 2005, mechanically declares the whole of Tasmania to be a GMO‑free area (s4) and is to be read as a regulation under the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (s3). It is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. The declaration changes the legal landscape for anyone who grows, imports, releases or researches genetically modified organisms in Tasmania by shifting compliance obligations and costs onto those actors and placing administration and any implementation choices with the Department.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Genetically Modified Organisms Control (GMO-free Area) Order 2005.
This order may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms Control (GMO-free Area) Order 2005 .
This order takes effect on 15 November 2005.
The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were regulations within the meaning of that Act.
The whole of Tasmania is declared to be a GMO-free area.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 14 November 2005
This order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This order may be cited as the Genetically Modified Organisms Control (GMO-free Area) Order 2005 .
This order takes effect on 15 November 2005.
The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were regulations within the meaning of that Act.
The whole of Tasmania is declared to be a GMO-free area.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 14 November 2005
This order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.