38Variation of utilisation certificate

38  Variation of utilisation certificate

When Minister must vary certificate

 (1) If information relating to a utilisation activity is notified to the Minister under section 37, the Minister must vary the utilisation notification certificate for the activity to reflect the information.

 (2) If the Minister is satisfied that a utilisation notification certificate contains a minor or technical error, the Minister must vary the certificate to correct the error.

When Minister may vary certificate

 (3) The Minister may vary a utilisation notification certificate with the agreement of the holder.

Notice of variation

 (4) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after varying a utilisation notification certificate:

 (a) give a copy of the certificate, as varied, to the holder; and

 (b) update the Register accordingly.

Subdivision B—Depositing utilised material or information

39  Requirement to deposit utilised material or information etc.

 (1) A notifying entity for a utilisation activity must deposit the utilised material or information into a regulated repository or regulated database:

 (a) within the deposit period; and

 (b) in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the rules.

 (2) The utilised material or information is:

 (a) the BBNJ identifier (if known) for each collection activity during which the utilised marine genetic resources were collected; and

 (b) the marine genetic resources or digital sequence information utilised during the utilisation activity.

 (3) The notifying entity is taken to have deposited the utilised material or information into the repository or database when the utilised material or information can be accessed from the repository or database by another person.

Period for depositing utilised material or information

 (4) The deposit period is:

 (a) the period of 3 years after the day the utilisation activity starts to be carried out; or

 (b) if the Minister agrees in writing to a longer period for the entity—that longer period.

 (5) Before agreeing to a longer period for the purposes of paragraph (4)(b), the Minister must be satisfied that doing so is consistent with Australia’s obligations under the BBNJ Agreement.

Rules

 (6) Before making rules for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the Minister must be satisfied that the rules are consistent with Australia’s obligations under the BBNJ Agreement.

40  Exemption from requirement to deposit utilised material or information