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Title

GENE TECHNOLOGY BILL 2000

GENE TECHNOLOGY (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2000

GENE TECHNOLOGY (LICENCE CHARGES) BILL 2000

In Committee

Database

Senate Hansard

Date

07-12-2000

Source

Senate

Parl No.

39

Electorate

New South Wales

Interjector

CHAIRMAN, The

Page

21225

Party

ALP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

 

Questioner

 

Responder

 

Speaker

Forshaw, Sen Michael

Stage

In Committee

Type

 

Context

Bills

System Id

chamber/hansards/2000-12-07/0488


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Thursday, 7 December 2000
Page: 21225


Senator FORSHAW (2:11 AM) —by leave—I move opposition amendments Nos 15 and 20:

(15) Clause 178, page 116 (line 12), at the end of the clause, add:

; (e) review of the operation of the Act.

(20) Page 127 (after line 31), at the end of the Bill, add:

194 Review of operation of Act

(1) The Ministerial Council must cause an independent review of the operation of this Act, including the structure of the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, to be undertaken as soon as possible after the fourth anniversary of the commencement of this Act.

(2) A person who undertakes such a review must give the Ministerial Council a written report of the review.

(3) The Minister, on behalf of the Ministerial Council must cause a copy of the report of the review to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 12 months after the fourth anniversary of the commencement of this Act.

(4) In this section:

independent review means a review undertaken by persons who:

(a) in the opinion of a majority of the Ministerial Council possesses appropriate qualifications to undertake the review; and

(b) include one or more persons who are not employed by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority.

These amendments relate to the review of the act. Our proposal is that the review of the act be undertaken as soon as possible after the fourth anniversary of the commencement of the act. We indicated earlier in regard to other amendments and discussion that it will be appropriate and necessary to review the operation of the act.