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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Bill 2000
No. , 2000
(Health and Aged Care)
A Bill for an Act to impose charges on licences issued under the Gene Technology Act 2000 , and for related purposes
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2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Definition............................................................................................ 2
4............ GMO licence—annual charge............................................................. 2
5............ Regulations......................................................................................... 2
A Bill for an Act to impose charges on licences issued under the Gene Technology Act 2000, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Act 2000 .
2 Commencement
This Act commences immediately after the commencement of section 55 of the Gene Technology Act 2000 .
3 Definition
In this Act:
GMO licence means a GMO licence issued under the Gene Technology Act 2000 .
4 GMO licence—annual charge
(1) A person who is the holder of a GMO licence at any time during a financial year is liable to pay a charge for the licence in respect of that year.
(2) The amount of the charge for a financial year is such amount as is prescribed by the regulations.
5 Regulations
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.