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material non-viable.

      3.1.17             Decontamination may only occur by any other method if approved in writing by the Regulator.

Prohibited decontamination
      3.1.18             Decontamination of GMOs must not be performed using:
          * decontamination equipment that is defective;
          * any heat based decontamination equipment for which the results of each month's monitoring tests for the previous 12 months and the results of each year's calibration are not available to the Regulator;
          * chemical decontamination agents that are past their expiry date; or
          * any method that has not been validated as effective for the decontamination of the GMOs.

       3.2 Requirements for the Disposal of PC3 & PC4 GMOs

   * Part 3.2 applies to GMOs that require containment in a PC3 or PC4 facility certified by the Regulator.

      3.2.1                  Prior to disposal, the GMOs to which Part 3.2 applies must be decontaminated inside a relevant facility certified by the Regulator, unless otherwise permitted, in writing, by the Regulator.

      3.2.2                  Requirements for the decontamination of the GMOs to which Part 3.2 applies will be those applied by the licence or other authority issued by the Regulator that permits the conduct of the dealing and/or by the guidelines for certification of the relevant facility, issued by the Regulator.

Standards referenced in this document

List of the Australian/New Zealand standards referenced in this document

'AS/NZS' followed by a number or other identification is a reference to the Australian/New Zealand Standard so numbered or identified.

AS/NZS 2243.3:2010  Safety in laboratories
                    Part 3: Microbiological safety and containment