Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00451:section:24
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Provision Reference: s 24
Character Range: 34527–35416

24  Ministerial Council may issue codes of practice
 (1) The Ministerial Council may, by legislative instrument, issue codes of practice in relation to gene technology.
Note: Subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 confers power to revoke or amend an instrument issued under an Act.
 (2) The Ministerial Council must not issue a code of practice unless the code of practice was developed by the Regulator in consultation with the following:
 (a) the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee;
 (b) the Ethics and Community Committee;
 (d) such Commonwealth and State agencies and such regulatory agencies as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate;
 (e) such industry groups as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate;
 (f) such environmental, consumer and other groups as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate.

Part 3—The Gene Technology Regulator