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14  Interim regulatory recommendations and guidelines

CEO may make interim regulatory recommendations and issue interim guidelines without Council in urgent circumstances

 (1) If a matter:
 (a) would ordinarily be the subject of a regulatory recommendation made, or guidelines issued, as provided to the CEO under subsection 9(1); and
 (b) must, in the opinion of the CEO, for any reason, be dealt with urgently;
the CEO may, despite subsection 9(1), make a regulatory recommendation, or issue guidelines, without receiving them from the Council.

 (2) Within 30 days after the CEO makes an interim regulatory recommendation or issues interim guidelines in accordance with subsection (1), the CEO must publish a notice, in the manner and form specified in the regulations:
 (a) setting out his or her reasons for making the recommendation or issuing the guidelines; and
 (b) setting out:
 (i) a summary of the recommendation; or
 (ii) the guidelines; and
 (c) inviting persons or bodies to make submissions to:
 (i) in the case of human research guidelines—the Australian Health Ethics Committee; or
 (ii) otherwise—the Council;
  relating to the recommendation or guidelines in accordance with the procedures, and within the period, specified in the notice.

Council may provide recommendations and guidelines to CEO without consultation in urgent circumstances

 (3) If a matter:
 (a) would ordinarily be the subject of a regulatory recommendation, or guidelines (other than human research guidelines), provided to the CEO under subsection 9(1); and
 (b) must, in the opinion of the Council, for any reason, be dealt with urgently;
the Council may provide a regulatory recommendation or guidelines to the CEO without first undertaking one or more of the steps set out in section 12 or 13.

 (4) Within 30 days after the CEO makes an interim regulatory recommendation, or issues interim guidelines, provided to him or her in accordance with subsection (3), the Council must publish a notice, in the manner and form specified in the regulations:
 (a) setting out its reasons for providing the recommendation or guidelines to the CEO; and
 (b) setting out:
 (i) a summary of the recommendation; or
 (ii) the guidelines; and
 (c) inviting persons or bodies to make submissions to the Council relating to the recommendation or guidelines in accordance with the procedures, and within the period, specified in the notice.

Australian Health Ethics Committee may provide human research guidelines to Council without consultation in urgent circumstances

 (5) If a matter:
 (a) would ordinarily be the subject of human research guidelines provided to the Council under subsection 10(2); and
 (b) must, in the opinion of the Australian Health Ethics Committee, for any reason, be dealt with urgently;
the Committee may provide guidelines to the Council without first undertaking one or more of the steps