Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00451:section:190
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00451
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 190
Character Range: 193640–195175

190  Transitional provision—dealings covered by Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee advice to proceed
 (1) The prohibitions in this Act apply to a dealing with a GMO by a person at a particular time during the transition period (the dealing time) with the modifications set out in subsection (2), if:
 (a) immediately before the commencement of Part 4 of this Act, an advice to proceed was in force in relation to the dealing with the GMO by the person; and
 (b) the advice to proceed is in force at the dealing time; and
 (c) the dealing is in accordance with the advice to proceed.
 (2) Unless the dealing is a notifiable low risk dealing, an exempt dealing or a dealing on the GMO Register:
 (a) the advice to proceed is taken for the purposes of this Act to be a GMO licence; and
 (b) the holder of the advice to proceed is taken to be the licence holder; and
 (c) the licence is taken to be subject to any conditions to which the advice to proceed is subject; and
 (d) the licence is taken to remain in force for the period ending at the earliest of the following times:
 (i) the time when the advice to proceed expires;
 (ii) the end of the transition period;
 (iii) when the licence is cancelled under section 68 or surrendered under section 69.
 (3) In this section:
advice to proceed means an advice to proceed issued by the Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee, in accordance with Guidelines issued by that Committee.
transition period means the period of 2 years beginning at the commencement of Part 4 of this Act.