Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00451:section:12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00451
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 12
Character Range: 24752–25759

12  Meaning of corresponding State law
 (1) For the purposes of this Act, corresponding State law means a State law that is declared by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, to correspond to this Act and the regulations, including such a law as amended from time to time.
 (2) The Minister may revoke a Gazette notice under subsection (1) in relation to a State law only if:
 (a) the Minister is requested by the State concerned to revoke the notice; or
 (b) the State law has been amended otherwise than as agreed by a majority of the members of the Ministerial Council (being a majority that includes the Commonwealth) under the Gene Technology Agreement; or
 (c) amendments of the State law have been agreed by a majority of the members of the Ministerial Council (being a majority that includes the Commonwealth) under the Gene Technology Agreement, and the State law has not been amended in accordance with that agreement within a reasonable period after the agreement.

Division 3—Operation of Act