This Act, consisting of 37 sections divided into eight Parts and completed by one Schedule, empowers the Minister to declare the whole or any part of Tasmania to be an area that is free of genetaically modified organisms (GMO) if he or she considers that to do so would aid in preserving the identity of non-genetically modified crops and animals for marketing purposes. A person must not knowingly deal with a GMO in a GMO-free area unless authorized to so deal with the GMO by both a permit and a GMO licence. The Act sets out procedures and requirements for obtaining a permit to deal with a GMO in a GMO-free area. The Act further provides for: the destruction of GMOs or things conatining GMOs; importation and quarantine of GMOs; powers of auhtorized officers; offences; etc.
Австралия · 2004-11-16