(1) The Ministerial Council may, by legislative instrument, issue policy principles in relation to the following:
(a) ethical issues relating to dealings with GMOs;
(aa) recognising areas, if any, designated under State law for the purpose of preserving the identity of one or both of the following:
(i) GM crops;
(ii) non - GM crops;
for marketing purposes;
(b) matters relating to dealings with GMOs prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
Note 1: Section 57 provides that the Regulator must not issue a licence if to do so would be inconsistent with a policy principle.
Note 2: Subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 confers power to revoke or amend an instrument issued under an Act.
(2) Before issuing a policy principle, the Ministerial Council must be satisfied that the policy principle was developed in accordance with section 22.
(3) Regulations for the purposes of paragraph ( 1)(b) may relate to matters other than the health and safety of people or the environment, but must not derogate from the health and safety of people or the environment.