(1) Policy principles are to be developed in consultation with the following:
(a) the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee;
(b) the Regulator;
(c) the Ethics and Community Committee;
(e) such Commonwealth and State agencies and such regulatory agencies as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate;
(f) such industry groups as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate;
(g) such environmental, consumer and other groups as the Ministerial Council considers appropriate.
(2) Consultation under subsection (1) must be in accordance with guidelines (if any) issued by the Ministerial Council for the purposes of this section.