Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

27 Types of approval

• In this Act, the term approval means any of the following:

  • (a) An approval to import or manufacture a hazardous substance for release:

  • (b) An approval to import for release or release from containment any new organism:

  • (ba) a conditional release approval to import for release or release from containment a new organism:

  • (bb) an approval to import for release or to release from containment a qualifying organism:

  • (c) An approval to import any new organism into containment, field test any new organism in containment, develop any new organism in containment:

  • (d) An approval to import any hazardous substance into containment or manufacture any hazardous substance in containment:

  • (e) An approval to import or manufacture any hazardous substance for release in an emergency, import any new organism for release in an emergency, or release any new organism from containment in an emergency:

  • (f) an approval to import an agricultural compound or medicine for release in a special emergency, release an agricultural compound or medicine from containment in a special emergency, or use an agricultural compound or a medicine in a special emergency.

  Paragraphs (ba) and (bb) were inserted, as from 30 October 2003, by section 14(1) Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 54).

  Paragraph (f) was inserted, as from 30 October 2003, by section 14(2) Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 54).