New Zealand Legislation: Acts

20 Obligation to prepare and maintain register

• (1) The Authority shall keep a register of all applications made to the Authority.

  (2) The register shall specify—

  • (a) the name and address of the applicant:

  • (b) a sufficient description of the substance or organism to uniquely identify that substance or organism:

  • (c) the purpose of the application:

  • (ca) if applicable, the project concerned:

  • (d) whether the application was approved or declined:

  • (e) any controls attached to the approval by the Authority, including any associated permissions granted under section 95A and any associated licences granted under section 95B:

  • (f) all the controls on a hazardous substance, whether the controls are imposed under this Act or any other Act.

  (3) The register shall also record the details of any list of low-risk organisms issued by the Authority.

  (4) Any decision by the Authority to approve the importation for release or development of any organism as a low-risk organism (other than an organism which is listed as a low-risk organism), shall also be included in the register.

  (5) Every person shall have the right to inspect the register during the ordinary office hours of the Authority.

  Section 20(2)(ca): inserted, on 30 October 2003, by section 10 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 54).

  Section 20(2)(e): amended, on 24 March 2004, by section 13 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Transitional Provisions and Controls) Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 7).