Gene Technology (Western Australia) Bill 2025 and Gene Technology (Western Australia) Amendment Bill 2025
Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review Committee· 24 February 2026general_report
The WA parliamentary committee reviewed the Gene Technology Bills 2025, aiming to align WA with the National Gene Technology Scheme. The committee identified clauses impacting parliamentary sovereignty, particularly those allowing Commonwealth laws to apply in WA without full WA parliamentary scrutiny. They made recommendations to enhance transparency and oversight.
Impact
The Bills affect WA government departments (Health, Primary Industries, Environment), universities, and private entities dealing with genetically modified organisms. The recommendations aim to ensure parliamentary oversight and transparency in gene technology regulation.
agriculturehealthenvironmentpublic_sectorgene technologyGMOparliamentary sovereigntyuniform legislationnational schemeCommonwealth Actdisallowance mechanismIGAregulationtransparencyoversight
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