Explanatory Information - Certification of Physical Containment Facilities

Contents:

PART 1 – INTRODUCTION

• Governing legislation
• Purpose of certification
• Certification and dealings with GMOs
• Contents of the certification guidelines
• Limits to coverage of the certification guidelines
• Relationship between the certification guidelines and AS/NZS 2243.3
• Compliance with other regulatory agencies
• Compliance with other legislation

PART 2 – HOW TO GET A FACILITY CERTIFIED

• Applying for certification
• Choosing the physical containment level and facility type
• Confidential commercial information
• Requirements to be met before the application for certification can be approved
• Floor plans
• What to do if the requirements cannot be met or do not apply to the facility
• Certification conditions
• Assessment of applications for certification of facilities
• Notification of decision

PART 3 – HOW TO MAINTAIN A CERTIFICATION

• Compliance with conditions of certification

• Behavioural requirements

• Variation of certification conditions requested by the certification holder

• Variation of certification conditions initiated by the Regulator

• Suspension or cancellation of certification

• Applications to modify certifications

• Review of the Regulator’s decision

PART 4 – OTHER INFORMATION