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Register of Biosafety
Legislation,
Standards and Codes
of Practice
Version
2.0
TRIM Document Number
D11/55000
Short description
A Register listing legislation, standards, codes of
practice and other resources relevant to the policies,
procedures and guidelines associated with
biosafety.
Relevant to
All employees
Approved by
Responsible officer
Manager, University Laboratories
Responsible office
Executive Dean Faculty of Science
Date introduced
8/04/2009
Date(s) modified
5 December 2013
Next scheduled review date
December 2014
Related University documents
Biosafety Manual, Chemical Register, CSU Risk
Register, Compliance Management Procedure,
Legislative Guide
Related legislation
Key words
Biosafety Legislation Register
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Act, Regulation
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Legislation, Standards and
Codes of Practice
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Commonwealth Legislation
Biological Control Act 1984
Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976
Crimes ( Biological Weapons) Regulation
Weapons Of Mass Destruction (Prevention Of Proliferation) Act 1995
Gene Technology Act 2000
Gene Technology Regulation 2001
Quarantine Act 1908
Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002
National Health Security Act 2007
National Health Security Regulations 2008
Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002
NSW Legislation
Anatomy Act 1977
Animal Research Act 1985
Animal Research Regulation 2010
Animal Diseases (Emergency Outbreaks) Act 1991
Animal Diseases (Emergency Outbreaks) Regulation 2012
Biological Control Act 1985
Gene Technology (New South Wales) Act 2003
Human Tissue Act 1983
Human Tissue Regulation 2010
Human Cloning for Reproduction and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2003
Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011
Plant Diseases Act 1924
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005
Public Health Act 2010
Public Health Regulation 2012
Australian Standards this links to the Standards on line page through the CSU Library then
type in standard number at SAI prompt (accessible to all staff)
AS/NZS 2243.3:2010 Safety in the Laboratory Part 3 Microbial Safety and containment
AS 2252.1:2002 Biological Safety cabinets (class I) for personnel and environmental protection
AS 2252.2:2009 Biological Safety cabinets Laminar Flow biological safety cabinets (class II)
for personnel, environmental protection and product protection
AS 2252.4 Biological Safety Cabinets Classes I and II – Installation and Use
AS 2567:2002 Laminar Flow Cytotoxic drug safety cabinet
AS 2639:1994 Laminar Flow Cytotoxic drug safety cabinet - Installation and Use.
AS/NZS 2982:2010 Laboratory Design and construction – General requirements
AS/NZS 3666:2011 Air handling and Water systems of buildings – Set
AS/NZS 3816:1998 Management of clinical and related waste
AS/NZS 4187:2003 Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing reusable medical and surgical instruments
and equipment, and maintenance of associated environments in health care
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facilities
AS 4031:1992 Non-reusable containers for the collection of sharp medical items used in health
care area.
AS/NZS 4261:1994/Amdt 1997 Reusable containers for the collection of sharp items used in the
human and animal medical applications.
AS/NZS 4815:2006 Office-based health care facilities- Reprocessing of reusable medical and
surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of associated
environments in health care facilities
AS/NZS 4834:2007 Packaging for surface transport biological material that may cause disease in
human, animals and plants
National Standards Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes (accessed from the Safe Work
Australia website)
National Code of Practice for the Control of Work-related Exposure to Hepatitis and HIV (Bloodborne) Viruses [NOHSC:2010(2003)]
Other Codes of Practice, Guidance Notes and Publications
Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme
http://www.health.gov.au/ssba
Poisons Standard 2010 Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons No 1
NSW Poisons List
Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare
Infection Control Policy NSW Health
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator Guidelines and Forms
th
Australian Immunisation Handbook 10 Edition
Quarantine Approved Premises criteria and assessments
Australian Quarantine Import Data base
Guidance notes for the Transport of class 6.2 (Infectious Substances) Dangerous Goods
Australia Post Dangerous Goods Guide
Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes 8th edition
2013
An introductory training aid for laboratory scientists based on Australian/New Zealand Standard
AS/NZ 2647 "Biological Safety Cabinets - installation and use
Classifying waste DECC website http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/waste/wastetypes.htm
Table of amendments
Version
number
0.1
0.2
1.0
2.0
Date
8/04/2009
5/11/2009
1/7/11
5/12/13
Short description of amendment
Draft
Adj links
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