WA Tax Obligations for Gene Technology Users

Gene Technology (Western Australia) Amendment Bill 2025

24 Feb 2026: The second house is finishing its own detailed examination of this bill, possibly in committee, before a final vote.

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

Share this bill

Email Facebook X Bluesky

Topics

biotechnology gene technology licence charges taxation

Links to official parliament websites

Official page: progress through parliament

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Taxpayers under the Gene Technology (Western Australia) Act 2025 must pay a tax; this applies where the Act or local regulations provide for one.
The Gene Technology Act 2000 (Commonwealth) now applies as a law of the State.
The Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Act 2000 (Commonwealth) now applies as a law of the State.
Commonwealth legislative instruments for gene technology now apply as laws of the State.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Jackie Jarvis ALP

“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. The Gene Technology (Western Australia) Amendment Bill 2025 makes amendments to the Gene Technology (Western Australia) Bill 2025 to insert references to the Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Act 2002. The Gene Technology (Western Australia) Bill 2025 will repeal and replace the current Gene Technology Act 2006, with an applied law.”

Official source →

David Michael ALP

“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. The Gene Technology (Western Australia) Amendment Bill 2025 makes amendments to the Gene Technology (Western Australia) Bill 2025 to insert references to the Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Act 2002. The Gene Technology (Western Australia) Bill 2025 will repeal and replace the current Gene Technology Act 2006, with an applied law.”

Official source →