Application for Licence for Limited and Controlled Release of GMOs Into the Environment: Application No. DIR 065/2006 Limited and controlled release of GM insect resistant (VIP3A and/or modified Cry1Ab) cotton

Notification of decision to issue a licence on application - DIR 065/2006 - Limited and Controlled Release of Genetically Modified (GM) Insect Resistant Cotton
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/ir/dir065.htm

The Gene Technology Regulator (the Regulator) has made a decision to issue a licence in respect of application DIR 065/2006 from Deltapine Australia Pty Ltd. The applicant has received approval for the limited and controlled release of up to 11 GM cotton lines that provide specific resistance to the major caterpillar pests of cotton. The release may take place over a maximum total area of 1.5 hectares on one site in the shire of Narrabri (NSW) during the summer growing season of 2006/07.

The decision to issue the licence was made after extensive consultation on the Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) with the public, State and Territory governments, Australian Government agencies, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee and the relevant local council, as required by the Gene Technology Act 2000.

Issues relating to the health and safety of people and the protection of the environment raised during the consultation process on this application were considered in finalising the RARMP and in making the decision to issue the licence.

The Executive Summary, Technical Summary, the complete finalised RARMP, together with the licence conditions and a set of Questions and Answers on this decision can be obtained on-line from the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator’s website or requested via the contacts detailed below.

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
MDP 54 PO Box 100
WODEN ACT 2606
Australia
Telephone: 1800 181 030
Facsimile: 02 6271 4202
http://www.ogtr.gov.au

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS

DIR 065/2006 - Cotton RARMP Executive Summary

DIR 065/2006 - Cotton RARMP Technical Summary

DIR 065/2006 - Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) for Limited and Controlled Release of Genetically Modified (GM) Insect Resistant Cotton

DIR 065/2006 - Cotton licence application summary

DIR 065/2006 - GM Cotton Licence Conditions

Questions & Answers on Licence Application DIR 065/2006: Limited and Controlled Release of Genetically Modified cotton

Risk Analysis Framework for Licence Applications to the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (2nd Edition) 2005

Related document - The Biology and Ecology of Cotton