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Source: Australian Government - Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR)

Australia: Important changes to gene technology legislation take effect on 1 July 2007

Included are changes to:

• the classification of dealings with GMOs into Exempt dealings, Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (NLRDs) and licensable dealings
• the containment requirements of Exempt dealings and Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (NLRDs)
• the assessment process and timeframes for applications for Dealings Involving Intentional Release (DIR) into the Australian environment
• applications for variation of a licence to deal with a GMO (now with a statutory timeframe)
• emergency powers –emergency powers have been introduced to the Act, giving the Minister the ability to expedite the approval of a dealing with a GMO in an emergency
• inadvertently dealing –the Regulator has been provided with the power to issue a licence for disposal of a GMO to persons who find themselves inadvertently dealing with an unlicensed GMO

Link: http://www.ogtr.gov.au/regsreview/regsamend.html

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