Australia
June 30, 2008
DIR 080/2007 - Notification of
decision to issue a licence on application for the Limited and
Controlled Release of Wheat Genetically Modified for Drought
Tolerance
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/pdf/ir/dir080notifc.pdf
NOTIFICATION
OF DECISION
ISSUE OF LICENCE DIR 080/2007 TO THE VICTORIAN DEPARTMENT OF
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES FOR A LIMITED AND CONTROLLED RELEASE OF
GM WHEAT
The Acting Gene Technology Regulator has made a decision to
issue a licence in respect of application DIR 080/2007 from
the Victorian Department of Primary Industries. The
applicant has received approval for the limited and
controlled release of up to 50 wheat lines genetically
modified for drought tolerance. The release is expected to
take place at two sites in the local government areas of
Horsham and Mildura, Victoria, on a maximum total area of
0.4 hectares per year between June 2008 and March 2010. None
of the GM wheat will be permitted to be used as human food
or animal feed.
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, Heritage and the Arts, the Gene Technology
Technical Advisory Committee and the relevant local
councils, as required by the Gene Technology Act 2000 and
corresponding State and Territory laws.
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 and complete
finalised RARMP, together with a set of Questions and
Answers on this decision and a copy of the licence, 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 GPO Box 9848
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone: 1800 181 030
Facsimile: 02 6271 4202
http://www.ogtr.gov.au
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DIR
080/2007 - Questions & Answers
DIR 080/2007 - Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan
(RARMP Executive Summary)
DIR 080/2007 - Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan
(RARMP) Technical Summary
DIR 080/2007 – Full Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan
(RARMP) for Limited and Controlled Release of Wheat
Genetically Modified for Draught Tolerance
DIR
080/2007 - Licence Application Summary
DIR
080/2007 - GM Wheat Licence Conditions
Reference
material
Risk Analysis Framework for Licence Applications to the
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (2nd Edition) 2007
Related Document - The Biology and Ecology of Bread Wheat (Triticum
eastivum L. em Thell.) in Australia
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