Woden, ACD, Australia
July 30, 2004
DECISION ON ISSUING A LICENCE FOR APPLICATION
DIR 048/2003
The Gene Technology Regulator
of Australia (the Regulator)
has made a decision to issue a licence in respect of
application
DIR 048/2003
from Hexima Limited. The application requested approval to
undertake a limited and controlled release of four types of
genetically modified (GM) insecticidal cotton on a maximum of
two sites covering a total area of 0.5 hectares in south east
Queensland over three summer cotton growing seasons (October
2004 – May 2007).
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 councils, 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 a decision on whether to issue the licence.
The licence
has been issued with specific licence conditions that will
ensure effective implementation of the risk management plan. The
specific conditions include containment measures, restrictions
on the use of the GM cottonseed, research requirements and
post-harvest cleaning and monitoring of the trial sites.
The Executive
Summary and the complete finalised RARMP, together with the
licence conditions, can be obtained on-line from the Office of
the Gene Technology Regulator’s website or at the address below.
BACKGROUND
DIR 048/2003 - cotton licence
application risk assessment and risk management plan
PDF file 1,326 kb
DIR 048/2003 - cotton licence
application executive summary of risk assessment and risk
management plan
PDF file 64 kb
DIR 048/2003 - Licence
conditions
PDF file 64 kb
Related Document - The
biology and ecology of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) in
Australia
PDF file 273 kb
DIR 048/2003 - cotton licence
application summary
PDF file 38 kb
Office of
the Gene Technology Regulator
MDP 54, PO Box 100
WODEN ACT 2606
Telephone: 1800 181 030
Facsimile: 02 6271 4202
http://www.ogtr.gov.au
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