Woden ACT, Australia
October 21, 2004
DIR 049/2004
GM cotton Field Trial – Evaluation under field conditions of
the cotton rubisco small subunit promoter driving a reporter
gene
DECISION ON ISSUING A LICENCE FOR
APPLICATION DIR 049/2004
The Gene Technology Regulator (the
Regulator) has made a decision to issue a licence in respect of
application DIR 049/2004 from CSIRO. The application requested
approval to undertake a limited and controlled release of 60
genetically modified (GM) cotton lines on one site of 0.1
hectares in New South Wales in each of two summer cotton growing
seasons (2004-2006).
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, 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.
Relevant documents in PDF format:
Notification of decision to issue a licence on cotton
application DIR 049/2004 - posted 21 October 2004
DIR 049/2004 - cotton licence application risk assessment
and risk management plan
DIR 049/2004 - cotton licence application executive summary
of risk assessment and risk management plan
DIR 049/2004 - Licence conditions
DIR 049/2004 - cotton licence application summary
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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