Woden, ACT, Australia
March 10, 2006
Application for Licence for
Limited and Controlled Release of GMOs Into the Environment:
Application No. DIR 061/2005
Intentional release of genetically modified wheat
Invitation to comment on a
Consultation Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan for a
Limited and Controlled Release of GM salt tolerant wheat - DIR
061/2005
Australia’s gene technology regulatory system is designed to
protect the health & safety of people & the environment by
identifying risks posed by, or as a result of, gene technology &
managing those risks.
The Gene
Technology Regulator is currently assessing licence application
DIR 061/2005 from Grain Biotech Australia Pty Ltd to
intentionally release genetically modified (GM) wheat into the
environment:
The
application proposes the limited and controlled release of up to
20 wheat lines that have each been genetically modified for salt
tolerance. The proposed release would take place at one site, on
a total area of 0.45 hectares in Corrigin Shire, Western
Australia, from April to December 2006. The purpose of the
trial is to conduct early stage research to evaluate the salt
tolerance and agronomic performance of the wheat lines under
saline field conditions.
The Regulator
has prepared a risk assessment & risk management plan (RARMP)
for the proposed release, and suggests a range of conditions
(including containment measures) that would be imposed if a
licence was issued.
The Regulator welcomes written submissions in order to finalise
the RARMP, which will then form the basis of her decision on
whether or not to issue the licence. The consultation RARMP &
related documents can be obtained from the website
www.ogtr.gov.au under
‘What’s New’ or by contacting her Office. Please quote the
application DIR 061/2005 in any correspondence.
Submissions should be received by close of business on 21
April 2006.
Office of the Gene Technology
Regulator
PO Box 100
WODEN, ACT 2606
(http://www.ogtr.gov.au)
Telephone: 1800 181 030
Facsimile: 02 6271 4202
E-mail:
ogtr@health.gov.au
Original document in PDF format:
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/pdf/ir/dir061notifcon.pdf
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