DIR
080/2007 - Invitation to Comment on a Consultation Risk
Assessment and Risk Management Plan for the Limited and
Controlled Release of Wheat Genetically Modified for Drought
Tolerance - Comments close on 30 May 2008
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/pdf/ir/dir080notifcon.pdf
INVITATION TO COMMENT
CONSULTATION RARMP FOR LICENCE APPLICATION DIR 080/2007
FROM THE VICTORIAN DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Limited and Controlled Release of Genetically Modified (GM)
Wheat
Australia’s gene technology regulatory system is designed to
protect the health and safety of people and the environment
by identifying risks posed by, or as a result of, gene
technology and managing those risks.
The Gene Technology Regulator is currently assessing Licence
Application DIR 080/2007 from the Victorian Department of
Primary Industries for a limited and controlled release to
undertake proof of concept research with up to 50 wheat
lines genetically modified for enhanced drought tolerance.
The purpose of the trial is to conduct experiments to
evaluate the agronomic performance of the GM wheat lines
under rain-fed, drought prone conditions. Some seed and
tissue samples will be saved for possible future trials of
promising lines, subject to further approval(s). The release
is proposed to take place at two sites in the local
government areas of Horsham and Mildura, Victoria, on a
total area of up to 0.225 hectares between 2008 and 2010.
The Regulator has prepared a consultation Risk Assessment
and Risk Management Plan (RARMP), which concludes that the
release would not pose a significant risk to human health
and safety or to the environment. A range of licence
conditions are proposed, including measures to restrict the
release to the size, locations and duration requested by the
Victorian Department of Primary Industries.
The Regulator welcomes written submissions in order to
finalise the RARMP, which will then form the basis of her
decision on whether to issue the licence. The consultation
RARMP and related documents can be obtained from the website
<http://www.ogtr.gov.au> under ‘What’s New’ or by contacting
the Office. Please quote application DIR 080/2007 in any
correspondence.
Submissions should be received by close of business on 30
May 2008.
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
MDP 54
GPO BOX 9848
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone: 1800 181 030
Facsimile: 02 6271 4202
E-mail:
ogtr@health.gov.au
DIR
080/2007 - Questions & Answers
DIR 080/2007 - GM Wheat Consultation RARMP Executive Summary
DIR 080/2007 - GM Wheat Consultation RARMP Technical Summary
DIR 080/2007 – Full Assessment and Risk Management Plan
(RARMP) for Limited and Controlled Release of Wheat
Genetically Modified for Draught Tolerance
DIR
080/2007 - Licence Application Summary
