Australia
December 21, 2011
Posted 21 December 2011 (PDF 109 KB)
Comments close on 10 February 2012
INVITATION TO COMMENT
Consultation RARMP for licence application DIR 112 from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation:
Limited and Controlled Release of Genetically Modified (GM) Wheat and Barley
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 112 from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) for a limited and controlled release of up to 118 lines of wheat that have been genetically modified for altered grain composition or enhanced nutrient utilisation efficiency, and 40 lines of barley that have been genetically modified for enhanced nutrient utilisation efficiency.
The primary purpose of the three year field trial is to assess the agronomic performance and grain properties of the GM wheat and barley lines grown under field conditions. The trial is proposed to take place at one site in the Shire of Merredin, Western Australia, on a maximum area of 1.0 ha per year, between May 2012 and June 2015. The GM wheat and barley would not be permitted in human food or animal feed.
A consultation Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) has been prepared, which concludes that the proposed release would pose negligible 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, location and duration requested by CSIRO.
The Regulator welcomes written submissions in order to finalise the RARMP, which will then form the basis of a decision on whether or not 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 112 in any correspondence.
Submissions should be received by close of business on 10 February 2012.
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 112 - Questions and Answers (PDF 85 KB)
DIR 112 - Consultation Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) Executive Summary (PDF 199 KB)
DIR 112 - Consultation Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) Technical Summary (PDF 1181 KB)
DIR 112 - Full consultation Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) for the limited and controlled release of wheat and barley genetically modified for altered grain composition and enhanced nutrient utilisation efficiency (PDF 710 KB)
DIR 112 - Licence Application Summary (PDF 193 KB)
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