Australia
23 June 2010
DIR 100 - Notification of decision to issue a licence - Limited and controlled release of wheat genetically modified for enhanced carbon assimilation in drought and heat prone environments
DIR 100 - Notification of decision to issue a licence on application - posted 23 June 2010 (PDF 42 KB)
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
ISSUE OF LICENCE DIR 100 TO CSIRO FOR A LIMITED AND CONTROLLED RELEASE OF GM WHEAT
The Gene Technology Regulator has made a decision to issue a licence in respect of application DIR 100 from CSIRO. The applicant has received approval for the limited and controlled release of up to 150 lines of wheat that have been genetically modified for enhanced carbon assimilation in drought and heat prone environments.
The release is to take place at the local government area of Redland (Queensland), on a maximum area of 0.1 ha per growing season, between June 2010 and December 2013. None of the GM wheat will be permitted to be used as human food or animal feed or in the production of therapeutic goods.
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, the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee and relevant local councils, as required by the Gene Technology Act 2000 and corresponding State and Territory laws.
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 the decision to issue the licence.
The Executive Summary, Technical Summary and complete finalised RARMP, together with a set of Questions and Answers on this decision and a copy of the licence, can be obtained on-line from the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator’s website or requested via the contacts detailed below.
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator MDP 54 GPO Box 9848 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Telephone: 1800 181 030, Facsimile: 02 6271 4202 http://www.ogtr.gov.au
DIR 100 - Questions & Answers (PDF 12 KB)
DIR 100 - Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) Executive Summary (PDF 57 KB)
DIR 100 - Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) Technical Summary (PDF 71 KB)
DIR 100 - Full Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) for limited and controlled release of wheat genetically modified for enhanced carbon assimilation in drought and heat prone environments (PDF 395 KB)
DIR 100 - Licence Application Summary (PDF 65 KB)
DIR 100 - GM Wheat Licence Conditions (PDF 127 KB)
Reference material
Risk Analysis Framework for Licence Applications to the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator 2009
The Biology of Triticum aestivum L. em Thell (Wheat) (2008 version)
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