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Hon Marian Hobbs
Minister for the Environment
14 November 2001
Government completes response to GM Royal Commission
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| MINISTER'S RELEASE OUTLINING RESPONSE |
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The government has completed its response to the 49 recommendations from the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification .. the decisions reinforce the government's acceptance of the broad outline ofCommission's strategy of preserving opportunities while proceeding with caution.
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This document summarises the decisions that the Government has made on the individual recommendations made in the report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification. These decisions are in addition to those relating to the two year constraint period on release and the mandatory controls on contained research that were announced on 30 October 2001. (see 'Summary of Key Government Decisions')
The responses to the individual recommendations are grouped in topic order:
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| SUMMARY OF GOVT'S DECISIONS ON INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS |
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1. Research & controls in containment »»
Recommendations:
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6.1 to 6.5, 6.7, 6.11 (simplifying approval processes)
6.6, 6.9 (gaps in HSNO coverage)
6.10, 7.5, 7.6 (ethical & cultural issues)
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2. Constraint on release and investigation into co-existence »»
Recommendations:
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6.8, 13.1, 13.2 (constraint on release)
7.1 to 7.3, 7.7, 13.3, 13.4 (investigation of techniques for co-existence)
6.12 to 6.14, 7.4 (research)
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3. Food and medical »»
Recommendations:
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8.1 to 8.4 (food and consumer information)
9.3 (food/medicine interface issues)
9.4 to 9.6 (medicines approvals)
9.1, 9.2 (medical ethics)
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4. Intellectual property »»
Recommendations:
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10.1 to 10.7
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5. Overarching and structural elements »»
Recommendations:
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11.1, 12.1, 12.2, 14.1 to 14.4
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| ACRONYMS USED ON THE SITE |
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See Initial Government response section here
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