This document describes how the potential risks of RNAi technology (gene silencing) are considered when preparing Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plans (RARMPs).
This document describes how the potential risks of plant genetic modification (plant transformation) are considered when preparing Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plans (RARMPs).
Glowing or fluorescent fish such as GloFish® are genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and it is illegal to import them into Australia for personal or commercial use without an authorisation from the Regulator.
In 2014 the Gene Technology Regulator (the Regulator) approved a trial of an oral live genetically modified cholera vaccine. Up to 1000 people were given a dose of the vaccine in a drink.
This protocol outlines the broad framework used by the Monitoring and Compliance Section when undertaking risk assessments. It also informs any risk management plans.
This fact sheet provides information for the control of unwanted herbicide-tolerant GM canola for example along roadsides.
Several types of GM canola and GM cotton are grown commercially in Australia. GM safflower was approved for commercial production in Australia in 2018.
When gene technology is used to create a genetically modified (GM) plant, animal or other living thing (organism), the genetically modified organism (GMO), for example GM canola, is regulated by the Gene Technology Regulator to protect people and the environment.
The Risk Analysis Framework outlines the OGTR's approach to conducting risk assessment and preparing risk management plans and licence conditions. It also outlines how we communicate with stakeholders about risk analysis.
The probability of unapproved genetically modified organisms gaining entry to Australia is low. But it is possible that unapproved GM crops could be present as trace amounts in conventional imports, leading to the unintended presence of unapproved GMOs in Australia.