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Case study 5.1: The Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth) (p. 235)
Legal:
For an introduction to the Gene Technology Act, see Charles Lawson, ‘Risk assessment in the regulation of gene technology under the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth) and the Gene Technology Regulations 2001 (Cth)’ (2002) 19 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 195; Monique Hain etal, ‘Regulating Biosciences: the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth)’ (2002) 19 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 163.
Policy:
For more information on GMO regulation and the Gene Technology Act, see Sara Kiyork, ‘The Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth) and the Licensing of Australia’s First Genetically Modified Crop: a Case Study in Ignoring Risks to Biodiversity’ (2005) 22 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 174; Charles Lawson and Richard Hindmarsh, ‘Releasing Genetically Modified Canola into the Environment – Deconstructing a Decision of the Gene Technology Regulator Under the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth)’ (2006) 23 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 22; Charles Lawson and Richard Hindmarsh, ‘Regulating Genetically Modified Organisms: A Case Study Assessing Regulatory Quality and Performance’ (2007) 35 Australian Business Law Review 181; Claire Deakin, ‘Resolving the Regulatory Conflict: Lessons for Australia from the European Experience of Regulating the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms into the Environment’ (2008) 25 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 103.
For an introduction to the science of GMOs, see Nancy Millis, ‘Genetically Modified Organisms’ (paper prepared for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee, Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra, 2006) available at http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/emerging/gmo/index.html. For more information, see the website of the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (www.ogtr.gov.au).
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