Risk assessment and management of genetically modified organisms under Australia's Gene Technology Act

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cg.coverage.countryAustraliaen_US
cg.coverage.regionOceaniaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAustralia and New Zealanden_US
cg.creator.identifierJosé B. Falck-Zepeda: 0000-0002-8604-7154en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Agriculture Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI)en_US
cg.number157en_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorLinacre, Nicholas A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFalck-Zepeda, José B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKomen, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.authorMacLaren, Donalden_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T09:50:41Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-11-21T09:50:41Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/160398en_US
dc.titleRisk assessment and management of genetically modified organisms under Australia's Gene Technology Acten_US
dcterms.abstractCompared to both Canada and the United States, Australia has been slow to approve commercial planting of transgenic crops. Two probable reasons exist for the slow approval rate of transgenic crops in Australia. The first reason is community perceptions about the risks associated with transgenic technologies. The second is the regulatory framework currently employed to approve commercial releases. This paper examines some of the potential regulatory issues that may be affecting the review process and approval of transgenic technologies. First we provide a brief introduction to the regulatory structure in Australia, second we consider the impact of regional, national and state jurisdictions, third we argue that the regulator needs to consider the use of benefits analysis in decision making, fourth we argue for the use of probabilistic risk assessments in certain circumstances, and fifth we look at potential problems inherent in majority voting in a committee and recommend alternatives.--Authors' Abstracten_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLinacre, Nicholas A.; Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; Komen, John; MacLaren, Donald. Risk assessment and management of genetically modified organisms under Australia's Gene Technology Act. EPTD Discussion Paper. 157. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160398en_US
dcterms.isPartOfEPTD Discussion Paperen_US
dcterms.issued2006en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/36588en_US
dcterms.subjectrisk assessmenten_US
dcterms.subjectbiotechnologyen_US
dcterms.subjectenvironmental impacten_US
dcterms.subjectgenetically modified organismsen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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