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

cg.coverage.countryAustralia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2AU
cg.coverage.regionOceania
cg.coverage.regionAustralia and New Zealand
cg.creator.identifierJosé B. Falck-Zepeda: 0000-0002-8604-7154en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Agriculture Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI)en
cg.number157en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorLinacre, Nicholas A.en
dc.contributor.authorFalck-Zepeda, José B.en
dc.contributor.authorKomen, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorMacLaren, Donalden
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T09:50:41Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-21T09:50:41Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/160398
dc.titleRisk assessment and management of genetically modified organisms under Australia's Gene Technology Acten
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
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
dcterms.isPartOfEPTD Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2006en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/36588en
dcterms.subjectrisk assessmenten
dcterms.subjectbiotechnologyen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental impacten
dcterms.subjectgenetically modified organismsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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