July–September 2015 4/39 (10%) 6/63 (10%) October–December 2015 5/44 (11%) 4/58 (7%) January–March 2016 6/40 (15%) 4/73 (5%) April–June 2016 13/32 (41%) 5/77 (6%) Figure 9: Number of sites and number inspected each year, 2011–16 DIR = dealing involving intentional release of a genetically modified organism into the environment of GM crops inspected DIR licences in force authorised the limited and controlled release of a range of GM crop and plant types: banana, barley, canola, cotton, Indian mustard, narrow-leafed lupin, perennial ryegrass, safflower, sugarcane, wheat and white clover. Although licences were in force, planting has not occurred in all cases. Canola was the most prevalent GM crop, trialled at 46 sites. The OGTR inspected 47 sites across seven crop types during 2015–16 (Table 10). Table 10: Number of licensed DIR trial sites at beginning and end of 2015–16, and number inspected in 2015–16, by crop type sites on 1 July sites on Crop type (parent organism) 2015 30 June 2016 sites inspected Banana 3 2 3 Canola 34 27 12 Canola, Indian mustard 2 0 0 Cotton 23 30 10 Perennial ryegrass 1 0 0 Safflower 2 9 4 Sugarcane 20 20 10 Wheat 2 3 2 Wheat, barley 13 16 6 White clover 2 2 0 Total 102 109 47
July–September 2015 4/39 (10%) 6/63 (10%) October–December 2015 5/44 (11%) 4/58 (7%) January–March 2016 6/40 (15%) 4/73 (5%) April–June 2016 13/32 (41%) 5/77 (6%) Figure 9: Number of sites and number inspected each year, 2011–16 DIR = dealing involving intentional release of a genetically modified organism into the environment of GM crops inspected DIR licences in force authorised the limited and controlled release of a range of GM crop and plant types: banana, barley, canola, cotton, Indian mustard, narrow-leafed lupin, perennial ryegrass, safflower, sugarcane, wheat and white clover. Although licences were in force, planting has not occurred in all cases. Canola was the most prevalent GM crop, trialled at 46 sites. The OGTR inspected 47 sites across seven crop types during 2015–16 (Table 10). Table 10: Number of licensed DIR trial sites at beginning and end of 2015–16, and number inspected in 2015–16, by crop type Crop type (parent organism) sites on 1 July 2015 sites on 30 June 2016 sites inspected Banana 3 2 3 Canola 34 27 12 Canola, Indian mustard 2 0 0 Cotton 23 30 10 Perennial ryegrass 1 0 0 Safflower 2 9 4 Sugarcane 20 20 10 Wheat 2 3 2 Wheat, barley 13 16 6 White clover 2 2 0 Total 102 109 47