APPLICATION FOR LICENCE FOR INTENTIONAL RELEASE OF GMOs INTO THE ENVIRONMENT: Application No. DIR 085/2008 SUMMARY INFORMATION Limited and controlled release of cotton genetically modified for altered Project Title: fatty acid composition of the cottonseed oil CSIRO Applicant: Cotton Common name of the parent organism: L. Scientific name of the Gossypium hirsutum parent organism: Altered fatty acid composition of the cottonseed oil Modified trait(s): Identity of the gene(s) Partial sequences of three genes all derived from G. hirsutum: responsible for the (palmitoyl-ACP ghFatB-1 thioesterase) modified trait(s): (microsomal ghFAD2-1 12-desaturase) (cyclopropane ghCPA-FAS-2 fatty acid synthase) (neomycin gene from the nptII phosphotransferase type II) bacterium (antibiotic resistance selectable marker) Escherichia coli One site in the local government area of Narrabri, NSW Proposed Location(s): Up to 2 ha Proposed Release Size: October 2008 June 2009 Proposed Release Dates: – Introduction The (the Act) in conjunction with the Gene Technology Act 2000 Gene Technology Regulations an inter-governmental agreement and corresponding legislation that is being enacted in each 2001, State and consistent regulatory system for gene Territory, comprise Australia’s nationally technology. Its objective is to protect the health and safety of people, and the environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and managing those risks by regulating certain dealings with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Act establishes a statutory officer, the Gene Technology Regulator (the Regulator), to administer the legislation and make decisions under the legislation. The Regulator is supported by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR), an Australian Government regulatory agency located within the Health and Ageing portfolio. The legislation sets out the requirements for considering applications for licences for dealings with GMOs and the matters that the Regulator must take into account before deciding whether, or not, to issue a licence. The outlines the assessment process that Risk Analysis Framework Regulator’s will be followed. The application and the proposed dealings The Regulator has received a licence application from CSIRO for a licence for dealings involving the intentional release of genetically modified (GM) cotton (G. into the Australian hirsutm) environment on a limited scale under controlled conditions.
APPLICATION FOR LICENCE FOR INTENTIONAL RELEASE OF GMOs INTO THE ENVIRONMENT: Application No. DIR 085/2008 SUMMARY INFORMATION Project Title: Limited and controlled release of cotton genetically modified for altered fatty acid composition of the cottonseed oil Applicant: CSIRO Common name of the parent organism: Cotton Scientific name of the parent organism: Gossypium hirsutum L. Modified trait(s): Altered fatty acid composition of the cottonseed oil Identity of the gene(s) responsible for the modified trait(s): Partial sequences of three genes all derived from G. hirsutum: ghFatB-1 (palmitoyl-ACP thioesterase) ghFAD2-1 (microsomal 12-desaturase) ghCPA-FAS-2 (cyclopropane fatty acid synthase) nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase type II) gene from the bacterium Escherichia coli (antibiotic resistance selectable marker) Proposed Location(s): One site in the local government area of Narrabri, NSW Proposed Release Size: Up to 2 ha Proposed Release Dates: October 2008 – June 2009 Introduction The Gene Technology Act 2000 (the Act) in conjunction with the Gene Technology Regulations 2001, an inter-governmental agreement and corresponding legislation that is being enacted in each State and Territory, comprise Australia’s nationally consistent regulatory system for gene technology. Its objective is to protect the health and safety of people, and the environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and managing those risks by regulating certain dealings with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Act establishes a statutory officer, the Gene Technology Regulator (the Regulator), to administer the legislation and make decisions under the legislation. The Regulator is supported by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR), an Australian Government regulatory agency located within the Health and Ageing portfolio. The legislation sets out the requirements for considering applications for licences for dealings with GMOs and the matters that the Regulator must take into account before deciding whether, or not, to issue a licence. The Regulator’s Risk Analysis Framework outlines the assessment process that will be followed. The application and the proposed dealings The Regulator has received a licence application from CSIRO for a licence for dealings involving the intentional release of genetically modified (GM) cotton (G. hirsutm) into the Australian environment on a limited scale under controlled conditions.