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Notification of a Low Risk Dealing - Australian Government

Description

This notification is required by organisations that intend to deal with specific types of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (NLRDs) have been assessed as having minimal risk to the health and safety of people and the environment and as such, these risks can be managed by a physical containment level 1 or 2 facility.

These dealings must not involve the intentional release of GMOs into the environment.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Notifiable low risk dealings must not be undertaken unless the proposed dealing has been assessed by an Institutional Biosafety Committee to be a dealing of a kind that is mentioned in the Regulations.

Within 14 days of the completion of the assessment, the Committee must notify the Regulator and the Regulator must meet any ongoing specified information and reporting requirements.

Dealings must not be undertaken unless the person, and the project supervisor for the proposed dealing, has received written notice from the Committee.

Duration

Specified by the Agency.

Fees

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Task Type Business Structure Description
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Act(s) name

Gene Technology Act 2000 Australian Government

Regulation(s) name

Gene Technology Regulations 2001 Australian Government

Administering agency

Department of Health and Aged Care

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator

Evaluation Branch

Contact details

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