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[[CP p.1](https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-11/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pdf#page=1)]\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Outcome 1: Effective communication about gene technology\nThe aim is to improve gene technology communication outcomes and to foster and support responsible communication about gene technology and the regulatory scheme. [[CP p.1](https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-11/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pdf#page=1)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Providing a reference point for OGTR and others who communicate about gene technology\n- Formulating guiding principles for effective communication\n- Developing case studies to assist with discussion\n\n## Values and principles\n\n_None_\n\n- Transparency\n- Integrity\n- Mutual engagement\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| GTECCC01 | Number of guiding principles developed | 6 | |\n| GTECCC02 | Number of case studies developed | 6 | |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| GTECCC01 | Number of guiding principles developed | 5 | Partially achieved | |\n| GTECCC02 | Number of case studies developed | 0 | Not achieved | |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:08:28.186076+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-003288\n**Entity type**: Statutory Body\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Health, Disability and Ageing\n**Website**: https://www.ogtr.gov.au/committee/gteccc\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| other-pdfs | 5 |\n| pages | 5 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- The National Framework 2012:\nContext\n4.1 Regulatory scheme and the role of the Gene\nTechnology Regulator\nAll dealings with GMOs require authorisation under the Gene Technology Act 2000 (the GT Act).\n(See Appendix 1.) The objective of the GT Act is “to protect the health and safety of people and\nthe environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by managing\nthose risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs”.\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- [pages 26,27,28,29]\ned to consider the acceptability or tolerability of particular environmental risk\n• the perspectives and needs of multiple decision makers and stakeholders\n• complications arising from multiple objectives.\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- The Committee:\n• added to the purpose of guiding principles, with the addition of “Improving gene\ntechnology communication outcomes and fostering or supporting responsible\ncommunication about gene technology”\n2 Where work is specifically attributed to multiple members, members are listed in alphabetical order.\n Source: `other-pdfs/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-11/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pdf)`\n- [pages 12,13,14]\nof “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- The National Framework 2012:\nContext\n4.1 Regulatory scheme and the role of the Gene\nTechnology Regulator\nAll dealings with GMOs require authorisation under the Gene Technology Act 2000 (the GT Act).\n(See Appendix 1.) The objective of the GT Act is “to protect the health and safety of people and\nthe environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by managing\nthose risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs”.\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- [pages 12,13,14]\nof “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 16,17,18]\nent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [Page 33]\nAcronyms and abbreviations\nAPVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\nAEC Animal Ethics Committee\nFSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand\nGMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee (1987-2001)\nGMOs Genetically Modified Organisms\nGTCCC Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee (2001-2007)\nGTECCC Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nGTEC Gene Technology Ethic Committee (2001-2007)\nGTTAC Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee\nGTMC Gene Technology Ministerial Council\nGTSC Gene Technology Standing Committee\nHREC Human Research Ethics Committee\nIBCs Institutional Biosafety Committees\nIDC Inter-departmental Committee\nLGFGT Legislative & Governance Forum on Gene Technology (formerly Gene\nTechnology Ministerial Council, GTMC)\nNational Framework National Framework of Ethical Principles in Gene Technology\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- 2.0 THE GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 AS AN AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL\nRISK ASSESSMENT REGIME: UNIQUE STATUTORY FEATURES AND IMPLIED\nVALUES\n2.1 Methodology\n2.1.1 A method for determining the underlying ethic of environmental laws\nThe general method for discovering the underlying environmental ethic of any piece of\nenvironmental legislation is statutory interpretation of the language of the statute and\nregulations.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- 2.1.2 A method for determining the environmental values underpinning the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000\nFollowing this general method, the method adopted in this paper to consider values\nunderpinning the Gene Technology Act 2000 is to analyse statutory language of the Act\nitself and also to examine values that emerge from the law in action, as implemented\nwithin discretionary frameworks in public administration (such as reflected in the Risk\nAnalysis Framework, [RAF]), April 2009).\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- [pages 12,13,14]\nof “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 16,17,18]\nent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [Page 33]\nAcronyms and abbreviations\nAPVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\nAEC Animal Ethics Committee\nFSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand\nGMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee (1987-2001)\nGMOs Genetically Modified Organisms\nGTCCC Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee (2001-2007)\nGTECCC Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nGTEC Gene Technology Ethic Committee (2001-2007)\nGTTAC Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee\nGTMC Gene Technology Ministerial Council\nGTSC Gene Technology Standing Committee\nHREC Human Research Ethics Committee\nIBCs Institutional Biosafety Committees\nIDC Inter-departmental Committee\nLGFGT Legislative & Governance Forum on Gene Technology (formerly Gene\nTechnology Ministerial Council, GTMC)\nNational Framework National Framework of Ethical Principles in Gene Technology\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- GTEC deemed this issue to\nbe a high priority as the Gene Technology Act (2000) looks at the protection of the environment\nbut, at that time, GTEC had not considered exactly what that statement meant (Minutes of 10th\nmeeting).\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- 2.0 THE GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 AS AN AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL\nRISK ASSESSMENT REGIME: UNIQUE STATUTORY FEATURES AND IMPLIED\nVALUES\n2.1 Methodology\n2.1.1 A method for determining the underlying ethic of environmental laws\nThe general method for discovering the underlying environmental ethic of any piece of\nenvironmental legislation is statutory interpretation of the language of the statute and\nregulations.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- 2.1.2 A method for determining the environmental values underpinning the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000\nFollowing this general method, the method adopted in this paper to consider values\nunderpinning the Gene Technology Act 2000 is to analyse statutory language of the Act\nitself and also to examine values that emerge from the law in action, as implemented\nwithin discretionary frameworks in public administration (such as reflected in the Risk\nAnalysis Framework, [RAF]), April 2009).\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- What is included and excluded from the\nRegulator’s consideration?\n the definition of “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- All requests\nogtr@health.gov.au\nEnquiries\n1800 181 030\nOGTR applications\nContact details for asking about, getting help with and submitting applications for licences, certification and accreditation.\nogtr.applications@health.gov.au\n1800 181 030\nMonitoring and Compliance Section\nContact the Monitoring and Compliance Section for guidance and advice about ongoing compliance requirements.\nogtr.m&c@health.gov.au\n1800 181 030\nLast updated:\n28 February 2022\n Source: `pages/about.html (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/about-ogtr/contact-and-subscribe)`\n- Download\nnational_framework_of_ethical_principles.docx as\nWord\n- 241 KB\nDownload\nnational_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf as\nPDF\n- 829 KB\nCommuniques\nCommunique of GTECCC 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At\n\n- [pages 16,17,18]\nent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- However, such an approach to\nthe Gene Technology Act 2000 would not be consistent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 12,13,14]\nof “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- What is included and excluded from the\nRegulator’s consideration?\n the definition of “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- The National Framework 2012:\nContext\n4.1 Regulatory scheme and the role of the Gene\nTechnology Regulator\nAll dealings with GMOs require authorisation under the Gene Technology Act 2000 (the GT Act).\n(See Appendix 1.) The objective of the GT Act is “to protect the health and safety of people and\nthe environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by managing\nthose risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs”.\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- [Page 33]\nAcronyms and abbreviations\nAPVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\nAEC Animal Ethics Committee\nFSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand\nGMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee (1987-2001)\nGMOs Genetically Modified Organisms\nGTCCC Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee (2001-2007)\nGTECCC Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nGTEC Gene Technology Ethic Committee (2001-2007)\nGTTAC Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee\nGTMC Gene Technology Ministerial Council\nGTSC Gene Technology Standing Committee\nHREC Human Research Ethics Committee\nIBCs Institutional Biosafety Committees\nIDC Inter-departmental Committee\nLGFGT Legislative & Governance Forum on Gene Technology (formerly Gene\nTechnology Ministerial Council, GTMC)\nNational Framework National Framework of Ethical Principles in Gene Technology\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- 2.0 THE GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 AS AN AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL\nRISK ASSESSMENT REGIME: UNIQUE STATUTORY FEATURES AND IMPLIED\nVALUES\n2.1 Methodology\n2.1.1 A method for determining the underlying ethic of environmental laws\nThe general method for discovering the underlying environmental ethic of any piece of\nenvironmental legislation is statutory interpretation of the language of the statute and\nregulations.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- 2.1.2 A method for determining the environmental values underpinning the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000\nFollowing this general method, the method adopted in this paper to consider values\nunderpinning the Gene Technology Act 2000 is to analyse statutory language of the Act\nitself and also to examine values that emerge from the law in action, as implemented\nwithin discretionary frameworks in public administration (such as reflected in the Risk\nAnalysis Framework, [RAF]), April 2009).\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- In section 3 (Object of Act) the Gene Technology Act 2000 refers to the risks\n“posed by or as a result of gene technology”.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- As noted in the RAF (April 2009; page 19):\n“In particular, the Regulator identifies risks posed by or as a result of gene\ntechnology by using comparative risk assessment methodology.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- All requests\nogtr@health.gov.au\nEnquiries\n1800 181 030\nOGTR applications\nContact details for asking about, getting help with and submitting applications for licences, certification and accreditation.\nogtr.applications@health.gov.au\n1800 181 030\nMonitoring and Compliance Section\nContact the Monitoring and Compliance Section for guidance and advice about ongoing compliance requirements.\nogtr.m&c@health.gov.au\n1800 181 030\nLast updated:\n28 February 2022\n Source: `pages/about.html (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/about-ogtr/contact-and-subscribe)`\n- Download\nnational_framework_of_ethical_principles.docx as\nWord\n- 241 KB\nDownload\nnational_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf as\nPDF\n- 829 KB\nCommuniques\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 25 February 2025\nFebruary 2025\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 10 May 2024\nMay 2024\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 30 October 2023\nOctober 2023\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 10 May 2023\nMay 2023\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 22 November 2022\nNovember 2022\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 24 June 2022\nJune 2022\nMeeting communique\nWe aim to provide documents in an accessible format.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/committee/gteccc)`\n- [pages 1,2,3,4]\n[Page 1]\nGene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nMarch 2018\nAre there new social and ethical issues posed by new gene technologies?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n- This is predicted to\nresult in a rapid uptake in many areas of biomedical, biological and conservation research1 2.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n- [Page 33]\nAcronyms and abbreviations\nAPVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\nAEC Animal Ethics Committee\nFSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand\nGMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee (1987-2001)\nGMOs Genetically Modified Organisms\nGTCCC Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee (2001-2007)\nGTECCC Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nGTEC Gene Technology Ethic Committee (2001-2007)\nGTTAC Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee\nGTMC Gene Technology Ministerial Council\nGTSC Gene Technology Standing Committee\nHREC Human Research Ethics Committee\nIBCs Institutional Biosafety Committees\nIDC Inter-departmental Committee\nLGFGT Legislative & Governance Forum on Gene Technology (formerly Gene\nTechnology Ministerial Council, GTMC)\nNational Framework National Framework of Ethical Principles in Gene Technology\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- [pages 12,13,14]\nof “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 16,17,18]\nent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- 2.0 THE GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 AS AN AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL\nRISK ASSESSMENT REGIME: UNIQUE STATUTORY FEATURES AND IMPLIED\nVALUES\n2.1 Methodology\n2.1.1 A method for determining the underlying ethic of environmental laws\nThe general method for discovering the underlying environmental ethic of any piece of\nenvironmental legislation is statutory interpretation of the language of the statute and\nregulations.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- 2.1.2 A method for determining the environmental values underpinning the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000\nFollowing this general method, the method adopted in this paper to consider values\nunderpinning the Gene Technology Act 2000 is to analyse statutory language of the Act\nitself and also to examine values that emerge from the law in action, as implemented\nwithin discretionary frameworks in public administration (such as reflected in the Risk\nAnalysis Framework, [RAF]), April 2009).\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- What is included and excluded from the\nRegulator’s consideration?\n the definition of “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- All requests\nogtr@health.gov.au\nEnquiries\n1800 181 030\nOGTR applications\nContact details for asking about, getting help with and submitting applications for licences, certification and accreditation.\nogtr.applications@health.gov.au\n1800 181 030\nMonitoring and Compliance Section\nContact the Monitoring and Compliance Section for guidance and advice about ongoing compliance requirements.\nogtr.m&c@health.gov.au\n1800 181 030\nLast updated:\n28 February 2022\n Source: `pages/about.html (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/about-ogtr/contact-and-subscribe)`\n- Download\nnational_framework_of_ethical_principles.docx as\nWord\n- 241 KB\nDownload\nnational_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf as\nPDF\n- 829 KB\nCommuniques\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 25 February 2025\nFebruary 2025\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 10 May 2024\nMay 2024\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 30 October 2023\nOctober 2023\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 10 May 2023\nMay 2023\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 22 November 2022\nNovember 2022\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 24 June 2022\nJune 2022\nMeeting communique\nWe aim to provide documents in an accessible format.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/committee/gteccc)`\n- [pages 1,2,3,4]\n[Page 1]\nGene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nMarch 2018\nAre there new social and ethical issues posed by new gene technologies?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n- APPROACH TO THE DISCUSSION\nAt its meeting on 30 August 2017, GTECCC recognised that in approaching social and ethical\nissues relating to genome-editing technologies, the committee needed to be mindful of:\n• a cautious approach that ensures risks to human health and the environment are\nproperly assessed and minimised (Ethical Principles (EP) 1, 4-6)\n• any potential public good/benefit associated with the technologies including in\nrelation to medical, agricultural and industrial applications (EP 7-10)5\n• the use of the new technologies in Australia with a desire to ensure that there is (EP\n1-3, 10):\na commitment to the adoption of best practice in relation to the ethical, legal\no\nand social implications of new technologies\ncontinued compliance with international agreements, for example the UN\no\nConvention on Biological Diversity6 and World Trade Organisation7\nagreements\n4\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- 2.1.2 A method for determining the environmental values underpinning the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000\nFollowing this general method, the method adopted in this paper to consider values\nunderpinning the Gene Technology Act 2000 is to analyse statutory language of the Act\nitself and also to examine values that emerge from the law in action, as implemented\nwithin discretionary frameworks in public administration (such as reflected in the Risk\nAnalysis Framework, [RAF]), April 2009).\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 12,13,14]\nof “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 16,17,18]\nent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [Page 33]\nAcronyms and abbreviations\nAPVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\nAEC Animal Ethics Committee\nFSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand\nGMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee (1987-2001)\nGMOs Genetically Modified Organisms\nGTCCC Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee (2001-2007)\nGTECCC Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nGTEC Gene Technology Ethic Committee (2001-2007)\nGTTAC Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee\nGTMC Gene Technology Ministerial Council\nGTSC Gene Technology Standing Committee\nHREC Human Research Ethics Committee\nIBCs Institutional Biosafety Committees\nIDC Inter-departmental Committee\nLGFGT Legislative & Governance Forum on Gene Technology (formerly Gene\nTechnology Ministerial Council, GTMC)\nNational Framework National Framework of Ethical Principles in Gene Technology\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- 2.0 THE GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 AS AN AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL\nRISK ASSESSMENT REGIME: UNIQUE STATUTORY FEATURES AND IMPLIED\nVALUES\n2.1 Methodology\n2.1.1 A method for determining the underlying ethic of environmental laws\nThe general method for discovering the underlying environmental ethic of any piece of\nenvironmental legislation is statutory interpretation of the language of the statute and\nregulations.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- What is included and excluded from the\nRegulator’s consideration?\n the definition of “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- All requests\nogtr@health.gov.au\nEnquiries\n1800 181 030\nOGTR applications\nContact details for asking about, getting help with and submitting applications for licences, certification and accreditation.\nogtr.applications@health.gov.au\n1800 181 030\nMonitoring and Compliance Section\nContact the Monitoring and Compliance Section for guidance and advice about ongoing compliance requirements.\nogtr.m&c@health.gov.au\n1800 181 030\nLast updated:\n28 February 2022\n Source: `pages/about.html (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/about-ogtr/contact-and-subscribe)`\n- Download\nnational_framework_of_ethical_principles.docx as\nWord\n- 241 KB\nDownload\nnational_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf as\nPDF\n- 829 KB\nCommuniques\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 25 February 2025\nFebruary 2025\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 10 May 2024\nMay 2024\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 30 October 2023\nOctober 2023\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 10 May 2023\nMay 2023\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 22 November 2022\nNovember 2022\nMeeting communique\nCommunique of GTECCC meeting of 24 June 2022\nJune 2022\nMeeting communique\nWe aim to provide documents in an accessible format.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/committee/gteccc)`\n- [pages 1,2,3,4]\n[Page 1]\nGene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nMarch 2018\nAre there new social and ethical issues posed by new gene technologies?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n- APPROACH TO THE DISCUSSION\nAt its meeting on 30 August 2017, GTECCC recognised that in approaching social and ethical\nissues relating to genome-editing technologies, the committee needed to be mindful of:\n• a cautious approach that ensures risks to human health and the environment are\nproperly assessed and minimised (Ethical Principles (EP) 1, 4-6)\n• any potential public good/benefit associated with the technologies including in\nrelation to medical, agricultural and industrial applications (EP 7-10)5\n• the use of the new technologies in Australia with a desire to ensure that there is (EP\n1-3, 10):\na commitment to the adoption of best practice in relation to the ethical, legal\no\nand social implications of new technologies\ncontinued compliance with international agreements, for example the UN\no\nConvention on Biological Diversity6 and World Trade Organisation7\nagreements\n4\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n- Journal of Medical Ethics doi:10.1136/medethics-2016-103462.\nhttp://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2016/04/26/medethics-2016-103462.short\n5\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 3,4,5]\nenvironmental\nimpact assessment reveals that the Gene Technology Act 2000 has some fundamentally\ndifferent features when compared to other environmental laws that are also aimed at\n(different forms of) risk regulation.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- APPROACH TO THE DISCUSSION\nAt its meeting on 30 August 2017, GTECCC recognised that in approaching social and ethical\nissues relating to genome-editing technologies, the committee needed to be mindful of:\n• a cautious approach that ensures risks to human health and the environment are\nproperly assessed and minimised (Ethical Principles (EP) 1, 4-6)\n• any potential public good/benefit associated with the technologies including in\nrelation to medical, agricultural and industrial applications (EP 7-10)5\n• the use of the new technologies in Australia with a desire to ensure that there is (EP\n1-3, 10):\na commitment to the adoption of best practice in relation to the ethical, legal\no\nand social implications of new technologies\ncontinued compliance with international agreements, for example the UN\no\nConvention on Biological Diversity6 and World Trade Organisation7\nagreements\n4\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n- 2.2 Analysis\n2.2.1 Section 56, Gene Technology Act 2000\nSection 56 (1) provides:\n“The Regulator must not issue the licence unless the Regulator is satisfied that any risks\nposed by the dealings proposed to be authorised by the licence are able to be managed in\nsuch a way as to protect:\n(a) the health and safety of people; and\n(b) the environment.”\nThe thematic structure of the analysis that follows picks up on the fundamental\nelements of Section 56 which are:\n What can decision‐makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 12,13,14]\nof “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 16,17,18]\nent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [Page 33]\nAcronyms and abbreviations\nAPVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\nAEC Animal Ethics Committee\nFSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand\nGMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee (1987-2001)\nGMOs Genetically Modified Organisms\nGTCCC Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee (2001-2007)\nGTECCC Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nGTEC Gene Technology Ethic Committee (2001-2007)\nGTTAC Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee\nGTMC Gene Technology Ministerial Council\nGTSC Gene Technology Standing Committee\nHREC Human Research Ethics Committee\nIBCs Institutional Biosafety Committees\nIDC Inter-departmental Committee\nLGFGT Legislative & Governance Forum on Gene Technology (formerly Gene\nTechnology Ministerial Council, GTMC)\nNational Framework National Framework of Ethical Principles in Gene Technology\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- 2.0 THE GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 AS AN AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL\nRISK ASSESSMENT REGIME: UNIQUE STATUTORY FEATURES AND IMPLIED\nVALUES\n2.1 Methodology\n2.1.1 A method for determining the underlying ethic of environmental laws\nThe general method for discovering the underlying environmental ethic of any piece of\nenvironmental legislation is statutory interpretation of the language of the statute and\nregulations.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- 2.1.2 A method for determining the environmental values underpinning the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000\nFollowing this general method, the method adopted in this paper to consider values\nunderpinning the Gene Technology Act 2000 is to analyse statutory language of the Act\nitself and also to examine values that emerge from the law in action, as implemented\nwithin discretionary frameworks in public administration (such as reflected in the Risk\nAnalysis Framework, [RAF]), April 2009).\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- What is included and excluded from the\nRegulator’s consideration?\n the definition of “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- This is clearly expressed in the RAF (April 2009, page 16)\nwhich states: “…Certain issues, such as impacts on trade, social and cultural effects, as\nwell as benefits that may be derived from gene technology or food labelling, are outside\nthe scope of the analysis.”\nIt was also noted in the earlier version of the RAF (November 2007, para 46) that\nextensive stakeholder consultation “…made it clear that the community wanted the\nregulatory system to focus exclusively on the evaluation of risks to human health and\nsafety and the environment.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 1,2,3,4]\n[Page 1]\nGene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nMarch 2018\nAre there new social and ethical issues posed by new gene technologies?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf)`\n- Part Two commences with interpretation of section 56 which creates the\nprimary statutory obligation on the Gene Technology Regulator not to issue a licence\nunless satisfied as to risk management.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 3,4,5]\nenvironmental\nimpact assessment reveals that the Gene Technology Act 2000 has some fundamentally\ndifferent features when compared to other environmental laws that are also aimed at\n(different forms of) risk regulation.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- Section 56 is a very important section as it creates the primary statutory obligation on\nthe Regulator not to issue a licence unless satisfied as to risk management.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- However, such an approach to\nthe Gene Technology Act 2000 would not be consistent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- 2.0 THE GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 AS AN AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENTAL\nRISK ASSESSMENT REGIME: UNIQUE STATUTORY FEATURES AND IMPLIED\nVALUES\n2.1 Methodology\n2.1.1 A method for determining the underlying ethic of environmental laws\nThe general method for discovering the underlying environmental ethic of any piece of\nenvironmental legislation is statutory interpretation of the language of the statute and\nregulations.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- 2.1.2 A method for determining the environmental values underpinning the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000\nFollowing this general method, the method adopted in this paper to consider values\nunderpinning the Gene Technology Act 2000 is to analyse statutory language of the Act\nitself and also to examine values that emerge from the law in action, as implemented\nwithin discretionary frameworks in public administration (such as reflected in the Risk\nAnalysis Framework, [RAF]), April 2009).\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- This is\noften motivated by asking two questions: “What is the morally relevant difference\nbetween humans and non‐human organisms (usually interpreted to mean other\nvertebrates)?” and “If there are no morally relevant differences, then why do we treat\nnon‐human organisms/animals and humans so differently?” Failure to agree on\nanswers to this question leads to discussion about expanding the moral sphere to\nincorporate moral consideration of all animals and plants (e.g., Schweitzer’s (1965)\nReverence for Life), ecosystems (e.g., Taylor’s (1981) Respect for Nature), ecosystems\nand the energetic systems that ensure biotic survival for all species including humans\n(e.g., Leopold’s (1949) Land Ethic, Naess’s (1973) Deep Ecology, Warren’s (1990)\nEcofeminism, and Fox’s (1995) Transpersonal Ecology), and ultimately, the entire\ncosmos (e.g.\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [Page 15]\nNOTES:\nAPVMA: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\nDAFF Biosecurity: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Biosecurity (formerly Australian Quarantine &\nInspection Service)\nFSANZ: Food Standards Australia New Zealand\nGTTAC: Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee\nGTECCC: Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee\nNICNAS: National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme\nRegulated Community: accredited organisations and Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs)\nTGA: Therapeutic Goods Administration\n4.3 National Framework 2006\nThe National Framework 2012 builds on the principles laid down in the National Framework for the\nDevelopment of Ethical Principles in Gene Technology 2006 (National Framework 2006).\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- [pages 19,20]\nValue 5 — Respect for animals\nRespect for animals, is reflected in animal welfare legislation that is designed to prevent cruelty to\nanimals.\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n- [pages 12,13,14]\nof “environment”, and\n the obligation “to protect”, and\n the obligation to “manage risk.”\nThe latter three elements namely “environment”, “to protect” and “manage risk”\nappear not only in section 56, but are also duplicated in section 3, the Objects of the\nAct.\n“Section 3: Object of Act\nThe object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the\nenvironment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by\nmanaging those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.”\n2.2.2 What can decision­makers consider?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- [pages 16,17,18]\nent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect?\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf)`\n- The values are derived from\ninternational documents, in particular the UNESCO Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human\nRights (2005) which includes a number of principles relevant with respect to the environment\n(see relevant sections in Appendix 3).\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf (https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\n_No global-intelligence source text found yet. Run `CLAUDE/global-ideas-scraper.py ` to populate case-study sources._\n\n## Source Artifacts Used\n\n- `pages/about.html` - pages - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/about-ogtr/contact-and-subscribe\n- `pages/contact.html` - pages - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/request-accessible-format?destination=/resources/collections/information-institutional-biosafety-committees\n- `pages/homepage.html` - pages - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/committee/gteccc\n- `pages/publications-index.html` - pages - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/resources/publications/communique-gteccc-meeting-25-february-2025\n- `pages/taskforces-index.html` - pages - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/node/244\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in_australia_0.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/2021-07/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/gene-technology-ethics-and-community-consultative-committee-gteccc_0.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/gene-technology-ethics-and-community-consultative-committee-gteccc_0.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://www.ogtr.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-11/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pdf\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No corporate plan text source found.\n- No annual report text source found.\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.", "legislation_md": "# Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:02:52.550464+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-003288\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Health, Disability and Ageing\n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 10\n- Unique legislation references found: 18\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 16 |\n| Regulation | 2 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 65\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/about.html`\n- `pages/taskforces-index.html`\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- uestion or provide general feedback\nsubscribe to updates about new applications, consultations, issued licences and legislative changes\nprovide feedback about this website\nlet us know if you think someone is not complying with their responsibilities under the\nGene Technology Act 2000\n.\nOGTR general enquiries\nContact details for general enquiries, including asking us questions, giving us feedback or making a complaint.\nEnquiries\nogtr@health.gov.au\nFree call\n1800 181 030\nFreedom of Information (FOI) coordinator\nContact the FOI coordinator f\n Source: `pages/about.html`\n- es scientific and technical advice to the Gene Technology Regulator and the Gene Technology Ministers’ Meeting.\nGTTAC provides advice on:\ngene technology, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified (GM) products\napplications made under the\nGene Technology Act 2000\nthe biosafety aspects of gene technology\nprinciples, guidelines and codes of practice for GMOs and GM products.\nThe Regulator must consult the committee on all licence applications for dealings involving intentional release of GMOs into the environment (DIR)\n Source: `pages/taskforces-index.html`\n- SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES POSED BY CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES\nSocial and ethical issues relating to current technologies are well known and include\nconcerns about:\n• risks of unintended effects on the health and safety of people, and on the\nenvironment (Section 56, Gene Technology Act 2000 (the GT Act))\n• a lack of consensus on community attitudes towards gene technologies, their uses\nand equitable access. For example, when considering:\ngenetic selection of embryos on the grounds of health, gender, or\no\nenhancement\nresearch-animal and productio\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pages.jsonl`\n- of gene technology for the\nenvironment, and what our duties are toward the environment. We then broke this\nissue down into two interrelated questions: (1) what ethical values do members of the\npublic hold with regard to the environment, and (2) what does the Gene Technology Act\n2000 (the main set of laws which governs gene technology in Australia) say with regard\nto these values?\nThe first question has proven extremely difficult to answer, given the current state of\ninformation about what values people actually hold. We do know from phil\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n- ear that there\nis widespread disagreement about how much protection to give to the environment and\nat what cost to other values which we view as important.\nThis paper also outlines the relatively limited treatment of environmental ethics and\nvalues within the Gene Technology Act 2000 , including how environmental protection\nshould be defined, or even how we should define the environment itself. Hence it is\nclear that the Gene Technology Act 2000, as with much of environmental law, is not\nbased on a clear, coherent set of ethical values. T\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Environment+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ch as in environmental impact\nassessment) is that economic and social considerations are consistently placed in direct\n12\n\n[page 13]\ncompetition with environmental objectives (including for example in some conceptions\nof ecologically sustainable development). The Environment Protection and Biodiversity\nConservation Act 1999 (the ‘EPBC Act’) makes it mandatory for the decision‐maker to\nconsider the economic and social impact of a development as well as environmental\nconsiderations.1\nIn contrast, section 56 of the Gene Technology Act 2000, consistent with the remainder\nof the Gene\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n- purposes\nof the Gene Technology Act 2000 is assisted by inclusion of a definition within Section 10\nof the Act which states:\n“Environment includes:\n(a) ecosystems and their constituent parts; and\n(b) natural and physical resources; and\n1 See for example, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth), section\n136(1)(b).\n13\n\n[page 14]\n(c) the qualities and characteristics of locations, places and areas.”2\nThe RAF (April 2009) provides some examples of environmental components that will be\nconsidered in environmental risk assessment. On pg. 5, followi\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n- context when considering the environmental ethics or philosophy that\nunderpin provisions of the Gene Technology Act 2000.\n2 As noted in the RAF (April 2009, para 43) this definition is less inclusive than the definition of the\nenvironment contained within the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).\nThat definition includes social, economic and cultural matters whereas they are not included here under\nthe Gene Technology Act 2000. This point has been discussed above.\n14\n\n[page 15]\n2.2.3.1 The Relevance of the Agricultural Environmental Baseline to\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n- munity or of individuals of the species,\necosystem or community? Again, comparison with other environmental laws is useful\nas a starting point.\n‐ Comparisons with the EPBC Act.\nRegardless of the fact that the word “protection” is contained in the title to the\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the level of protection\nthat this statute can provide is arguable. This is because, as noted above, the decision‐\nmaker under the EPBC Act is not only authorised, but is required, to take into account\neconomic and social considerations as well as environment\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Gene Technology Regulations 2001\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Gene+Technology+Regulations+2001\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/taskforces-index.html`\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- pplications for dealings involving intentional release of GMOs into the environment (DIR) not assessed as a limited and controlled release. They must also consult on Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plans (RARMPs) prepared for all DIR licence applications.\nThe Gene Technology Regulations 2001 details how the committee should make decisions, its reporting requirements and procedures for convening meetings.\nMembers of GTTAC\nThe committee has 20 members appointed by the Minister. Members include experts in relevant scientific fields (such as risk ass\n Source: `pages/taskforces-index.html`\n- ples would need to be consistent with the provisions of the GT Act.\n7\n\n[page 8]\nAppendix 1\nNew technologies considered in the Regulator’s Technical Review of\nthe Gene Technology Regulations\nThe Gene Technology Regulator has initiated a technical review of the Gene Technology\nRegulations 2001 to provide clarity about whether organisms developed using several new\ntechnologies are subject to regulation as genetically modified organisms and ensure that new\ntechnologies are regulated in a manner commensurate with the risks they pose. The background\nin\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_advice_to_the_regulator_on_new_technologies_0.pages.jsonl`\n- 0, the Gene Technology Bill 2000 was passed to become the Gene Technology Act 2000\n(the GT Act), and Australian Biotechnology: A National Strategy (2000) (the National Strategy),\ndeveloped by Biotechnology Australia, was released.\nThe GT Act, supported by the Gene Technology Regulations 2001, an Intergovernmental\nAgreement signed by all jurisdictions, and corresponding legislation enacted in each state and\nterritory, constitutes Australia’s nationally consistent scheme for regulating dealings with GMOs\n(including experimentation, production, bree\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Arguably, the Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Arguably%2C+the+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- unmodified (by\nhumans) state. However, closer scrutiny of general environmental policy and law\nreveals that it seeks to satisfy a range of competing social, economic and environmental\ninterests – and ultimately only provides limited environmental guarantees.\nArguably, the Gene Technology Act 2000 also does not use the pristine environment as\nits reference point for protection. Indeed, the Gene Technology Act 2000 refers, in its\ndefinition, to “natural and physical resources” expressly acknowledging that in the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000, as in other env\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Australia. The Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Australia.+The+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- supported the need for, and intent of, the National Framework 2006 to\nprovide a foundation for future discussions and guidelines relating to ethics in gene technology, as\nwell as establishing a consistent approach to assessing the ethics of such technology in Australia.\nThe Gene Technology Act 2000\nThe development of the Gene Technology Bill 2000 (the Bill) took place over a two-year period\nand was a collaborative effort between the Australian Government, and state and territory\ngovernments. It involved an extensive public consultation process that incl\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pages.jsonl`\n\n### B. The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator Under the Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=B.+The+Office+of+the+Gene+Technology+Regulator+Under+the+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ology Scheme\nThe gene technology regulatory scheme is a national collaborative scheme involving the\ngovernments of all Australian jurisdictions and the Gene Technology Ministers’ Meeting. Further\ninformation is available at: https://www.genetechnology.gov.au/\nB. The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator\nUnder the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cwth), the Gene Technology Regulator (Regulator) is\nresponsible for protecting the health and safety of people and the environment by identifying risks\nposed by, or as a result of gene technology and managing those risks through regulating certain\ndealings w\n Source: `other-pdfs/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Does the Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Does+the+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- approach to\nthe Gene Technology Act 2000 would not be consistent with the assessment of risks that\nare “…posed by or as a result of gene technology…” as required by the Gene Technology\nAct 2000 (s 3).\n(b) Harmfulness to other Organisms – target and non‐target\nDoes the Gene Technology Act 2000 oblige the protection of native invertebrates or\nother native organisms such as plants as part of the ecosystem or environment it seeks\nto protect? What if a genetically‐modified organism has a detrimental effect on native\nspecies (e.g., native invertebrates\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Gene Technology Regulator and the Gene Technology Ministers’ Meeting. The Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Gene+Technology+Regulator+and+the+Gene+Technology+Ministers%E2%80%99+Meeting.+The+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/homepage.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee (GTECCC) | Office of the Gene Technology Regulator\n\nGTECCC provides advice to the Gene Technology Regulator and the Gene Technology Ministers’ Meeting.\nThe\nGene Technology Act 2000\nestablishes GTECCC. The Regulator and the Ministers’ Meeting can request advice from the committee on:\nethical issues relating to gene technology\nprinciples, guidelines and codes of practice for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified (\n Source: `pages/homepage.html`\n\n### Indeed, the Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Indeed%2C+the+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- satisfy a range of competing social, economic and environmental\ninterests – and ultimately only provides limited environmental guarantees.\nArguably, the Gene Technology Act 2000 also does not use the pristine environment as\nits reference point for protection. Indeed, the Gene Technology Act 2000 refers, in its\ndefinition, to “natural and physical resources” expressly acknowledging that in the Gene\nTechnology Act 2000, as in other environmental law statutes, the environment is a\nresource. Furthermore, on a globe populated by seven billion people it is\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Object of Act) the Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Object+of+Act%29+the+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ene Technology Act 2000 suggest as the relevant baseline\nenvironment? Section 15 AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) permits recourse\nto the purpose section of a statute to assist with interpretation of a provision (such as\nsection 56). In section 3 (Object of Act) the Gene Technology Act 2000 refers to the risks\n“posed by or as a result of gene technology”.\nAs noted in the RAF (April 2009; page 19):\n“In particular, the Regulator identifies risks posed by or as a result of gene\ntechnology by using comparative risk assessment methodology. Therefore\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Regulator and the Gene Technology Ministers’ Meeting. The Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Regulator+and+the+Gene+Technology+Ministers%E2%80%99+Meeting.+The+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- lator to administer the gene technology regulatory system and sits within\nthe Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.\n11\nOFFICIAL\n\n[page 12]\nOFFICIAL\nC. The Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\nThe GTECCC provides advice to the Regulator and the Gene Technology Ministers’ Meeting.\nThe Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth) establishes GTECCC. The Regulator and the Ministers’\nMeeting can request advice from the committee on:\n• ethical issues relating to gene technology\n• principles, guidelines and codes of practice for genetically modified organisms (GMOs)\nand genetically\n Source: `other-pdfs/guidance_for_communicating_on_gene_technology_2025.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Regulator. The Gene Technology Regulations 2001\n\n**Type**: Regulation\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Regulator.+The+Gene+Technology+Regulations+2001\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/homepage.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- community consultation on the process for applications for licences covering dealings that involve the intentional release of a GMO into the environment (DIRs)\nrisk communication matters for DIRs\nmatters of general concern about GMOs\nmatters identified by the Regulator.\nThe Gene Technology Regulations 2001 detail how the committee should make decisions, its reporting requirements and procedures for convening meetings.\nMembers of GTECCC\nThe committee has 8 members and 2 expert advisers appointed by the Minister. Members must have skills or experience in relevant\n Source: `pages/homepage.html`\n\n### Review of Queensland’s Gene Technology Act 2001\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Review+of+Queensland%E2%80%99s+Gene+Technology+Act+2001\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gene-technology-ethics-and-community-consultative-committee-gteccc_0.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ogy Ethics and Community Consultative Committee\n2023-2026\nRobert Sward AM\nBSc (Hons), PhD, Member of the Order of Australia\nSince 2013, Dr Robert Sward has worked as a private consultant in his own\ncompany, BioBotanicals Consulting. Projects have included the Review of\nQueensland’s Gene Technology Act 2001, done in collaboration with\nFoursight Associates. He was initially appointed to GTECCC in 2015; and to\nGene Technology Technical Advisory Committee (GTTAC) in 2016 and was\na cross-member of GTECCC and GTTAC until he finished his term on GTTAC\nat the end of 20\n Source: `other-pdfs/gene-technology-ethics-and-community-consultative-committee-gteccc_0.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Risk Analysis Framework Regulator Gene Technology Regulator TGA Therapeutic Goods Administration the GT Act The Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Risk+Analysis+Framework+Regulator+Gene+Technology+Regulator+TGA+Therapeutic+Goods+Administration+the+GT+Act+The+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- egy Australian Biotechnology: A National Strategy 2000\nNHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council\nNICNAS National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme\nNLRD Notifiable Low Risk Dealing\nOGTR Office of the Gene Technology Regulator\nRAF Risk Analysis Framework\nRegulator Gene Technology Regulator\nTGA Therapeutic Goods Administration\nthe GT Act The Gene Technology Act 2000\nthe Bill The Gene Technology Bill\nUNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation\nNational Framework of Ethical Principles in Gene Technology 2012 | 27\n\n[page 34]\nG\nG\nT\nC\nT W\nE T A H T I G M G C G G S C A G C C A C T C C G L G T T P G\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_framework_of_ethical_principles.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Risk Analysis Framework to the Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Risk+Analysis+Framework+to+the+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Gene Technology\nAct 2000 excludes economic and social considerations, the Act does require the\nmanagement of risk. All processes of risk analysis require judgments about what is an\n'acceptable risk' and this has the potential to inject value‐laden judgments. The Risk\nAnalysis Framework to the Gene Technology Act 2000 does provide some indication as\n19\n\n[page 20]\nto the values that have been adopted by the OGTR when assessing and managing the\nrisks of gene technology. This document explains how the risks to human health, safety\nand the environment are assessed through a co\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Statutory Guidance in the Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Statutory+Guidance+in+the+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- t is an environment that has been\nmodified by humans. Secondly, as noted above, elevation or tolerance of agricultural\nvalues is consistent with the philosophy underpinning other forms of well‐accepted\nenvironmental regulation.\n2.2.4 Obligation “to protect”\n‐ Statutory Guidance in the Gene Technology Act 2000\nAnother important feature to expand our understanding of the ethical bases or values\nembedded in the Gene Technology Act 2000 is the obligation “to protect” the\nenvironment. Mandatory statutory provisions prevent the Regulator from issuing a\nlicense unless sa\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Why Consider Environmental Ethics in Relation to the Gene Technology Act 2000\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=Why+Consider+Environmental+Ethics+in+Relation+to+the+Gene+Technology+Act+2000\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- : April 2009) as a core document of\nrelevance to implementation of the Gene Technology Act 2000 (primarily intentional\nrelease). This analysis can be expanded subsequently to include other aspects of the\nGene Technology Act 2000 and implementation if desired.\nWhy Consider Environmental Ethics in Relation to the Gene Technology Act\n2000 ?\nThe Gene Technology Act 2000 is sometimes viewed simply as another example of a\nstatutory scheme that provides for environmental protection. However, closer\ncomparison of the Gene Technology Act 2000 with other regimes for environmental\nimpact assessment re\n Source: `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n### AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.gov.au/search?query=AA+of+the+Acts+Interpretation+Act+1901\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/gteccc_discussion_paper_environmental_ethics_as_it_relates_to_gene_technology_in.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ainably than others,\nenvironmental regulatory obligations are limited and the agricultural environment is,\ngenerally speaking, a highly modified environment.\nWhat then, does the Gene Technology Act 2000 suggest as the relevant baseline\nenvironment? Section 15 AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) permits recourse\nto the purpose section of a statute to assist with interpretation of a provision (such as\nsection 56). 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