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- Legislation
- Australia
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- Gene Technology Act 2000 (CTH)
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An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology.
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- Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 (CTH)
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An Act to prohibit human cloning and other unacceptable practices associated with reproductive technology.
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- Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (CTH)
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An Act to regulate certain activities involving the use of human embryos.
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- Commonwealth
- Gene Technology Regulations 2001 (Cth)
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Regulations relating to genetically modified organisms
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- Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994
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An Act to provide for the granting of proprietary rights to breeders of certain new varieties of plants and fungi, to repeal the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and for related purposes.
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- Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations 1994
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Regulations to provide for the granting of proprietary rights to breeders of certain new varieties of plants and fungi, to repeal the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and for related purposes.
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- Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2003 (Cth)
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Regulations made under the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (Cth).
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- Australian Capital Territory
- Gene Technology Act 2003 (ACT)
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An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology, and for related purposes.
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- Gene Technology Regulations 2004 (ACT)
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Regulations relating to genetically modified organisms, made under the Gene Technology Act 2003.
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- Human Cloning and Embryo Research Act 2004 (ACT)
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An Act to prohibit human cloning and other unacceptable practices associated with reproductive technology and to regulate certain activities involving the use of human embryos.
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- New South Wales
- Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Act 2003 (NSW)
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An Act to enable a moratorium to be imposed on the cultivation of certain genetically modified plants.
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- Gene Technology (New South Wales) Act 2003 (NSW)
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An Act to apply the Gene Technology Act 2000 and the Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Act 2000 of the Commonwealth as a law of this State.
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- Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2003 (NSW)
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An Act to adopt in this State a uniform Australian approach to the prohibition of human cloning and certain other practices associated with reproductive technology.
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- Research Involving Human Embryos (New South Wales) Act 2003 (NSW)
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An Act to apply the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 of the Commonwealth as a law of this State.
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- Queensland
- Gene Technology Act 2001 (Qld)
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An Act to provide for regulating activities involving gene technology.
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- Gene Technology Regulation 2002 (Qld)
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Regulation made under the Gene Technology Act 2001.
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- Research Involving Human Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2003 (Qld)
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An Act to regulate certain activities involving the use of human embryos, to prohibit human cloning and other unacceptable practices associated with reproductive technology, and for related purposes.
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- Research Involving Human Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Regulation 2003 (Qld)
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A regulation made under the Research Involving Human Embryos and Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2003.
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- South Australia
- Gene Technology Act 2001 (SA)
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An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology; to make a related amendment to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (South Australia) Act 1994.
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- Gene Technology Regulations 2002 (SA)
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Regulations made under the Gene Technology Act 2001
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- Genetically Modified Crops Management (Designation of Areas) Regulations 2004 (SA)
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Regulations made under the Genetically Modified Crops Management Act 2004 (SA).
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- Genetically Modified Crops Management Act 2004 (SA)
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An Act to provide for the designation of areas of the State for the purposes of preserving for marketing purposes the identity of certain food crops according to whether they are genetically modified crops or non-genetically modified crops; to provide for the segregation of ...
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- Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2003 (SA)
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An Act to prohibit human cloning and other unacceptable practices associated with reproductive technology and for other purposes.
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- Prohibition of Human Cloning Regulations 2003 (SA)
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Regulations made under the Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2003, specifically in relation to applications for warrants, and compensation for damage.
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- Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2003 (SA)
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An Act to regulate certain activities involving the use of human embryos and other related activities; to amend the Reproductive Technology Act 1988; and for other purposes.
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- Research Involving Human Embryos Regulations 2003 (SA)
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Regulations made under the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2003, and specifically in relation to: prohibited and regulated practices, applications for warrants, compensation for damage, collection and provision of information, and provision of research protocols.
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- Tasmania
- Gene Technology Act 2001 (TAS)
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The purpose of this Act is to regulate activities involving gene technology. The object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by managing those risks ...
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- Gene Technology Regulations 2003 (TAS)
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Regulations made under the Gene Technology Act 2001.
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- Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2003 (TAS)
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The object of this Act is to adopt in Tasmania a uniform Australian approach to the prohibition of human cloning and certain other practices associated with reproductive technology.
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- Victoria
- Control of Genetically Modified Crops Act 2004 (VIC)
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The purposes of this Act are (a) to provide for the making of orders that designate areas of the State for the purpose of preserving the identity of GM crops or non-GM crops for marketing purposes; and (ii) prohibit or restrict the cultivation of GM crops, or other dealings ...
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- Gene Technology Act 2001 (Vic)
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An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology.
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- Gene Technology Regulations 2001 (Vic)
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Regulations to prescribe those matters that are required, permitted, necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the implementation of the Gene Technology Act 2001
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- Western Australia
- Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Act 2003 (WA)
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An Act to prohibit the cultivation of certain genetically modified crops in designated areas of the State and to provide for their destruction in certain cases.
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- Organisations
- Australia
- Multi-jurisdictional
- Centre for Law & Genetics
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The aim of the Centre is to provide excellence in research into the legal and ethical issues associated with developments in genetic technology. The Centre is based at the Schools of Law at the Universities of Melbourne and Tasmania.
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- Organisations - Government
- Australia
- Plant Breeder's Rights Office
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The official Australian site for Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR).Varieties protected by PBR may only be produced for sale, sold, imported, exported or conditioned with the authority of the owner. Site has a PBR Database search and access to the Plant Varieties Journal.
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- Commonwealth
- Biotechnology Australia
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Biotechnology Australia is a collaboration of five Commonwealth Government departments. It was created to assist in co-ordinating the Government's approach to biotechnology. This organisation seeks to provide balanced and factual information on biotechnology to the ...
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- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
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The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator has been established within the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing to provide administrative support to the Gene Technology Regulator in the performance of her functions under the Gene Technology Act 2000.
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Publications
Treaties and Conventions
- International
- Convention on Biological Diversity
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The objectives of this Convention are, the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources ...
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