Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Work in progress: Proceed with Caution

Inquiry into primary producer access to gene technology

The committee tabled its report Inquiry into primary producer access to gene technology - Work in Progress: Proceed with Caution in June 2000. A copy of the full report (PDF 542KB) or individual chapters and other sections of the report are available in pdf or from Government Info Shops
(Cat. no. 0003618).

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Recommendations (PDF 21KB)

List of submissions  

Transcripts of public hearings

27/07/99 Perth
13/08/99 Melbourne
30/08/99 Canberra
20/09/99 Canberra
29/09/99 Canberra
18/10/99 Canberra
08/03/00 Canberra
15/03/00 Canberra
05/04/00 Canberra

Media releases

Government Response: Tabled 27 March 2001 (PDF 1,762KB)

Table of contents of report: Work in Progress: Proceed with Caution

Membership of the committee (PDF 45KB)

Terms of reference (PDF 45KB)

List of Abbreviations (PDF 45KB)

List of Recommendations (PDF 45KB)

Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF 22KB)

Biotechnology in agricultural development
The committee's inquiry
The structure of the report

Chapter 2: Benefits and risks of gene technology in agriculture (PDF 75KB)

Introduction Benefits
Risks and disadvantages
Ethical concerns
Conclusions

Chapter 3: Understanding genetically modified organisms (PDF 56KB)

Introduction
The role of education
Provision of information
Education strategies

Chapter 4: The competitiveness of traditional crop (PDF 33KB)

Introduction
Negative views
Positive views
GM free farming
Conclusions

Chapter 5: Research, development and commercialisation (PDF 100KB)

Introduction
Research and development in agricultural gene technology
Commercialisation
Marketing
Skills
Cost of GM varieties
Issues for small producers

Chapter 6: Intellectual property (PDF 116KB)

Introduction
Patents
Plant breeders' rights
International arrangements Alternative means of protecting intellectual property
Managing intellectual property

Chapter 7: Regulation (PDF 107KB)

Introduction
Regulating GMOs
Regulating agricultural GMOs
Regulating GM food safety
Regulating the international movement of GMOs
Risk assessment and management
Liability and insurance

Dissenting Report (PDF 35KB) Peter Andren MP (Independent)

Appendix A (PDF 21KB) - List of submissions and exhibits

Appendix B (PDF 18KB) - List of public hearings, inspections and discussions

Appendix C (PDF 13KB) - Plant breeders' rights

Appendix D (PDF 15KB) - Risk categories of genetically modified organisms

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