Glossary

The terms described in this glossary are important to understanding this report; they do not, however, substitute for the definitions of terms relevant to the operation of the gene technology regulatory system contained in section 10 of the Gene Technology Act 2000.

Accredited organisation An organisation that is accredited under section 92 of the Act

Act Gene Technology Act 2000

Agreement The inter-governmental Gene Technology Agreement that all Australian jurisdictions signed in 2001 that underpins the nationally consistent regulatory framework for gene technology

APS Australian Public Service

APVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

AQIS Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (now BSG)

BSG Biosecurity Services Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (now incorporates AQIS)

CCI Confidential commercial information declared under section 185 of the Act

Certification Guidelines Guidelines for Certification of a Physical Containment Facility

Collective Agreement A collective agreement for staff of the Department of Health and Ageing 2007–11

Clock stop The period during which the statutory time limit for making a decision on an application is suspended – usually because evaluation cannot proceed until additional information requested from an applicant is received

COAG Council of Australian Governments

Contained dealing see DNIR

CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Dealing To ‘deal with’ a GMO is defined in section 10 of the Act and includes (but is not limited to) experiment with, manufacture, breed, propagate, grow, culture, import, and to possess, supply, use, transport, or dispose of a GMO

Department Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

DIR A dealing involving intentional release of a GMO into the environment (for example, field trial or commercial release)

DNIR A contained dealing with a GMO not involving intentional release of the GMO into the environment (for example, experiments in a certified facility such as a laboratory)

EDD emergency dealing determination

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

FSANZ Food Standards Australian New Zealand

GM genetically modified

GM product A thing (other than a GMO) derived or produced from a GMO

GMO genetically modified organism

GMO Record Record of GMO and GM product dealings

GST goods and services tax

GTCCC Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee

GTEC Gene Technology Ethics Committee

GTECCC Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee

GTMC Gene Technology Ministerial Council

GTSC Gene Technology Standing Committee

GTTAC Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee

IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee

Incident A self-reported event that may constitute a non-compliance with regulatory requirements and a public health or environment risk

NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council

NICNAS National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme

NLRD Notifiable low risk dealing (for example, plant or tissue culture work undertaken in a certified physical containment facility)

OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OGTR Office of the Gene Technology Regulator

PBS Portfolio Budget Statement

PC1/PC2/PC3/PC4 physical containment (PC) levels of facilities certified by the Regulator

PHM post-harvest monitoring

RARMP risk assessment and risk management plan

Regulations Gene Technology Regulations 2001

Regulator Gene Technology Regulator

SSBA security sensitive biological agents

TGA Therapeutic Goods Administration

Volunteer Regrowth of plant from seed that has remained on a site after a trial has been completed

WGHROB Working Group on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology

WHO World Health Organization

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Accredited organisation	An organisation that is accredited under section 92 of the Act
Act	Gene Technology Act 2000
Agreement	The inter-governmental Gene Technology Agreement that all Australian jurisdictions signed in 2001 that underpins the nationally consistent regulatory framework for gene technology
APS	Australian Public Service
APVMA	Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
AQIS	Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (now BSG)
BSG	Biosecurity Services Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (now incorporates AQIS)
CCI	Confidential commercial information declared under section 185 of the Act
Certification Guidelines	Guidelines for Certification of a Physical Containment Facility
Collective Agreement	A collective agreement for staff of the Department of Health and Ageing 2007–11
Clock stop	The period during which the statutory time limit for making a decision on an application is suspended – usually because evaluation cannot proceed until additional information requested from an applicant is received
COAG	Council of Australian Governments
Contained dealing	see DNIR
CSIRO	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dealing	To ‘deal with’ a GMO is defined in section 10 of the Act and includes (but is not limited to) experiment with, manufacture, breed, propagate, grow, culture, import, and to possess, supply, use, transport, or dispose of a GMO
Department	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
DIR	A dealing involving intentional release of a GMO into the environment (for example, field trial or commercial release)
DNIR	A contained dealing with a GMO not involving intentional release of the GMO into the environment (for example, experiments in a certified facility such as a laboratory)
EDD	emergency dealing determination
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization
FSANZ	Food Standards Australian New Zealand
GM	genetically modified
GM product	A thing (other than a GMO) derived or produced from a GMO
GMO	genetically modified organism
GMO Record	Record of GMO and GM product dealings
GST	goods and services tax
GTCCC	Gene Technology Community Consultative Committee
GTEC	Gene Technology Ethics Committee
GTECCC	Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee
GTMC	Gene Technology Ministerial Council
GTSC	Gene Technology Standing Committee
GTTAC	Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee
IBC	Institutional Biosafety Committee
Incident	A self-reported event that may constitute a non-compliance with regulatory requirements and a public health or environment risk
NHMRC	National Health and Medical Research Council
NICNAS	National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme
NLRD	Notifiable low risk dealing (for example, plant or tissue culture work undertaken in a certified physical containment facility)
OECD	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OGTR	Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
PBS	Portfolio Budget Statement
PC1/PC2/PC3/PC4	physical containment (PC) levels of facilities certified by the Regulator
PHM	post-harvest monitoring
RARMP	risk assessment and risk management plan
Regulations	Gene Technology Regulations 2001
Regulator	Gene Technology Regulator
SSBA	security sensitive biological agents
TGA	Therapeutic Goods Administration
Volunteer	Regrowth of plant from seed that has remained on a site after a trial has been completed
WGHROB	Working Group on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology
WHO	World Health Organization