Summary of issues raised in submissions received from the public on the consultation RARMP for DIR 092
The Regulator received two submissions from the public on the consultation RARMP. These submissions, summarised in the table below, raised issues relating to human health and safety and the environment. These were considered in the context of currently available scientific evidence in finalising the RARMP that formed the basis of the Regulator’s decision to issue the licence.
Position (general tone): n = neutral; x = do not support; y = support
Issues raised: DR: data requirements; H: human health; OSA: Outside scope of assessment.
Other abbreviations: GM: Genetically Modified
Type: I: individual
| Sub. No: | Type | Position | Issue | Summary of issues raised | Comment | 1 | I | x | OSA | Expresses horror and total disapproval of the GM wheat trials to take place in Canberra, and states "please keep Australia GM free". | Noted. |
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| 2 | I | x | H, DR | Objects to the release on the grounds that there have been no long-term tests of the GM wheat grain on representative human populations. | Noted. The material generated in this limited and controlled release is not for human consumption. |