Operations of the Gene Technology Regulator Quarterly Report 1 April to 30 June 2011
| Accredited organisation | An organisation that is accredited under section 92 of the Act |
| Act | Gene Technology Act 2000 |
| APVMA | Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
| BSG | Biosecurity Services Group of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| Breach of a licence condition | A breach of a licence condition which has been proven either in court or by way of admission following investigation |
| CCI | Confidential commercial information |
| Certified containment facility | A building or place certified by the Regulator to a specified containment level under section 84 of the Act |
| Clock stop | The period during which time does not run for purposes of the statutory time limit for making a decision – usually because evaluation cannot proceed until additional information requested from the applicant is received |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DIR | A dealing involving intentional release of a GMO into the environment (e.g., field trial or commercial release) |
| DIR licence | A licence for a dealing involving intentional release of a GMO into the environment |
| DNIR | A contained dealing with a GMO not involving intentional release of the GMO into the environment (e.g. experiments in a certified facility such as a laboratory) |
| DNIR licence | A licence for a dealing not involving intentional release of a GMO into the environment |
| Expert advisers | Advisers appointed by the Minister to give expert advice to either GTTAC or GTEC to assist them in the performance of their functions (expert advisers are not committee members) |
| EDD | Emergency Dealing Determination |
| FSANZ | Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| GM | Genetically modified |
| GM product | A thing (other than a GMO) derived or produced from a GMO |
| GMAC | Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee |
| GMO | Genetically modified organism |
| 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 which may constitute a non-compliance with regulatory requirements and a public health or environment risk |
| Limited and controlled release | A type of DIR which meets certain criteria relating to limiting and controlling the dealings with the GMO (e.g. a field trial) |
| NLRD | Notifiable low risk dealing (work with transgenic plants, animals or microorganisms undertaken in certified containment facilities) |
| Non-compliance | An inconsistency between an event or state of affairs and the requirements imposed by licence accreditation or certification conditions, or any of the requirements of the Act or Regulations |
| OGTR | Office of the Gene Technology Regulator |
| PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4 | Physical containment levels of facilities as certified by the Regulator |
| RARMP | Risk assessment and risk management plan |
| Regulations | Gene Technology Regulations 2001 |
| Regulator | Gene Technology Regulator |
| Spot checks | Unannounced visits by the OGTR Monitoring and Compliance Section |
| Volunteer | Regrowth of plants from seed that has remained on a site after a trial has been completed |