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What are Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (NLRDs)?

Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (NLRDs) are described in the Gene Technology Regulations 2001 (the Regulations), and are dealings with GMOs that have been assessed as posing low risk to the health and safety of people and the environment provided certain risk management conditions are met.

NLRDs must be:

• conducted by persons with appropriate training and experience within a facility certified to either Physical Containment level 1 (PC1), PC2 or PC3;
• assessed by an Institutional Biosafety Committee established by Accredited Organisation; and
• transported, stored and disposed of in accordance with the Regulator’s Guidelines for the Transport, Storage and Disposal of GMOs

IBCs must prepare a record of assessment of each proposed NLRD. Copies of the IBC record of assessment must be provided to the person/organisation which requested the assessment for the NLRD. The person/organisation must be able to make a copy of the record of assessment available to the OGTR upon request, and must provide information to the OGTR as a part of each organisation's annual report. A model form for recording NLRDs is available from the Forms page.

Schedule 3, Parts 1 and 2 of the Regulations specifies the kinds of NLRDs suitable for PC1, PC2 and PC3.

NLRD categories as from 1 September 2011 - posted 1 September 2011 (HTML)
NLRD categories as from 1 September 2011 - posted 1 September (PDF 150 KB)

A factsheet explaining the changes to the conduct of NLRDs resulting from the commencement of the Gene Technology Amendment Regulations 2011 has been prepared.

Factsheet - Changes to the Conduct of Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (HTML)
Factsheet - Changes to the Conduct of Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (PDF 173 KB)

Guidance for making Records of Assessment of NLRDs (HTML)
Guidance for making Records of Assessment of NLRDs (PDF 157 KB)

Model Form - Records of Assessment Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (NLRDs) (HTML)
Model Form - Records of Assessment Notifiable Low Risk Dealings (NLRDs) (PDF 128 KB)

NLRDs are included on the GMO Record.

List of NLRDs as notified to the Gene Technology Regulator


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