Guidelines for the Transport, Storage and Disposal of GMOs (Cth)

Guidelines for the Transport, Storage and Disposal of GMOs ________________________________________________

I, DR ROLAND JOSEPH SMITH, the Gene Technology Regulator, acting under paragraph 27(d) of the Gene Technology Act 2000, hereby issue these guidelines.

Dated this 2nd day of June 2011

DR ROLAND JOSEPH SMITH Gene Technology Regulator

Guidelines for the Transport, Storage and Disposal of GMOs

made under the Gene Technology Act 2000

Name of Guidelines

These Guidelines are the Guidelines for the Transport, Storage and Disposal of GMOs

Purpose

Firstly, these guidelines are issued for the purposes of paragraph 13(3)(b) of the Gene Technology Regulations 2001.

Secondly, these guidelines may also be invoked as necessary or convenient in the performance of the Regulator's functions under section 27 of Gene Technology Act 2000 ('the Act'), and in the exercise of the Regulator's powers under section 28 of the Act.

In particular these guidelines may be invoked for the purposes of the imposition of licence conditions in accordance with section 61 of the Act and of certification conditions in accordance with section 86 of the Act.

Commencement

These Guidelines commence on 1 September 2011.

Contents Name of Guidelines Purpose Commencement Definitions and Acronyms Summary Table of Applicable Sections for the Transport of GMOs Part 1 Requirements for Transport of GMOs 1.1 Requirements for Transport of PC1 GMOs 1.1.1 PC1 General Requirements Labelling Loss, spill or escape of GMOs during transport Accounting requirements Security arrangements Decontamination of containers Packaging with coolants 1.1.2 PC1 GM micro-organisms (including plants or animals containing GM micro-organisms) Containment Labelling Decontamination of material transported with GM micro-organisms 1.1.3 PC1 GM animals not containing GM micro-organisms Containment Labelling Segregation Decontamination of containers 1.1.4 PC1 GM plants not containing GM micro-organisms Containment Labelling Decontamination of material transported with the GMOs 1.2 Requirements for Transport of PC2 GMOs 1.2.1 PC2 General Requirements Labelling Loss, spill or escape of GMOs during transport Accounting requirements Security arrangements Decontamination of containers Packaging with coolants 1.2.2 PC2 GM micro-organisms (including plants or animals containing GM micro-organisms) Containment Containment of waste transported inside the same building Labelling Decontamination of material transported with GM micro-organisms 1.2.3 PC2 GM animals, not containing GM micro-organisms Containment Labelling Segregation Decontamination of containers 1.2.4 PC2 GM plants, not containing GM micro-organisms Containment Labelling Decontamination of material transported with the GMOs 1.3 Requirements for Transport of PC3 GMOs 1.3.1 PC3 Requirements Notice that item to be transported is a GMO Labelling Containment Loss, spill or escape of GMOs during transport Accounting requirements Security arrangements Decontamination of containers Packaging with coolants 1.4 Requirements for Transport of PC4 GMOs 1.4.1 All GMOs Part 2 Requirements for the Storage of GMOs 2.1 Storage requirements for PC1 and PC2 GMOs stored outside of authorised physical containment facilities. Restrictions on storage Containment Loss, spill or escape of GMOs during storage Labelling Accounting requirements Security 2.2 Storage requirements for PC3 and PC4 GMOs stored outside of authorised physical containment facilities. Part 3 Requirements for the Disposal of GMOs. 3.1 Requirements for the Disposal of PC1 & PC2 GMOs Other regulations Notice that item to be disposed of is a GMO Decontamination Prior to Disposal Decontamination methods Prohibited decontamination 3.2 Requirements for the Disposal of PC3 & PC4 GMOs Standards referenced in this document List of the Australian/New Zealand standards referenced in this document