Australasian Biotechnology,
Volume 9 Number 2, May/June 1999, pp. 98-100
First GMO Approvals for New Zealand under New
Law
Mark Christensen and Martin Williams, Russell McVeagh
McKenzie Bartleet & Co., Auckland, New Zealand
Code Number:AU99008
New Zealand's Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act which
controls genetic modifications was discussed in the
September/October 1998 issue of Australasian Biotechnology.
The Act requires that approvals be obtained for the development,
field testing and release of genetically modified organisms
("GMOs").
Since that article was written, the first public hearings of
applications to field test genetically modified organisms in
containment have been held before the Environmental Risk Management
Authority ("ERMA") and decisions approving the applications have
been made.
Copyright 1999 Australian Biotechnology Association Ltd
