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Submissions on the amendment proposals that were received directly by the Regulator are listed below. In addition, over 350 submissions were received via the Do Gooder website. These submissions are tabulated below.
Submissions received by the Regulator on the 2016 Discussion Paper consultation are available on the
| Name | Submission |
| Agriculture Division of DowDuPont | Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (PDF 421 KB) |
| Agriculture Victoria | Agriculture Victoria (PDF 7 KB) |
| Ainge, Susan | Ainge, Susan (PDF 177 KB)
Ainge, Susan (DOCX 22 KB) |
| Allan, Raymond | Allan, Raymond (PDF 7 KB)
Allan, Raymond (DOCX 19 KB) |
| Anderson, Chris | Anderson, Chris (PDF 12 KB)
Anderson, Chris (DOCX 19 KB) |
| Ariens, David | Ariens, David (PDF 7 KB)
Ariens, David (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Association of Biosafety Australia and New Zealand | Association of Biosafety Australia and New Zealand (PDF 203 KB) |
| Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products | Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products (PDF 85 KB) |
| AusBiotech | AusBiotech (PDF 375 KB) |
| Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering | Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (PDF 130 KB) |
| Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia | Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia (PDF 208 KB) |
| Australian National University | Australian National University (PDF 370 KB) |
| Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (PDF 1439 KB) |
| Australian Seed Federation | Australian Seed Federation (PDF 176 KB) |
| Badams, Melissa | Badams, Melissa (PDF 8 KB)
Badams, Melissa (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Brooks Maher, Emma | Brooks Maher, Emma (PDF 18 KB)
Brooks Maher, Emma (DOCX 23 KB) |
| Casper, Zachary | Casper, Zachary (PDF 26 KB)
Casper, Zachary (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Castledine, Jennifer | Castledine, Jennifer (PDF 7 KB)
Castledine, Jennifer (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Clements, Antoinette | Clements, Antoinette (PDF 8 KB)
Clements, Antoinette (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Cotton Australia | Cotton Australia (PDF 274 KB) |
| CropLife | CropLife (PDF 747 KB) |
| CSIRO | CSIRO (PDF 8 KB)
CSIRO (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Curtin University Institutional Biosafety Committee | Curtin University Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 23 KB) |
| Dean, Helen | Dean, Helen (PDF 7 KB)
Dean, Helen (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Duggan, Brian | Duggan, Brian (PDF 83 KB)
Duggan, Brian (DOCX 26 KB) |
| Enzyme Technical Association | Enzyme Technical Association (PDF 2456 KB) |
| European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility | European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (PDF 52 KB)
European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility - attachment (PDF 533 KB)
European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (DOCX 53 KB) |
| Faulds, Pauline | Faulds, Pauline (PDF 8 KB)
Faulds, Pauline (DOCX 20 KB) |
| FOODwatch, WA | FOODwatch, WA (PDF 36 KB)
FOODwatch, WA (DOCX 36 KB) |
| Friends of the Earth, Mothers are Demystifying Genetic Engineering and the GM Free Australia Alliance | Friends of the Earth, Mothers are Demystifying Genetic Engineering and the GM Free Australia Alliance (PDF 437 KB) |
| Gemmell Smith, Phillipa | Gemmell Smith, Phillipa (PDF 8 KB)
Gemmell Smith, Phillipa (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Gene Ethics | Gene Ethics (PDF 522 KB) |
| Giles, Mnemosyne | Giles, Mnemosyne (PDF 2348 KB) |
| Glen, Christine | Glen, Christine (PDF 8 KB)
Glen, Christine (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Glen, Tamsyn | Glen, Tamsyn (PDF 9 KB)
Glen, Tamsyn (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Global Plant Council | Global Plant Council (PDF 9 KB)
Global Plant Council - attachment (PDF 329 KB)
Global Plant Council (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Grain Trade Australia | Grain Trade Australia (PDF 295 KB) |
| GrainGrowers | GrainGrowers (PDF 233 KB) |
| Keegan, Lesley | Keegan, Lesley (PDF 62 KB)
Keegan, Lesley (DOCX 21 KB) |
| La Trobe Institutional Biosafety Committee | La Trobe Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 138 KB) |
| Linn, Craig | Linn, Craig (PDF 8 KB)
Linn, Craig (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Love, Madeline | Love, Madeline (PDF 134 KB)
Love, Madeline (DOCX 104 KB) |
| Lynch, James | Lynch, James (PDF 8 KB)
Lynch, James (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Manson, Alan | Manson, Alan Part 1 (PDF 8 KB)
Manson, Alan Part 1 (DOCX 20 KB)
Manson, Alan Part 2 (PDF 9 KB)
Manson, Alan Part 2 (DOCX 21 KB) |
| McLaren, Michelle | McLaren, Michelle (PDF 118 KB)
McLaren, Michelle (DOCX 32 KB) |
| Morris, Richard | Submission withheld |
| Mulhall, Pam | Mulhall, Pam (PDF 7 KB)
Mulhall, Pam (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Murdoch University Institutional Biosafety Committee | Murdoch University Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 49 KB)
Murdoch University Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Nalbant, Mube | Nalbant, Mube (PDF 12 KB)
Nalbant, Mube (DOCX 21 KB) |
| National Association for Sustainable Agriculture | National Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PDF 545 KB) |
| National Farmers' Federation | National Farmers' Federation (PDF 27 KB) |
| Newton-Wordsworth, William | Newton-Wordsworth, William (PDF 99 KB)
Newton-Wordsworth, William (DOCX 45 KB) |
| NSW Department of Primary Industries | NSW Department of Primary Industries (PDF 718 KB) |
| O'Sullivan Gabrielle | O'Sullivan Gabrielle (PDF 127 KB)
O'Sullivan Gabrielle (DOCX 25 KB) |
| Paitson, Martha | Paitson, Martha (PDF 8 KB)
Paitson, Martha (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Pattenden, Bev | Pattenden, Bev (PDF 8 KB)
Pattenden, Bev (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Payne, Alex | Payne, Alex (PDF 8 KB)
Payne, Alex (DOCX 20 KB) |
| Pratt, Julie | Pratt, Julie (PDF 22 KB)
Pratt, Julie (DOCX 25 KB) |
| Queensland Department of Environment and Science | Queensland Department of Environment and Science (PDF 2902 KB) |
| Queensland University of Technology University Biosafety Committee | Queensland University of Technology University Biosafety Committee (PDF 36 KB)
Queensland University of Technology University Biosafety Committee - attachment (PDF 914 KB)
Queensland University of Technology University Biosafety Committee (DOCX 18 KB) |
| Recombinetics | Recombinetics (PDF 526 KB) |
| Robin, Charles | Robin, Charles (PDF 50 KB)
Robin, Charles (DOCX 60 KB) |
| Seqirus Pty Ltd | Seqirus Pty Ltd (PDF 370 KB) |
| Smith, Elarnie | Smith, Elarnie (PDF 24 KB)
Smith, Elarnie (DOCX 2602 KB) |
| South Australian Minister for Agriculture Food and Fisheries | South Australian Minister for Agriculture Food and Fisheries (PDF 21 KB) |
| Statham, Sam | Statham, Sam (PDF 9 KB)
Statham, Sam (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Strods, Beth | Strods, Beth (PDF 159 KB)
Strods, Beth (DOCX 58 KB) |
| Sustainability Council of New Zealand | Sustainability Council of New Zealand (PDF 29 KB)
Sustainability Council of New Zealand (DOCX 25 KB) |
| Sustainable Agriculture & Communities Alliance | Sustainable Agriculture & Communities Alliance (PDF 29 KB)
Sustainable Agriculture & Communities Alliance (DOCX 25 KB) |
| Thomas, Paul | Thomas, Paul (PDF 8 KB)
Thomas, Paul (DOCX 25 KB) |
| United States Government | United States Government (PDF 70 KB)
United States Government (DOCX 319 KB) |
| University of Adelaide Institutional Biosafety Committee | University of Adelaide Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 158 KB) |
| University of Melbourne Institutional Biosafety Committee | University of Melbourne Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 20 KB) |
| University of Southern Queensland | University of Southern Queensland (PDF 101 KB) |
| Ven, Carol | Ven, Carol (PDF 162 KB)
Ven, Carol (DOCX 87 KB) |
| Veterinary Manufacturers and Distributors Association Ltd | Veterinary Manufacturers and Distributors Association Ltd (PDF 162 KB)
Veterinary Manufacturers and Distributors Association Ltd (DOCX 162 KB) |
| WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University | WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University (PDF 162 KB)
WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University (DOCX 58 KB) |
| WAFarmers | WAFarmers (PDF 114 KB)
WAFarmers (DOCX 652 KB) |
| Waspe, Margaret | Waspe, Margaret (PDF 4103 KB) |
| Whale, Paul | Whale, Paul (PDF 9 KB)
Whale, Paul (DOCX 21 KB) |
| White, Brenda | White, Brenda (PDF 7 KB)
White, Brenda (DOCX 20 KB) |
| White, Melinda | White, Melinda (PDF 16 KB)
White, Melinda (DOCX 23 KB) |
| Wiggin, John | Wiggin, John (PDF 7 KB)
Wiggin, John (DOCX 21 KB) |
| Wilson, P | Wilson, P (PDF 29 KB)
Wilson, P (DOCX 26 KB) |
| Winter, Erl | Winter, Erl (PDF 8 KB)
Winter, Erl (DOCX 20 KB) |