Submissions were forwarded to the Regulator in a range of formats including Word, PDF and email. In order to make submissions available as soon as possible, most submissions have been published in their original format. The text of email submissions has been reproduced in Word format.
Submissions classified by the author as 'Confidential' have not been published on the website.
To ensure that the privacy of third parties (including family members) is protected, and that the Commonwealth complies with its own legal obligations, some submissions have been published with third party and other details removed. Private contact details (eg, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses) contained in submissions have also been removed. There may be minor formatting changes as a result.
NOTE: The views expressed in submissions are those of the authors and copyright in submissions remains with the authors, not with the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator.
The Secretariat has reserved the right not to publish submissions deemed inappropriate.
Submissions that were received directly by the Regulator are listed below. In addition, over 600 submissions were received via the Do Gooder website. These submissions are tabulated below.
| Name | Submission |
| Adams, Sheridan | Adams, Sheridan (DOCX 15 KB)
Adams, Sheridan (PDF 45 KB) |
| Agforce Grains | Agforce Grains (PDF 300 KB) |
| Agriculture Victoria | Agriculture Victoria (PDF 493 KB) |
| Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products | Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products (PDF 78 KB) |
| AusBiotech | AusBiotech (PDF 194 KB) |
| Austin Health Institutional Biosafety Committee | Austin Health Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 99 KB) |
| Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering | Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (PDF 61 KB) |
| Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia | Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia (PDF 698 KB) |
| Australian National University Institutional Biosafety Committee | Australian National University Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 23 KB)
Australian National University Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 93 KB) |
| Australian Oilseeds Federation | Australian Oilseeds Federation (PDF 525 KB) |
| Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority | Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (PDF 70 KB) |
| Australian Seed Federation | Australian Seed Federation (PDF 765 KB) |
| Bayer CropScience | Bayer CropScience (PDF 307 KB) |
| Bennett, Christine | Bennett, Christine (DOCX 15 KB)
Bennett, Christine (PDF 49 KB) |
| Bleakley, Claire | Bleakley, Claire (DOCX 15 KB)
Bleakley, Claire (PDF 47 KB) |
| Blemings, Rosemary | Blemings, Rosemary (DOCX 15 KB)
Blemings, Rosemary (PDF 46 KB) |
| Buerckner, Raelene | Buerckner, Raelene (DOCX 15 KB)
Buerckner, Raelene (PDF 50 KB) |
| Carrick, Ruth | Carrick, Ruth (DOCX 15 KB)
Carrick, Ruth (PDF 43 KB) |
| Caruso, Lara | Caruso, Lara (DOCX 15 KB)
Caruso, Lara (PDF 43 KB) |
| Centre for Eye Research Australia | Centre for Eye Research Australia (PDF 319 KB) |
| Centre for Law and Genetics University of Tasmania | Centre for Law and Genetics University of Tasmania (PDF 211 KB) |
| Chandler, Steve | Chandler, Steve (DOCX 21 KB)
Chandler, Steve (PDF 104 KB) |
| Childrens Medical Research Institute and Childrens Hospital Westmead Institutional Biosafety Committee | Childrens Medical Research Institute and Childrens Hospital Westmead Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 16 KB)
Childrens Medical Research Institute and Childrens Hospital Westmead Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 58 KB) |
| Cibus | Cibus (Confidential Information Omitted) - 1 (PDF 204 KB)
Cibus - 2 (PDF 490 KB)
Cibus - 3 (PDF 163 KB)
Cibus - 4 (PDF 53 KB) |
| Clark, Ludmila | Clark, Ludmila (DOCX 15 KB)
Clark, Ludmila (PDF 50 KB) |
| Clinical Network Services | Clinical Network Services (DOCX 116 KB)
Clinical Network Services (PDF 111 KB) |
| Cotton Australia | Cotton Australia (PDF 646 KB) |
| CropLife Australia | CropLife Australia (PDF 1043 KB) |
| Croxson, Timothy Paul Ross | Croxson, Timothy Paul Ross (DOCX 18 KB)
Croxson, Timothy Paul Ross (PDF 63 KB) |
| CSIRO | CSIRO (DOCX 178 KB)
CSIRO (PDF 170 KB) |
| CSL Limited | CSL Limited (PDF 14 KB) |
| Curtin University Institutional Biosafety Committee | Curtin University Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 17 KB)
Curtin University Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 34 KB) |
| Dal Castello, Linda | Dal Castello, Linda (DOCX 15 KB)
Dal Castello, Linda (PDF 47 KB) |
| Davies Research Centre of the University of Adelaide | Davies Research Centre of the University of Adelaide (PDF 124 KB) |
| Deakin University Institutional Biosafety Committee | Deakin University Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 204 KB) |
| Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia | Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (PDF 5461 KB) |
| Department of Agriculture and Water Resources | Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (PDF 2289 KB) |
| Department of the Environment and Energy | Department of the Environment and Energy (PDF 166 KB) |
| Douriaux, Jeremy | Douriaux, Jeremy (DOCX 102 KB)
Douriaux, Jeremy (PDF 102 KB) |
| Dow Agrosciences Australia | Dow Agrosciences Australia (PDF 170 KB) |
| DSM Food Specialties Australia | DSM Food Specialties Australia (PDF 219 KB) |
| DuPont Pioneer | DuPont Pioneer (PDF 8602 KB) |
| Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment | Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment - 1 (DOCX 16 KB)
Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment - 1 (PDF 58 KB)
Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment - 2 (PDF 292 KB) |
| Earl, Nina and Brian | Earl, Nina and Brian (DOCX 15 KB)
Earl, Nina and Brian (PDF 43 KB) |
| Flinders University | Flinders University (PDF 71 KB) |
| Food Standards Australia and New Zealand | Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (PDF 1590 KB) |
| Fraser, Dianne | Fraser, Dianne (DOCX 15 KB)
Fraser, Dianne (PDF 44 KB) |
| Friends of the Earth Australia, GeneEthics, GM-Free Australia Alliance, MADGE and GM Cropwatch | Friends of the Earth Australia, GeneEthics, GM-Free Australia Alliance, MADGE and GM Cropwatch (PDF 517 KB) |
| Godson, Warren | Godson, Warren (Word 815 KB)
Godson, Warren (PDF 914 KB) |
| Government of South Australia | Government of South Australia (PDF 239 KB) |
| Grain Producers SA | Grain Producers SA (PDF 150 KB) |
| Grain Trade Australia | Grain Trade Australia (PDF 15 KB) |
| GrainGrowers | GrainGrowers (PDF 52 KB) |
| Gready, Jill | Gready, Jill (PDF 52 KB) |
| Greening, Peter | Greening, Peter (DOCX 52 KB)
Greening, Peter (PDF 52 KB) |
| Grierson, Aiesha | Grierson, Aiesha (DOCX 15 KB)
Grierson, Aiesha (PDF 42 KB) |
| Griffith University | Griffith University (PDF 60 KB) |
| Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Institutional Biosafety Committee | Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 93 KB)
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 100 KB) |
| Jackson, Anthony | Jackson, Anthony (DOCX 250 KB)
Jackson, Anthony (PDF 233 KB) |
| Koniuszewksi, Joanna | Koniuszewksi, Joanna (DOCX 16 KB)
Koniuszewksi, Joanna (PDF 50 KB) |
| La Trobe University Institutional Biosafety Committee | La Trobe University Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 186 KB) |
| Lamrock, Nanette | Lamrock, Nanette (DOCX 15 KB)
Lamrock, Nanette (PDF 46 KB) |
| Lenart, Andrew | Lenart, Andrew (DOCX 15 KB)
Lenart, Andrew (PDF 42 KB) |
| Longo, Fernando | Longo, Fernando (DOCX 15 KB)
Longo, Fernando (PDF 44 KB) |
| Mackintosh, Peter | Mackintosh, Peter (DOCX 60 KB)
Mackintosh, Peter (PDF 15 KB) |
| Macquarie University Institutional Biosafety Committee | Macquarie University Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 45 KB)
Macquarie University Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 15 KB) |
| Menos, Phyllis | Menos, Phyllis (DOCX 46 KB)
Menos, Phyllis (PDF 144 KB) |
| Miranda, Maria | Miranda, Maria (DOCX 270 KB)
Miranda, Maria (PDF 14 KB) |
| MND Research Group Macquarie University | MND Research Group Macquarie University (DOCX 43 KB)
MND Research Group Macquarie University (PDF 58 KB) |
| Moeliker, Greg | Moeliker, Greg (DOCX 39 KB)
Moeliker, Greg (PDF 14 KB) |
| Monash University | Monash University (PDF 221 KB) |
| Morrisey, M | Morrisey, M (DOCX 890 KB)
Morrisey, M (PDF 842 KB) |
| National Farmers Federation | National Farmers Federation (PDF 257 KB) |
| National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme | National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (PDF 17 KB) |
| NSW Department of Primary Industries | NSW Department of Primary Industries (PDF 69 KB) |
| Nuseed | Nuseed (PDF 15 KB) |
| Oppenheimer, Robert | Oppenheimer, Robert (DOCX 50 KB)
Oppenheimer, Robert (PDF 16 KB) |
| Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council | Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council (DOCX 53 KB)
Organic Industry Standards and Certification Council (PDF 15 KB) |
| Palmer, Eliot | Palmer, Eliot (DOCX 47 KB)
Palmer, Eliot (PDF 47 KB) |
| Partridge, Ruth | Partridge, Ruth (DOCX 47 KB)
Partridge, Ruth (PDF 47 KB) |
| Plant Health Australia | Plant Health Australia (DOCX 58 KB)
Plant Health Australia (PDF 1205 KB) |
| Preece, Andrew | Preece, Andrew (DOCX 15 KB)
Preece, Andrew (PDF 43 KB) |
| Public Health Association of Australia | Public Health Association of Australia (PDF 17 KB) |
| QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute | QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (DOCX 78 KB)
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (PDF 25 KB) |
| Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Institutional Biosafety Committee | Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 89 KB)
Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 357 KB) |
| Queensland University of Technology Biosafety Committee | Queensland University of Technology Biosafety Committee (DOCX 16 KB)
Queensland University of Technology Biosafety Committee (PDF 49 KB) |
| Recombinetics | Recombinetics (PDF 49 KB) |
| Revyakin, Roman | Revyakin, Roman (DOCX 49 KB)
Revyakin, Roman (PDF 49 KB) |
| Royal Perth Hospital Institutional Biosafety Committee | Royal Perth Hospital Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 14 KB) |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Institutional Biosafety Committee | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 42 KB)
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 21 KB) |
| Ryan, Chris | Ryan, Chris (DOCX 81 KB)
Ryan, Chris (PDF 18 KB) |
| SA Pathology Institutional Biosafety Committee | SA Pathology Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 47 KB)
SA Pathology Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 1968 KB) |
| Schultz, Tiffany | Schultz, Tiffany (DOCX 1370 KB)
Schultz, Tiffany (PDF 18 KB) |
| Seqirus | Seqirus (PDF 63 KB) |
| Simplot Plant Sciences | Simplot Plant Sciences (PDF 15 KB) |
| Singelton, Jonathon | Singelton, Jonathon (DOCX 15 KB)
Singelton, Jonathon (PDF 43 KB) |
| Stallman, Richard | Stallman, Richard (DOCX 23 KB)
Stallman, Richard (PDF 43 KB) |
| Stanford, Richard | Stanford, Richard (DOCX 23 KB)
Stanford, Richard (PDF 23 KB) |
| Sustainable Agriculture and Committee Alliance | Sustainable Agriculture and Committee Alliance (Other 23 KB)
Sustainable Agriculture and Committee Alliance (PDF 1913 KB) |
| Sutton, Dulcie | Sutton, Dulcie (DOCX 367 KB)
Sutton, Dulcie (PDF 169 KB) |
| Tasmanian Government | Tasmanian Government (PDF 16 KB) |
| The Organic Food Chain | The Organic Food Chain (Word 92 KB)
The Organic Food Chain (PDF 15 KB) |
| University of Adelaide Institutional Biosafety Committee | University of Adelaide Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 32 KB) |
| University of Melbourne | University of Melbourne (PDF 86 KB) |
| University of Queensland Institutional Biosafety Committee | University of Queensland Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 29 KB) |
| University of Sydney Institutional Biosafety Committee | University of Sydney Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 127 KB)
University of Sydney Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 68 KB) |
| University of Tasmania Institutional Biosafety Committee | University of Tasmania Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 57 KB)
University of Tasmania Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 188 KB) |
| University of Western Australia Institutional Biosafety Committee | University of Western Australia Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 29 KB)
University of Western Australia Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 829 KB) |
| University of Wollongong Institutional Biosafety Committee | University of Wollongong Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 92 KB) |
| UNSW Australia | UNSW Australia (PDF 653 KB) |
| Van Eenennaam, Alison | Van Eenennaam, Alison (PDF 830 KB) |
| Veterinary Manufacturers and Distributors Association | Veterinary Manufacturers and Distributors Association (DOCX 15 KB)
Veterinary Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PDF 15 KB) |
| Vice, Mary | Vice, Mary (DOCX 15 KB)
Vice, Mary (PDF 661 KB) |
| Victoria University Institutional Biosafety Committee | Victoria University Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 72 KB) |
| WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University | WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University (PDF 504 KB) |
| WAFarmers | WAFarmers (DOCX 89 KB)
WAFarmers (PDF 108 KB) |
| Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Institutional Biosafety Committee | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Institutional Biosafety Committee (Word 20 KB)
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 92 KB) |
| Wells, Christopher F | Wells, Christopher F (DOCX 15 KB)
Wells, Christopher F (PDF 43 KB) |
| Western Sydney University Biosafety Committee | Western Sydney University Biosafety Committee (DOCX 21 KB)
Western Sydney University Biosafety Committee (PDF 94 KB) |
| Williams, Joanne | Williams, Joanne (DOCX 18 KB)
Williams, Joanne (PDF 60 KB) |
| Wilson, M and P | Wilson, M and P (PDF 392 KB) |
| Wilson, Paul | Wilson, Paul (DOCX 15 KB)
Wilson, Paul (PDF 44 KB) |
| Womens and Childrens Health Network Institutional Biosafety Committee | Womens and Childrens Health Network Institutional Biosafety Committee (DOCX 44 KB)
Womens and Childrens Health Network Institutional Biosafety Committee (PDF 44 KB) |
| Zaskolny, Karen | Zaskolny, Karen (DOCX 44 KB)
Zaskolny, Karen (PDF 44 KB) |
| Zybert, Josef | Zybert, Josef - 1 (DOCX 106 KB)
Zybert, Josef - 1 (PDF 16 KB)
Zybert, Josef - 2 (PDF 65 KB) |