Canberra ACT, Australia
January 5, 2010

The Monitoring and Compliance Section supports the Gene Technology Regulator by undertaking monitoring, audits, inspections and investigations under the auspices of the Gene Technology Act 2000 (the Act). Monitoring and compliance activities also comprise risk assessment and management, reviews of an organisation's activities and reporting.

The aim of the OGTR monitoring and compliance activities is to ensure that dealings with Genetically Modified Organism (GMOs) comply with regulatory requirements. These requirements are designed to meet the object of the Act:

To protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by managing those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.

Monitoring and Compliance Protocols
Documents to provide organisations and interested parties with guidance on monitoring and compliance activities

Reporting non-compliance

Monitoring and Compliance Section Structure (PDF 28 KB)

Importation Requirements for GMOs

Information on Unintended Presence of GMOs in seed for sowing

Do It Yourself Biological Research and the Australian National Regulatory System for Gene Technology (PDF 566 KB)

Further information on trial sites can be found at our list of Intentional Release Sites. Outcomes of OGTR monitoring and compliance activities are reported in our Quarterly Reports.

Website: http://www.ogtr.gov.au

Published: January 5, 2010