This Act provides for designation of areas of the State for the purpose of preserving the identity of genetically modified (GM) crops or non-GM crops for marketing purposes, and prohibits or restricts the cultivation of GM crops, or other dealings with GM crops or GM crop related material. The Act further provides for: offences for contravening those orders and certain other offences; allows authorized officers to monitor compliance with the Act, and to apply to the Magistrates' Court for the forfeiture and destruction of GM crops or GM crop related material if an order has been contravened; and sets out an Order prohibiting the cultivation of certain genetically modified canola crops in Victoria (see Schedule).
أستراليا · 2004-05-11