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Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Act 2004.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Australian Capital Territory
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to enable a moratorium to be imposed on the cultivation of certain genetically modified plants, and for other purposes.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Genetically modified organism (GMO) Internal trade Non-governmental entity Inspection Biotechnology
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act recognizes and designates the Australian Capital Territory as an area in which certain genetically modified plants may not be cultivated in order to preserve the identity of GM crops and of non-GM crops for marketing purposes.

Full text
English
Website
www6.austlii.edu.au