❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks clarification on the Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Exemption Order 2009, specifically regarding the objectives, saleability, and size limitations of GM canola trials. The government's response provides details on the trial's purpose, farmer's rights, and the rationale behind the 70-hectare limit.
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS — TRIALS
I refer to the Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Exemption Order 2009, published in the Government Gazette on 17 February and tabled in the Legislative Council on 18 March 2009 under the Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Act 2003. (1) What does the government hope to achieve from the trials conducted under this exemption order? (2) Will participating farmers be able to sell the canola that they grow? (3) On what basis was the maximum area for one trial site—that is, 70 hectares—selected? (4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
I refer to the Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Exemption Order 2009, published in the Government Gazette on 17 February and tabled in the Legislative Council on 18 March 2009 under the Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Act 2003. (1) What does the government hope to achieve from the trials conducted under this exemption order? (2) Will participating farmers be able to sell the canola that they grow? (3) On what basis was the maximum area for one trial site—that is, 70 hectares—selected? (4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(1) What does the government hope to achieve from the trials conducted under this exemption order? (2) Will participating farmers be able to sell the canola that they grow? (3) On what basis was the maximum area for one trial site—that is, 70 hectares—selected? (4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(2) Will participating farmers be able to sell the canola that they grow? (3) On what basis was the maximum area for one trial site—that is, 70 hectares—selected? (4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(3) On what basis was the maximum area for one trial site—that is, 70 hectares—selected? (4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(1) What does the government hope to achieve from the trials conducted under this exemption order? (2) Will participating farmers be able to sell the canola that they grow? (3) On what basis was the maximum area for one trial site—that is, 70 hectares—selected? (4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(2) Will participating farmers be able to sell the canola that they grow? (3) On what basis was the maximum area for one trial site—that is, 70 hectares—selected? (4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(3) On what basis was the maximum area for one trial site—that is, 70 hectares—selected? (4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(4) Does the exemption order allow for any one person to cultivate more than one trial site so long as no single trial site under the control of that particular person exceeds 70 hectares? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following response — (1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(1) The aim of the trials is to assess whether the grains industry can effectively segregate genetically modified canola from non-genetically modified canola. Under Australian grains industry standards, non-GM canola must contain less than 0.9 per cent GM canola. (2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(2) Yes. (3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(3) The 70 hectare maximum area of the trial sites was chosen to allow flexible and manageable commercial-size plantings. (4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
(4) Yes, technically this is possible, but unlikely.
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