❓ Hon. Darren West asks about responsibility, monitoring, and penalties related to GM canola contamination on road verges. The Minister clarifies that local governments are responsible and no penalties apply, deeming it not a threat to non-GM markets.
AnsweredQoN 1217Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
GENETICALLY MODIFIED CANOLA — ROAD VERGES
1217. Hon DARREN WEST to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
(1) Who is
responsible for destroying genetically modified canola plants that contaminate road
verges across the state?
(2) Who is
responsible for monitoring that GM canola plants that contaminate road verges
are destroyed?
(3) What penalty applies should GM canola plants that
contaminate road verges not be destroyed?
(4) Have any
penalties, warnings or prosecutions been made over the failure to clear GM
canola–contaminated road verges?
(5) Does the
minister consider contamination of road verges by GM canola a threat to premium
non-GM markets?
1217. Hon DARREN WEST to the Minister for Agriculture and Food:
(1) Who is
responsible for destroying genetically modified canola plants that contaminate road
verges across the state?
(2) Who is
responsible for monitoring that GM canola plants that contaminate road verges
are destroyed?
(3) What penalty applies should GM canola plants that
contaminate road verges not be destroyed?
(4) Have any
penalties, warnings or prosecutions been made over the failure to clear GM
canola–contaminated road verges?
(5) Does the
minister consider contamination of road verges by GM canola a threat to premium
non-GM markets?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1)–(2)
Genetically modified canola plants found on road verges would have no different
status from any other plant found on these verges. Any related responsibility
for these plants would rest with the entity responsible generally for the
verges. In most cases this is the relevant local government authority.
(3) No penalty applies.
(4) No, as no offence is involved.
(5) No.
question.
(1)–(2)
Genetically modified canola plants found on road verges would have no different
status from any other plant found on these verges. Any related responsibility
for these plants would rest with the entity responsible generally for the
verges. In most cases this is the relevant local government authority.
(3) No penalty applies.
(4) No, as no offence is involved.
(5) No.
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