❓ A Member of Parliament is seeking specific details regarding federal funding for GM wheat trials in Merredin and the ownership of resulting intellectual property. The Minister declines to provide the information requested.
AnsweredQoN 6173Legislative Assembly
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I refer to my Question on Notice 5858, relating
to the genetically modified (GM) wheat trials being conducted on a property in the wheatbelt town of Merredin, and I now ask:
(a) in (c) (i) I asked how much funding was provided by the Federal Government for this trial and the Minister only acknowledged the source of the federal funding in his answer, will the Minister now advise the House how much federal funding was provided for this trial; and
(i) if not, why not?
(b) in (d) I asked who will be the vendor of any intellectual property resulting from these trials, and the Minister did not provide an answer to the question; will the Minister now advise the House who the vendor will be of any intellectual property resulting from these GM wheat trials; and
(i) if not why not?
to the genetically modified (GM) wheat trials being conducted on a property in the wheatbelt town of Merredin, and I now ask:
(a) in (c) (i) I asked how much funding was provided by the Federal Government for this trial and the Minister only acknowledged the source of the federal funding in his answer, will the Minister now advise the House how much federal funding was provided for this trial; and
(i) if not, why not?
(b) in (d) I asked who will be the vendor of any intellectual property resulting from these trials, and the Minister did not provide an answer to the question; will the Minister now advise the House who the vendor will be of any intellectual property resulting from these GM wheat trials; and
(i) if not why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 October 2011
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
27 days
(a) No.
(i) I cannot advise how much federal funding was provided for CSIRO's trial because I am not aware of any of the details of the funding for the trial. If the Hon. Member would like more information on the funding of CSIRO's trial he should ask CSIRO directly.
(b) No.
(i) As advised in question on notice 5858, no intellectual property will result from the trial.
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(i) I cannot advise how much federal funding was provided for CSIRO's trial because I am not aware of any of the details of the funding for the trial. If the Hon. Member would like more information on the funding of CSIRO's trial he should ask CSIRO directly.
(b) No.
(i) As advised in question on notice 5858, no intellectual property will result from the trial.
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