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Australia approves field trial for RMIT University's GM buffalo grass

The Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) recently issued a licence in response to application DIR 156, authorising the limited and controlled release (field trial) of buffalo grass genetically modified (GM) for herbicide…

Australian regulator (APVMA) CEO Kareena Arthy to leave agency before Armidale move

The chief executive officer of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), Kareena Arthy, has resigned from her post. Her departure comes at a critical time for the Authority as it faces a controversial relocation from…

Updated advice for industry following Federal Court decision regarding applications involving reference products

The Federal Court decision on 10 June 2016 confirmed the importance of the APVMA’s obligations to appropriately protect confidential commercial information (CCI) about a reference product when assessing product registration applications. The…