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Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
The APVMA operates the Australian system which evaluates, registers and regulates agricultural and veterinary chemicals. Before an agricultural or veterinary chemical product can enter the Australian market, it must go through the APVMA 's rigorous assessment process to ensure that it meets high standards of safety and effectiveness. The Website has information on products, chemicals, permits, residues, etc.

Gene Technology Act 2000 (Commonwealth)
An Act to regulate activities involving gene technology
The object of this Act is to protect the health and safety of people, and to protect the environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by managing those risks through regulating certain dealings with GMOs.

Gene Technology (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 (Commonwealth)

Gene Technology (Licence Charges) Act 2000 (Commonwealth)
An Act to impose charges on licences issued under the Gene Technology Act 2000,

Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 (Commonwealth)
An Act to prohibit human cloning and other unacceptable practices associated with reproductive technology, and for related purposes

Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (Commonwealth)
An Act to regulate certain activities involving the use of human embryos.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (formerly Australia New Zealand Food Authority - ANZFA)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand is a bi-national independent statutory authority that develops food standards for composition, labelling and contaminants, including microbiological limits, that apply to all foods produced or imported for sale in Australia and New Zealand.

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
The NHMRC consolidates within a single national organisation the often independent functions of research funding and development of advice. It brings together and draws upon the resources of all components of the health system, including governments, medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals, researchers, teaching and research institutions, public and private program managers, service administrators, community health organisations, social health researchers and consumers.

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR)
The OGTR has been established within the Australian Federal Department of Health and Aging to provide administrative support to the Gene Technology Regulator in the performance of his/her functions under the Gene Technology Act 2000.

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
The TGA is a Division of the Australian Federal Department of Health and Ageing and is responsible for administering the provisions of the Therapeutic Goods Act. The TGA carries out a range of assessment and monitoring activities to ensure therapeutic goods available in Australia are of an acceptable standard.

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