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Recombinant DNA Monitoring Committee

The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) plays an important role for organisations undertaking work with GMOs, by helping organisations to meet the requirements of the legislation. However, it is the responsibility of the Organisation to ensure compliance with conditions of Accreditation. The Committee's role is purely one of assistance and facilitation and as such the Committee bear no legal responsibility under the legislation for ensuring that conditions of accreditation are met. In essence the role of Committee is an internal quality assurance one ensuring that the following processess are in place in the Institution:

  • Systems of internal checking of applications made to the Regulator. This helps to ensure that information provided to the Regulator as part of an application for a licence is comprehensive and meets the Regulator's information requirements;
  • Systems of inspecting PC2 facilities to ensure that they meet the requirements of the Regulator;
  • Systems of record keeping and reporting;
  • Procedures for training of staff dealing with GMOs.

 

Category of Membership Member ANU/External Member
Chair & Biologist Dr David Jones ANU
Deputy Chair & Molecular Biologist Dr Klaus Matthaei ANU
Senior Technician Mr Garry Mayo ANU
Lawyer Dr Thomas Faunce ANU
Biological Engineer Mr Solomen Elijah ANU
Biological Risk Assessor Ms Sarah Thornton ANU
Ecologist A/Prof David Gordon ANU
Immunologist Prof Ian Ramshaw ANU
Plant Molecular Biologist Dr Tony Millar ANU
Virologist Dr David Tscharke ANU
Developmental Biologist Dr Ruth Arkell ANU
External Lay Person Dr Ann Cleary External
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