Parliament’s Health Committee is calling for submissions on the Gene Technology Bill 2024. The closing date for submissions is 11.59 pm on Monday, 17 February 2025.
According to the NZ Parliament
website, the purpose of the Bill is:
“to enable the safe use of
gene technology and regulated organisms in New Zealand. The intention is to establish
a new regulatory regime for gene technology and genetically modified organisms
(GMOs).“
They say the Bill seeks to provide (among other things) for—
·
a flexible legislative framework able to
accommodate future technological and policy developments without frequent
amendment:
·
international alignment, including with key
trading partners, to facilitate trade and improve access to new technologies:
·
ways to recognise and give effect to the
Crown’s obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.