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The OGTR supports the Gene Technology Regulator, and is part of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

The object of the Gene Technology Act 2000 "is to protect the health and safety of people, and the environment, by identifying risks posed by or as a result of gene technology, and by managing those risks through regulating certain dealings with genetically modified organisms (GMOs)".

The nationally consistent legislative scheme for regulating gene technology is comprised of the Commonwealth Gene Technology Act 2000, the Gene Technology Regulations 2001 and corresponding State and Territory legislation.