Inquiry examining the laws and practices governing intellectual property rights over genetic materials and related technologies, with a particular focus on human health issues.
23.11.2011
Government response to the ALRC’s 2004 report – Genes and Ingenuity: Gene Patenting and Human Health
On 17 December 2002 the then Australian Government Attorney-General, the Hon Daryl Williams MP, asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to inquire into and report on the laws and practices governing intellectual property rights over genetic materials and related technologies, with a particular focus on human health issues. The Final Report, Genes and Ingenuity: Gene …
Read more28.06.2010
Terms of Reference
Intellectual property rights over genetic materials and genetic and related technologies 1. I, DARYL WILLIAMS, Attorney-General of Australia, following consultation with the Commonwealth Biotechnology Ministerial Council, and having regard to: the objective of the protection of intellectual property rights to contribute to the promotion of technological innovation, to the mutual advantage of producers and users …
Read more18.03.2009
Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into Gene Patents
18 March 2009: ALRC submission to Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Inquiry into Gene Patents.The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) makes the following submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs inquiry into gene patents. In making this submission, the ALRC draws on its experience from its major inquiry into the intellectual property …
Read more30.09.2004
Gene patenting
In December 2002, the federal Attorney-General asked the ALRC to examine the laws and practices governing intellectual property rights over genetic materials and related technologies, with a particular focus on human health issues.Given the diversity of interests and concerns encompassed by these three areas, the ALRC’s task was a complex and delicate one. For example, …
Read more30.08.2004
Genes and Ingenuity: Gene patenting and human health (ALRC Report 99)
The Genes and Ingenuity report (tabled August 2004) is the product of an extensive research and community consultation effort over 18 months.The ALRC’s task was to examine whether the Australian patent system was meeting the challenges of the rapidly developing science associated with the sequencing of the human genome.Given the diversity of interests and concerns …
Read more16.03.2004
Gene Patenting and Human Health (DP 68)
Gene Patenting and Human Health (DP 68) was released in March 2004, the second consultation document to be produced during this inquiry.View DP 68 in HTML on the AustLII website
Read more16.07.2003
Gene Patenting and Human Health (IP 27)
The ALRC released an Issues Paper, Gene Patenting and Human Health (IP 27) in July 2003, which defined the scope of the inquiry and outlined questions for discussion.A further consultation paper of the same name ( DP 68) was released in March 2004. View IP 27 in HTMLon the AustLII website.
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