Strypey<p>"Under the Gene Technology Bill, regional and local authorities will lose the power to apply precaution at the local level. The Bill also removes any precautionary approach at the national level.</p><p>However, socialised risk will increase the exposure of the public to costs for accidental harm, remediation and clean-up."</p><p><a href="https://www.gefree.org.nz/press-releases-2019-2023/1122025-councils-challenged-over-ratepayer-risks-from-enabling-gene-technology/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gefree.org.nz/press-releases-2</span><span class="invisible">019-2023/1122025-councils-challenged-over-ratepayer-risks-from-enabling-gene-technology/</span></a></p><p>This is the first I heard of it. Submissions on the bill close this Monday, 17 Feb:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/54SCHEA_SCF_22059628-B0CC-4931-5E07-08DD18A12BFB/gene-technology-bill" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-</span><span class="invisible">submission/document/54SCHEA_SCF_22059628-B0CC-4931-5E07-08DD18A12BFB/gene-technology-bill</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GeneticEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GeneTechnologyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneTechnologyBill</span></a></p>