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Biotechnology Australia is a multi-departmental Commonwealth agency,
responsible for co-ordinating non-regulatory biotechnology
issues. It encompasses five Commonwealth Departments:
- Department of Industry, Science and
Resources;
- Department of Education, Training and
Youth Affairs;
- Department of the Environment and
Heritage;
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry - Australia;
- Department of Health and Aged Care.
Biotechnology Australia also works closely with the following
Commonwealth agencies:
- Interim Office of the Gene Technology
Regulator;
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation; and
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Acknowledgements
Biotechnology Australia would like to thank the following organisations
for their support with this resource:
The Biotechnology National Reference Group of curriculum-developing
bodies from every State and Territory in Australia, for guiding
the development of the resource by defining the product , and defining
the needs of teachers and students. The group comprised representatives
nominated by:
- Conference Education System CEOs (CESCEO)
- Australian Curriculum Assessment
Certification Authority (ACACA)
- Australian Science Teachers Association
(ASTA)
- National Catholic Education Commission
(NCEC)
- National Council of Independent Schools (NCIS)
CSIRO Plant Industry
GPO Box 1600
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Email: info@pi.csiro.au
http://www.pi.csiro.au/
CSIRO Education
Staff at the CSIRO
Education Centres and The Helix
PO Box 225
DICKSON ACT 2602
Australia
Email: education@helix.csiro.au
http://www.csiro.au/
Museum Victoria
Division of Programs
Research and Collections
Department of Sciences
Mind and
Body
GPO Box 666E
Melbourne 3001
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au
The development of this resource has been managed by
Curriculum Corporation
PO Box 177
Carlton South, Vic. 3053
Australia
Email: sales@curriculum.edu.au
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/
Acknowledgments for images are detailed against
each image appearing on this resource. Biotechnology Australia would
like to thank individuals and organisations who have provided these
images.
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