The Darwin Region Institutional Biosafety Committee is administered by the Menzies School of Health Research. 

The Committee supports four organisations conducting genetic research in the region - these organisations include Charles Darwin University (plants), the NT Government (animals), the CSIRO's Darwin Plant Laboratories and Menzies (human health).

The Committee is constituted and administered in accordance with the Commonwealth Gene Technology Act (2000) and reports to the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR), as well as to the Heads of the supported organisations.

There are two scheduled meetings per year when the Committee meets to consider project applications and inspect laboratory facilities.

Click here to access the OGTR website to download application forms.

Committee Membership

Prof Phil Giffard - Chair
Mrs Susan Hutton
Dr Valerie Asche
Dr Lorna Melville
Mrs Maria Scarlett - Secretary
Ms Pamela Trotman
Mr Paul Southwell
Mr Michael Howard
Lalith Ramachandra