for some reason, be more allergenic than a non-GM, that is something we would look at. It is human health outside the food side of things. Senator CHERRY ?Has the government set any policy guidelines for you in terms of your operation, other than what is in the intergovernmental agreement? Dr Meek ?No. Mr Slater ?Other than the policy principle? Dr Meek ?Sorry, I beg your pardon, yes. Mr Slater ?that has been set by the ministerial council that states we will be able to set GM-free zones and the regulator must take those into account in any decisions. Network Comment: The Hansard transcript for establishing the Gene Tech Act excluded economics as it was felt this was covered in assessment of "environment". Senate Estimates ttp://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/com\\... Senator HEFFERNAN ?For 12 months I have been trying to get some sense out of the government on this issue and no-one has made any sense of it, even though it is a program that is progressing quite nicely in New Zealand. My other question goes to GM canola. You have all my condolences on having to deal with this issue. Do you think it is realistic for Australian farmers to be expected to segregate GM canola from non-GM canola? I know it is? Dr Meek ?Outside of my scope, yes. We have had this conversation before, as you rightly say. It is not for me to judge whether or not the industry can or cannot segregate for marketing purposes. The way that the