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Greenpeace is concerned that several proposed amendments in this Bill would weaken environmental safeguards and undermine the precautionary approach that has long been a cornerstone of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act).<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace urges the Committee to reject provisions that weaken scrutiny of hazardous substances or genetically engineered organisms and instead strengthen the precautionary framework that underpins the HSNO Act.<\/p>\n\n

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