UNE Institutional Biosafety Committee

The UNE Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is required by the Government to oversee all work on GMOs at UNE. This includes:

  • inspection, registration and deregistration of physical containment facilities;
  • approvals for projects involving genetically modified organisms; and
  • maintaining records of GMOs on campus.

Members of the IBC are as follows:

  1. Dr Nicholas Andronicos (Chair and UNE Biosafety officer)
  2. Mr Roland Helfer (Safety Advisor, Hazardous Substances)
  3. Inspector: under selection
  4. Dr Amy Burns
  5. Dr Sarbast Qassim
  6. Dr Daniel Ebert
  7. EBE Representative: Matthew Schapel
  8. Botany/Soil Science Representative: under selection
  9. Helen Bristow and Liz Hardie (Lay Person)

To contact the UNE IBC for guidance on working with GMO’s, projects involving GMO’s, inspection of facilities or compliance and importation questions please email ibc@une.edu.au