Rachel Siewert WA, Australian Greens
3:45 pm
I, and also on behalf of Senators Di Natale and Heffernan, move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes the recent ruling by the United States Supreme Court that human genes are not eligible for patent protection;
(b) recognises that this ruling is a significant development in the debate over gene patenting and the future of medical research; and
(c) urges the Australian Government to consider the implications of this for the Patents Act 1990.
Question agreed to.