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Public Consultation on the Assessing the Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Genetic Testing of your Patient

Closed on Friday, 9 November 2012, 05:00pm (AEDST). Submissions for this public consultation are no longer being accepted.

The National Health and Medical Research Council has released the Assessing the direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing of your patient – a quick guide for general practitioners for public consultation. You are invited under paragraph 13(d) on the National Health and Medical Research Council Act (1992) to make a submission to the NHMRC.

Consultation documents
application/pdf iconDownload the Assessing the Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Genetic Testing of your Patient draft - (PDF - 59kb)

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Supporting links: 
Direct-to-Consumer DNA Genetic Testing: An information resource for consumers
DNA Genetic Testing in the Australian Context: A Statement from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Closure date
Submission closure date: 
Friday, 9 November 2012 - 5:00pm
Extension: 
Please note: If you require an extension to this public consultation you will need to contact the project officer using the contact details at the bottom of this page. However, in order for NHMRC to extend the date of a submission you will need to have created an account and started a submission.
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Page reviewed: 2 October, 2012