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Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1)

Australia (Commonwealth, with corresponding State legislation)
vVersion 3.1, effective 1 March 2013 (current as at 2026-10-21; the OGTR annual inspection checklist, March 2013 (as listed by the OGTR; current PDF file dated May 2023), and the application checklist, February 2013 as listed by the OGTR, still cite it)
3 domains
80 controls

Australia's PC2 invertebrate facility certification rules from the Gene Technology Regulator: facility requirements for certification (screening, anteroom, self-closing doors, drain barriers, traps), the usual conditions of certification (access, annual inspection, signage, pest and escape control, cabinet testing, decontamination equipment, backflow) and the behavioural requirements for people handling GM invertebrates and other GMOs.

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Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) is a compliance framework from Australia (Commonwealth, with corresponding State legislation) with 3 domains and 80 controls. The largest domains are Part B: Conditions of certification – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) (31 controls), Part C: Behavioural requirements – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) (30 controls), Part A: Requirements for certification – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) (19 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (3)

Part A: Requirements for certification – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1)

19 controls
Controls in the Part A: Requirements for certification – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) domain of Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1): 19 controls
CodeTitle
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A1Enclosable and securable space
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A10Hand decontamination
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A11Eyewash for Risk Group 2 micro-organism dealings
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A12Containment of aerosols
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A13Backflow: facility already meets AS/NZS 2243.3
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A14Backflow assessment where AS/NZS 2243.3 is not met
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A15Place for reusable personal protective equipment
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A16Stopping animals passing through the anteroom
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A17Invertebrate trap in the work area
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A18Ability to meet the conditions of certification
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A19Floor plans with the application
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A2Surfaces impenetrable or decontaminable
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A3Sealed structural joints
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A4Screened or filtered openings
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A5Dedicated anteroom
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A6Other spaces acting as the anteroom for uninfected Drosophila
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A7Self-closing access doors that prevent escape
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A8Barriers on drainage exits
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::A9Open spaces reachable for decontamination

Part B: Conditions of certification – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1)

31 controls
Controls in the Part B: Conditions of certification – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) domain of Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1): 31 controls
CodeTitle
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B1Access limited to authorised persons
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B10Work not allowed in a PC2 invertebrate facility
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B11Notifying the Regulator when an owner fails to maintain
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B12Inspection at least every 12 months
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B13Signs at each access door
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B14Decontaminants available, labelled and in date
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B15Control of pests and escaped invertebrates
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B16Keeping the Part A requirements met
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B17Before structural changes
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B18Lifting a suspension
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B19Testing biological safety cabinets
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B2Who counts as an authorised person
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B20Test certificate on the cabinet
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B21Cabinet that fails its test
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B22Monthly monitoring and annual calibration of heat-based decontamination
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B23Users can see the decontamination equipment status
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B24Defective decontamination equipment
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B25Maintaining backflow prevention measures
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B26Backflow assessment where none was done before
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B27Reviewing the backflow assessment
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B28Fitting backflow prevention after a review
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B29Keeping the backflow records
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B3Training records on the Regulator's request
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B30Annual testing of testable backflow devices
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B31Faulty backflow device
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B4Excluding a person on the Regulator's direction
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B5Conditional admission on the Regulator's direction
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B6Telling people their admission conditions
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B7Submissions on exclusion or conditional admission
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B8Authority to admit and exclude where the holder is not the owner
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::B9Entry for the Regulator

Part C: Behavioural requirements – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1)

30 controls
Controls in the Part C: Behavioural requirements – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) domain of Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1): 30 controls
CodeTitle
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C1Who must follow the behavioural requirements
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C10Using and decontaminating cabinets
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C11Protective clothing and gloves for GM micro-organism dealings
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C12Checking for invertebrates before leaving
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C13Removing protective equipment before leaving
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C14Wearing protective equipment between facilities
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C15Decontamination methods
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C16Trained people decontaminate
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C17Decontaminate before disposal
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C18Decontaminating benches and equipment after work
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C19Decontaminating equipment before it leaves
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C2Non-GMO, exempt and PC1 work in the facility
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C20Removing and treating contaminated protective equipment
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C21Hand decontamination on leaving
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C22Escaped invertebrate inside the facility
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C23Written spill procedures
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C24Dealing with a spill inside
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C25Escape or loss outside the facility
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C26Decontamination to the guidelines
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C27Identifying GM invertebrates and material
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C28Transport and storage outside the facility
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C29Sealed storage of cultures
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C3Entry and exit through the anteroom
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C30No dealings in the anteroom
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C4Emergency exits
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C5Doors closed and secured
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C6Windows closed and secured
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C7Handling invertebrates to limit escape and exposure
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C8Containers or cages when not being handled
australia-ogtr-guidelines-for-certification-of-a-pc2-invertebrate-facility-version-3-1::C9Aerosol-generating work in a cabinet

What is Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) and who does it apply to?

Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) is a compliance framework from Australia (Commonwealth, with corresponding State legislation) with 3 domains and 80 controls. Australia's PC2 invertebrate facility certification rules from the Gene Technology Regulator: facility requirements for certification (screening, anteroom, self-closing doors, drain barriers, traps), the usual conditions of certification (access, annual inspection, signage, pest and escape control, cabinet testing, decontamination equipment, backflow) and the behavioural requirements for people handling GM invertebrates and other GMOs. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) actually require?

Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) has 80 controls organised across 3 domains. The largest domains are Part B: Conditions of certification – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) (31 controls), Part C: Behavioural requirements – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) (30 controls), Part A: Requirements for certification – Australia OGTR Guidelines for Certification of a PC2 Invertebrate Facility (Version 3.1) (19 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

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