Currently, the commercial cultivation of canola licensed by the Regulator is permitted in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland, but prohibited in South Australia and Tasmania. Despite its close proximity to the Victoria border, where GM canola cultivation is allowed, Grant District Council has objected to the release of GM canola in its area. ”Council’s policy in the past has been to support the trailing of GM crops, but not the commercial production,” Council’s chief executive officer Russell Peate said.