Clayton Utz, July 2023
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is the independent statutory authority responsible for the regulation of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Australia, up to the point of supply. This report is a strategic review of the APVMA's allocation of regulatory priorities, its capability to carry out the full scope of its regulatory functions and its operations.
This report was commissioned by the Board of the APVMA (Board) at the request of the former Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt, in response to serious allegations raised during the Senate Estimates Hearing for the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee in November 2022, and further serious allegations raised during the independent review undertaken by Ms Mary Brennan between December 2022 and February 2023 (Brennan Review). This report focuses on material relating to the period 2019 - 2022.
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