Chapter 1 - Introduction
[1]
Journals of the Senate, No. 123, 16 October 2018, p. 3927.
[2]
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, The
Independence of Regulatory Decisions Made by the Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Rural_and_Regional_Affairs_and_Transport
[3]
This recommended followed from an earlier 2008 recommendation of the
Productivity Commission. Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian
Agriculture, No. 79, November 2016, p. 305.
[4]
Australian Government, Productivity Commission Inquiry into the
Regulation of Australian Agriculture: Australian Government Response,
January 2019, pp. 11–12.
[5]
Australian Government, Productivity Commission Inquiry into the
Regulation of Australian Agriculture: Australian Government Response,
January 2019, pp. 11–12.
[6]
See the following submissions for further detail: NSW Farmers'
Association, Submission 8, p. 11; CropLife Australia, Submission
10, p. 16; Western Australian Farmers Federation, Submission 15, p.
3; Chemistry Australia, Submission 17, p. 2; Associate Professor
Christopher Preston, Submission 19, p. [2]; Pastoralists & Graziers
Association of Western Australia, Submission 22, p. 5; Australian Dairy
Industry Council and Dairy Australia, Submission 25, pp. 1, 3; National
Farmers' Federation, Submission 27, pp. 2–3; AgForce Queensland Farmers
Limited, Submission 34, p. [4]; Government of South Australia Primary
Industries and Regions SA, Submission 72, p. 3. See also: Department of
Agriculture and Water Resources, Proposal to Harmonise Off-Label Use of
Agricultural Chemicals, http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/ag-vet-chemicals/domestic-policy/off-label-use-harmonisation-proposal
(accessed 3 January 2019).
[7]
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Farm
Production Value Forecast to Rise in Mixed Agricultural Outlook, 19 June
2018, http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/news/media-releases/2018/farm-prod-value-forecast-rise-mixed-ag-outlook
(accessed 3 January 2019); GrainGrowers, Submission 23, p. 3; Victorian
Farmers Federation, Submission 33, p. [3].
[8]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, No. 56, June 2017, p. 7.
[9]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 3;
Mr David Mailler, Chair, Agricultural Science Committee, NSW Farmers'
Association, Committee Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 16.
[10]
Cotton Australia, Submission 6, p. [1]; GrainGrowers, Submission
23, p. [6].
[11]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, pp. 8–9; Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian
Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Committee Hansard, 20
November 2018, p. 2.
[12]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and
Veterinary Medicine Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, p.
15.
[13]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Submission 7,
p. 1.
[14]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, pp. 8–9.
[15]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Submission 7,
p. 1; Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual
Report 2017–2018, pp. 8–9.
[16]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Submission 7,
p. 1.
[17]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 7.
[18]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 7.
[19]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Submission 7,
p. 1.
[20]
Cotton Australia, Submission 6, p. [1]; CropLife Australia, Submission
10, p. 1; Associate Professor Christopher Preston, Submission 19, p.
[2]; National Farmers' Federation, Submission 27, pp. [1, 2];
Agribusiness Australia, Submission 30, p. 3; AgForce Queensland Farmers
Limited, Submission 34, p. [1].
Chapter 2 - Performance of the APVMA
[1]
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Regulation of Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines, Audit Report No. 14, 2006–2007, p. 14.
[2]
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Regulation of Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines, Audit Report No. 14, 2006–2007, pp. 15-20.
[3]
Productivity Commission, Chemicals and Plastics Regulation, July
2008, pp. 199, 206.
[4]
Productivity Commission, Chemicals and Plastics Regulation, July
2008, p. 199.
[5]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, pp. 16–17.
[6]
Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian Agriculture,
No. 79, November 2016, p. 294; Australian Government, Better Regulation
of Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals: Regulation Impact Statement,
November 2011.
[7]
Paula Pyburne, Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation
Amendment Bill 2012, Bills Digest No. 89, 2012–13, Parliamentary
Library, Canberra, 2013, pp. 8–11.
[8]
Paula Pyburne, Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation
Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017, Bills Digest No. 78,
2017–18, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 2018, p. 4.
[9]
Paula Pyburne, Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation
Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017, Bills Digest No. 78,
2017–18, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 2018, p. 4; Australian National
Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Regulatory Reform, Audit
Report No. 56, 2016–2017, p. 17.
[10]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, p. 17.
[11]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, p. 17.
[12]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, p. 8.
[13]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, p. 8.
[14]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, pp. 27, 30–32.
[15]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, p. 32.
[16]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, pp. 32–33.
[17]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, p. 53.
[18]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Digital Strategy
2018–2022, p. 9.
[19]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, pp. 5, 27.
[20]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Digital Strategy
2018–2022, p. 17.
[21]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 10.
[22]
Australian Government, Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper,
2015, p. 37.
[23]
Australian Government, Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper,
2015, pp. 37–38.
[24]
Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian Agriculture, No.
79, November 2016, p. 291.
[25]
Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian Agriculture, No.
79, November 2016, p. 291.
[26]
Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian Agriculture, No.
79, November 2016, p. 291.
[27]
Australian Government, Productivity Commission Inquiry into the
Regulation of Australian Agriculture: Australian Government Response,
January 2019, p. 11.
[28]
Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 13 of 2017,
15 November 2017, p. 1; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission
9, p. 10.
[29]
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational
Efficiency) Bill 2017, Revised JC512. See also: Supplementary Explanatory
Memorandum, and Revised Supplementary Memorandum, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6004 (accessed 21 January
2019).
[30]
Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest 13 of
2018, 14 November 2018, p. 1; Department of Agriculture and Water
Resources, Submission 9, pp. 10–11.
[31]
On 29 November 2018, the Senate moved that the Agricultural and Veterinary
Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018 be referred
to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
for inquiry and report by 11 February 2019. Journals of the Senate,
No. 133, 29 November 2018, p. 4322.
[32]
The Coalition's Policy for a Stronger Agriculture Sector, June 2016, p.
[7], quoted in Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Operation,
Effectiveness, and Consequences of the Public Governance, Performance and
Accountability (Location of Corporate Commonwealth Entities) Order 2016, June
2017, p. 3.
[33]
Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Operation,
Effectiveness, and Consequences of the Public Governance, Performance and
Accountability (Location of Corporate Commonwealth Entities) Order 2016, June
2017, p. 3.
[34]
Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Operation,
Effectiveness, and Consequences of the Public Governance, Performance and
Accountability (Location of Corporate Commonwealth Entities) Order 2016, June
2017, p. 10.
[35]
Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee, Operation,
Effectiveness, and Consequences of the Public Governance, Performance and
Accountability (Location of Corporate Commonwealth Entities) Order 2016, June
2017, p. 17.
[36]
Letter from Ms Kareena Arthy (APVMA CEO) to the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, 31
July 2015, p. 3, quoted in Senate Finance and Public Administration References
Committee, Operation, Effectiveness, and Consequences of the Public
Governance, Performance and Accountability (Location of Corporate Commonwealth
Entities) Order 2016, June 2017, p. 17.
[37]
National Farmers' Federation, NFF Raises Concerns Over Agency
Relocations, 19 June 2015, https://www.nff.org.au/read/4989/nff-raises-concerns-over-agency-relocations.html
(accessed 9 January 2019). See also: NSW Farmers' Association, Submission
8, p. 13; National Farmers' Federation, Submission 27, p. [3]; Mr
Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer, CropLife Australia, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 58.
[38]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia,
answers to questions on notice, 7 December 2018 (received 20 December 2018).
[39]
Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority, Estimates Hansard, 23 October 2018, p.
103.
[40]
Brett Worthington, 'Quarter of APVMA Staff Will Remain in Canberra, After
Barnaby Joyce Shifted Agency to Armidale', ABC News, 1 July 2018, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-02/apvma-allows-some-staff-to-remain-in-canberra/9930670
(accessed 9 January 2019).
[41]
The APVMA provided this legal advice as additional information to the
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee arising from the
Senate Estimates hearing on 23 October 2018. See: Dr Chris Parker,
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority, Letter to the Chair and Legal Advice Pertaining to the Maintenance
of a Canberra Satellite Office of the APVMA, additional information received 26 October
2018. The legal advice was also tabled to the Rural and Regional Affairs and
Transport References Committee. See: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary
Medicines Authority, Correspondence from Dr Chris Parker, CEO, APVMA to
Senator Barry O'Sullivan, Chair, RRAT Legislation Committee dated 26 October
2018 – re 'Legal advice pertaining to the maintenance of a Canberra Satellite
Office of the APVMA' (tabled 20 November 2018).
[42]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Correspondence
from Dr Chris Parker, CEO, APVMA to Senator Barry O'Sullivan, Chair, RRAT
Legislation Committee dated 26 October 2018 – re 'Legal advice pertaining to
the maintenance of a Canberra Satellite Office of the APVMA', (tabled 20
November 2018), p. [2].
[43]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, pp. 8–9; Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian
Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Committee Hansard, 20
November 2018, p. 2.
[44]
Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources,
Estimates Hansard, 23 October 2018, p. 106.
[45]
Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority; Ms Lisa Croft, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Committee Hansard,
20 November 2018, pp. 4, 7.
[46]
Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority, Opening Statement (tabled at a Supplementary
Budget Estimates hearing on 23 October 2018), p. 3.
[47]
CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 12; Grain Producers
Australia, Submission 11, p. 2; AUSVEG, Submission 12, p. [3];
GrainGrowers, Submission 23, p. [7]; Victorian Farmers Federation, Submission
33, p. [4]; Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry
Australia, answers to questions on notice, 7 December 2018 (received 20
December 2018).
[48]
CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 16.
[49]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, p. 15.
[50]
Victorian Farmers Federation, Submission 33, p. [4].
[51]
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority: Review of Cost Recovery Arrangements, October 2017, p. 8.
[52]
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority: Review of Cost Recovery Arrangements, October 2017, p. 13.
[53]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, p. 12.
[54]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Answers
to Questions on Notice, 7 December 2018 (received 20 December 2018), p. 2;
Victorian Farmers Federation, Submission 33, p. [4].
[55]
Dr Christopher Preston, Chair, Australian Glyphosate Sustainability
Working Group, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 9.
[56]
Australian National Audit Office, Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Reform, Audit Report No. 56, 2016–2017, pp. 9, 34.
[57]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, p. 5.
[58]
CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 12; Grain Producers
Australia, Submission 11, p. 12.
[59]
Mr Jim Adams, Executive Director, Veterinary Manufacturers and
Distributors Association, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp. 32–33.
[60]
NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8, pp. 13–14.
[61]
NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8, p. 12; Victorian Farmers
Federation, Submission 33, p. [3]; Mr Ben Stapley, Executive Director, Animal
Medicines Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp. 37–38.
[62]
AUSVEG, Submission 12, p. [3].
[63]
Dr Christopher Preston, Chair, Australian Glyphosate Sustainability
Working Group, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 9.
[64]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, p. 11.
[65]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, p. 11.
[66]
NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8, p. 11.
[67]
Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia, Submission 25,
p. 3.
[68]
Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian Agriculture, No.
79, November 2016, p. 296.
[69]
The APVMA uses a residues complexity measure called 'ROCI' to prioritise
assessments, support work forecasting and report on performance. This index
almost doubled between 2009 and 2016. Reason Group, Independent Review of
Assessment Performance: Report Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority, December 2017, pp. 11, 13.
[70]
Reason Group, Independent Review of Assessment Performance: Report
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, December 2017,
pp. 5, 19.
[71]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, pp. 8–9; Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian
Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Committee Hansard, 20
November 2018, p. 2.
[72]
Reason Group, Independent Review of Assessment Performance: Report
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, December 2017,
pp. 11, 37.
[73]
Reason Group, Independent Review of Assessment Performance: Report
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, December 2017,
pp. 11, 37.
[74]
Reason Group, Independent Review of Assessment Performance: Report
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, December 2017,
pp. 11, 37.
[75]
Human Capital Alliance, Assessment of Australia's Regulatory Science
Workforce Needs: Final Report, July 2017, p. 15; Mr Bernard Lee, Director
Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, answers to questions on notice, 7
December 2018 (received 20 December 2018), p. 2.
[76]
Human Capital Alliance, Assessment of Australia's Regulatory Science
Workforce Needs: Final Report, July 2017, pp. 10, 36, 38, 43.
[77]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Regulatory
Science Strategy, August 2016, p. 5.
[78]
Mrs Marie Vitelli, Biosecurity Policy Officer, AgForce Queensland Farmers
Limited, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 60.
[79]
Mr Jim Adams, Executive Director, Veterinary Manufacturers and
Distributors Association, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 33.
[80]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 48.
[81]
Mr Ben Stapley, Executive Director, Animal Medicines Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp. 37–38.
[82]
Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia, Submission 25,
p. 2.
[83]
Associate Professor Susan Wilson and Professor Brian Sindel, Submission
42, p. [2]. See also: Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation,
Chemistry Australia, answers to questions on notice, 7 December 2018 (received
20 December 2018), p. 2; Victorian Farmers Federation, Submission 33, p.
[4]; Human Capital Alliance, Assessment of Australia's Regulatory Science
Workforce Needs: Final Report, July 2017, p. 6.
[84]
Department of Health, Environmental Health Publications: Assessment of
Australia's Regulatory Science Workforce Needs (2017), http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-publicat-environ.htm (accessed 11
January 2019).
[85]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, p. 38; Human Capital Alliance, Assessment of Australia's Regulatory
Science Workforce Needs: Final Report, July 2017.
[86]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018,
pp. 2, 43.
[87]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018,
pp. 36–37.
Chapter 3 - The APVMA charging framework
[1]
Productivity Commission, Cost recovery by Government Agencies,
No. 15, August 2001, pp. XXVIII, LIV.
[2]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Cost
Recovery Impact Statement: Covering the Period 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2015,
2012, pp. 7–8.
[3]
Department of Finance, Australian Government Charging
Framework, Resource Management Guide No. 302, July 2015, p. 4.
[4]
Department of Finance, Australian Government Charging Framework,
Resource Management Guide No. 302, July 2015, p. 7.
[5]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p.
4; Pastoralists & Graziers Association of Western Australia, Submission
22, p. 4.
[6]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p.
4; CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 5; United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Submission 109, p. 2; Dr Brian Richards,
Executive Director, Office of Chemical Safety; Director, National Industrial
Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, Committee Hansard, 20
November 2018, p. 34.
[7]
New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority, Annual Report for the
Year Ended 30 June 2018, pp. 26–31; New Zealand Environmental Protection
Authority, Fees, Charges and Cost Recovery, https://www.epa.govt.nz/applications-and-permits/fees-and-charges/
(accessed 3 January 2019).
[8]
New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, Annual Report 2017–2018,
p. 78.
[9]
Government of Canada, Pesticide Registration Cost Recovery, https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/registrants-applicants/product-application/cost-recovery.html
(accessed 3 January 2019).
[10]
Government of Canada, Fees for Veterinary Drugs, https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/funding-fees/veterinary-drugs.html
(accessed 3 January 2019).
[11]
Reason Group, Independent Review of Assessment Performance: Report
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, December 2017, p.
47; European Commission, Approval of Active Substances: Application, Fees,
Data, https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/approval_active_substances/application_report_en (accessed 3 January 2019).
[12]
Reason Group, Independent Review of Assessment Performance: Report
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, December 2017, p.
47; European Commission, Procedure to Apply for Authorisation of a PPP, https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/authorisation_of_ppp/application_procedure_en (accessed 3 January 2019).
[13]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, p. 104.
[14]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 4.
[15]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Cost Recovery
Impact Statement: Covering the Period 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2015, 2012, p.
7.
[16]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Cost Recovery
Impact Statement: Covering the Period 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2015, 2012, p.
52; Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, p. 34.
[17]
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority: Review of Cost Recovery Arrangements, October 2017, pp. 3–4.
[18]
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority: Review of Cost Recovery Arrangements, October 2017, p. 6.
[19]
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority: Review of Cost Recovery Arrangements, October 2017, p. 6;
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 4.
[20]
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority: Review of Cost Recovery Arrangements, October 2017, p. 6.
[21]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, p. 104.
[22]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, p. 78.
[23]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 4.
[24]
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority: Review of Cost Recovery Arrangements, October 2017, pp. 3–4, 7.
[25]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 14, 80, 87;
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority: Review of Cost Recovery Arrangements, October 2017, pp. 9, 16.
[26]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, pp. 14, 80, 87.
[27]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 4.
[28]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, pp. 4, 34.
[29]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–18, p. 34; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission
9, p. 4.
[30]
Associate Professor Christopher Preston, Submission 19, p. [2].
There was some support from industry groups for public funding. See, for
example: CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 1; Pastoralists &
Graziers Association of Western Australia, Submission 22, pp. 4–5.
[31]
Associate Professor Christopher Preston, Submission 19, p. 2. See
also: Chemistry Australia, Submission 17, p. 3.
[32]
National Farmers' Federation, Submission 27, p. [1].
[33]
Cotton Australia, Submission 6, p. [2]; NSW Farmers' Association, Submission
8, p. 10; CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 5; Grain Producers
Australia, Submission 11, p. 5; AUSVEG, Submission 12, pp. [1–2];
Pastoralists & Graziers Association of Western Australia, Submission 22,
pp. 3–4; GrainGrowers, Submission 23, pp. [1, 5]; National Farmers'
Federation, Submission 27, p. [1]; Agribusiness Australia, Submission
30, p. 8; AgForce Queensland Farmers Limited, Submission 34, p. [3];
Primary Industries and Regions SA, Submission 72, p. 3; Mr Justin
Crosby, Industry and Government Relations, Grains Research and Development
Corporation, Committee Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 30.
[34]
Australian Academy of Science, Submission 107, p. [1].
[35]
Australian Academy of Science, Submission 107, p. [1].
[36]
Mr Anthony May, Commercial Operations Lead, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 3.
[37]
Mr Ben Stapley, Executive Director, Animal Medicines Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 39.
[38]
Mrs Marie Vitelli, Biosecurity Policy Officer, AgForce Queensland, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 57.
[39]
NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8, pp. 6, 9.
[40]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 49.
[41]
GrainGrowers, Submission 23, p. [3].
[42]
CropLife Australia, Submission 10, pp. 11–12; Grain Producers
Australia, Submission 11, pp. 2, 5; Pastoralists &
Graziers Association of Western Australia, Submission 22, p. 2;
GrainGrowers, Submission 23, p. [3].
[43]
CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 1.
[44]
Pastoralists & Graziers Association of Western Australia, Submission
22, p. 6.
[45]
Western Australian Farmers Federation, Submission 15, p. 3.
[46]
NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8, p. 9.
[47]
Mr Jim Adams, Executive Director, Veterinary Manufacturers and
Distributors Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 33; Mr
Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 48; NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8,
p. 10; CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 1; National Farmers'
Federation, Submission 27, p. [2]; Australian Dairy Industry Council and
Dairy Australia, Submission 25, p. 3.
[48]
Mr Jim Adams, Executive Director, Veterinary Manufacturers and
Distributors Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 32.
[49]
For a selection of submitters who expressed concern, see the following:
Friends of the Earth Australia, Submission 35, p. [4]; Mr Bob Gray, Submission
47; Ms Melissa Anderson, Submission 56; Mr John Harvey, Submission
58; Mr Richard Nankin, Submission 77, pp. 3–4; Mr Dean Mensinga, Submission
79; Ms Helena Martin, Submission 86; Mr John Beale, Submission 88;
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Submission 90, p. 20; Mr Peter
Raftos, Submission 96.
[50]
Gene Ethics, Submission 40, pp. 2, 8.
[51]
Mr Robert Phelps, Executive Director, Gene Ethics, Committee Hansard,
7 December 2018, pp. 19, 22.
[52]
Ms Louise Sales, Emerging Tech Project Coordinator, Friends of the Earth, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 52.
[53]
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Submission 90, pp. 20–21.
[54]
Ms Joanna Immig, National Coordinator, National Toxics Network, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 25.
[55]
Associate Professor Susan Wilson and Professor Brian Sindel, Submission
42, p. [1]; Associate Professor Susan Wilson, Committee Hansard,
7 December 2018, p. 16.
[56]
Associate Professor Susan Wilson, Committee Hansard, 7 December
2018, p. 16; CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 1.
[57]
Mr Robert Phelps, Executive Director, Gene Ethics, Committee Hansard,
7 December 2018, p. 22.
[58]
Associate Professor Susan Wilson, Committee Hansard, 7 December
2018, p. 16.
[59]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, p. 10; Associate
Professor Christopher Preston, Submission 19, pp. 2–3; National Farmers'
Federation, Submission 27, p. 3; Victorian Farmers Federation, Submission
33, pp. [4–5]; AgForce Queensland Farmers Limited, Submission 34,
pp. [4–5]; Mr David Mailler, Chair, Agricultural Science Committee, NSW
Farmers' Association, Committee Hansard, 20 November, p. 16; Mr Chris
Groves, Chair, Farming Systems Committee, National Farmers' Federation, Vice
President, NSW Farmers' Association, Committee Hansard, 20 November
2018, p. 17; Dr Ken Young, Crop Protection, Applied Research and Development,
Grains Research and Development Corporation, Committee Hansard, 20
November 2018, p. 30.
[60]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, p. 10.
[61]
GrainGrowers, Submission 23, p. 6.
[62]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, pp. 10–11.
[63]
Mr Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer, CropLife Australia, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 59.
[64]
Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian Agriculture, No.
79, November 2016, p. 306.
[65]
AgForce Queensland Farmers Limited, Submission 34, pp. [4–5].
[66]
Western Australian Farmers Federation, Submission 15, p. 3; Mrs Marie
Vitelli, Biosecurity Policy Officer, AgForce Queensland Farmers Limited, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 60. See similar comments for off-label
permits: South Australian Department of Primary Industries & Regions, Submission
72, p. 3.
[67]
Associate Professor Christopher Preston, Submission 19, pp. 2–3.
[68]
CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 15. See also: Cotton
Australia, Submission 6, p. 2; Agribusiness Australia, Submission 30,
p. 7.
[69]
Cotton Australia, Submission 6, p. 2.
[70]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, p. 7.
[71]
GrainGrowers, Submission 23, p. [6]. See also: Victorian Farmers
Federation, Submission 30, p. [5].
[72]
Western Australian Farmers Federation, Submission 15, p. 3.
[73]
Agribusiness Australia, Submission 30, p. 7.
[74]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Improved Access to Agricultural
and Veterinary Chemicals – $8 million initiative, http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/ag-vet-chemicals/improved-access-agvet-chemicals#about-the-new-funding
(accessed 10 January 2019); Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority, The Crop Groupings Project, https://apvma.gov.au/node/18851
(accessed 10 January 2019).
[75]
See, for example: Local Environment Action Forum, Submission 14, p.
5; Mr Duncan Mills, Submission 20, p. 2; Ms Jessica Harrison, Submission
37: Attachment, p. [1]; Gene Ethics, Submission 40, p. 16; Pesticide
Action Group WA, Submission 104, p. 21; M and P Wilson, Submission
108, p. [3].
[76]
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Submission 90, p. 6.
[77]
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Submission 90, p. 28.
[78]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, pp. 12–14; Western
Australian Farmers Federation, Submission 15, p. 2; GrainGrowers, Submission
23, pp. 3, 6; Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia, Submission
25, p. 2.
[79]
See, for example: Mr Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer, CropLife
Australia, Committee Hansard, 20 November 2018, pp. 60–61.
[80]
Mr Robert Hardie, Policy Director, Environment, Cropping and Horticulture,
NSW Farmers' Association, Committee Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 18.
[81]
NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8, pp. 7–8.
[82]
Mr Mark Harvey-Sutton, General Manager Rural Affairs, National Farmers'
Federation, Committee Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 18.
[83]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority quoted in,
Productivity Commission, Regulation of Australian Agriculture, No. 79,
November 2016, p. 302.
[84]
Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional
Development, Submission 16, p. 2; AgForce Queensland Farmers
Limited, Submission 34, p. [3]; Australian Pesticides and Veterinary
Medicines Authority, Recognition of Overseas GMP Authorities, https://apvma.gov.au/node/141
(accessed 4 January 2019).
[85]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Collaborative
and International Assessments Including Work-Sharing, https://apvma.gov.au/node/1053
(accessed 10 January 2019).
[86]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, CEO
Expectations on Use of International Data, Standards and Assessments, 20
June 2018, https://apvma.gov.au/sites/default/files/publication/26886-26886-revised_ceo_expectations_for_use_of_international_data_standards_assessment_ceo_approved_final_1.pdf (accessed 4 January
2019).
[87]
Australian Government, Productivity Commission Inquiry into the
Regulation of Australian Agriculture: Australian Government Response,
January 2019, p. 11.
Chapter 4 - Chemical reconsideration and innovation
[1]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Chemical
Review, 18 May 2016, https://apvma.gov.au/node/10916
(accessed 19 December 2018); Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority, Submission 7, p. 2.
[2]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Chemical
Review, 18 May 2016, https://apvma.gov.au/node/10916
(accessed 19 December 2018).
[3]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Chemical
Review, 18 May 2016, https://apvma.gov.au/node/10916
(accessed 19 December 2018); Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority, The Reconsideration Process, https://apvma.gov.au/node/10966
(accessed 4 January 2018).
[4]
Ms Joanna Immig, National Coordinator, National Toxics Network, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp. 26, 28.
[5]
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Submission 90, pp. 13–14
[6]
Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority, Committee Hansard, 20 November 2018, p.
2.
[7]
Productivity Commission, Chemicals and Plastics Regulation, July
2008, p. 209; Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Legislative
Framework, https://apvma.gov.au/node/4131
(accessed 10 January 2019).
[8]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, History of
the Chemical Review Program, 1 July 2014, https://apvma.gov.au/node/10971
(accessed 19 December 2018); Ms Kareena Arthy, Chief Executive Officer,
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Estimates Hansard,
29 May 2014, p. 104.
[9]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Chemicals
Nominated and Prioritised for Reconsideration, https://apvma.gov.au/node/10876
(accessed 4 January 2019).
[10]
Ms Joanna Immig, National Coordinator, National Toxics Network, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 29.
[11]
Dr William Reeves, Health and Safety Issues Manager, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 7.
[12]
Dr William Reeves, Health and Safety Issues Manager, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 7.
[13]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 3.
[14]
Reason Group, Independent Review of Assessment Performance: Australian
Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, December 2017, pp. 37–55; Dr
William Reeves, Health and Safety Issues Manager Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 6.
[15]
Paula Pyburne, Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment
(Removing Re‑approval and Re-registration) Bill 2014, Bills Digest No.
93, 2013–14, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 2014, p. 3.
[16]
Paula Pyburne, Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment
(Removing Re‑approval and Re-registration) Bill 2014, Bills Digest No.
93, 2013–14, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 2014, p. 3.
[17]
See, for example: AUSVEG, Submission 12, p. [2]; CropLife
Australia, Submission 10, p. 13; Western Australian Farmers Federation, Submission
15, p. 2; National Farmers' Federation, Submission 27, p. [2].
[18]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, pp.
3–4.
[19]
Dr Christopher Preston, Chair, Australian Glyphosate Sustainability
Working Group, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp. 13–14.
[20]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 50.
[21]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 50.
[22]
Dr Christopher Preston, Chair, Australian Glyphosate Sustainability
Working Group, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 13.
[23]
CropLife Australia, Submission 10, pp. 13–15.
[24]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Chemical
Review, 18 May 2016, https://apvma.gov.au/node/10916
(accessed 19 December 2018).
[25]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, pp.
3–4. See also: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Submission 109,
pp. 1–2.
[26]
The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme
(NICNAS) also adopts a risk-based approach. The United States Environmental
Protection Agency uses a standard risk assessment procedure and a
weight-of-evidence approach. Dr Brian Richards, Executive Director, Office of
Chemical Safety, and Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and
Assessment Scheme, Department of Health, Committee Hansard, 20 November
2018, p. 34; United States Environmental Protection Agency, Submission
109, pp. 3–4.
[27]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Glyphosate,
13 September 2018, https://apvma.gov.au/node/13891
(accessed 10 December 2018).
[28]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Glyphosate,
13 September 2018, https://apvma.gov.au/node/13891
(accessed 10 December 2018).
[29]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Glyphosate,
13 September 2018, https://apvma.gov.au/node/13891
(accessed 10 December 2018).
[30]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Glyphosate,
13 September 2018, https://apvma.gov.au/node/13891
(accessed 10 December 2018).
[31]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Glyphosate,
13 September 2018, https://apvma.gov.au/node/13891
(accessed 10 December 2018).
[32]
Ms Ruth Weston, Submission 4, p. [1];
Local Environmental Action Forum, Submission 14, p. 1; Mr Duncan
Mills, Submission 20, p. [1]; Friends of the Earth Australia, Submission
35, p. [2]; Ms Janet Grogan, Submission
36, p. [2]; Ms Kali Moynihan, Submission 43, p. [1];
Sustainable Agriculture & Communities Alliance, Submission 76, p. 2;
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Submission 90, p. 10; Pesticide
Action Group WA, Submission 104, p. 5.
[33]
Gene Ethics, Submission 40, p. 1.
[34]
World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC
Mongraphs Volume 112: Some Organophosphate Insecticides and Herbicides,
July 2015, p. 78.
[35]
CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 11.
[36]
Dr Christopher Preston, Chair, Australian Glyphosate Sustainability
Working Group, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 10.
[37]
Mr Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer, CropLife Australia, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 59.
[38]
See, for example: Mr Robert Phelps, Executive Director, Gene Ethics, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 19; Local Environmental Action Forum, Submission
14, p. 5; Mr Chris Anderson, Submission 38, p. [1]; Mr
Richard Nankin, Submission 77; Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Submission
90, p. 27; Pesticide Action Group WA, Submission 104, p. 2.
[39]
Gene Ethics, Submission 40, pp. 9–10.
[40]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Final
regulatory position: Consideration of the evidence for a formal reconsideration
of glyphosate, March 2017, p. 8.
[41]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Final
regulatory position: Consideration of the evidence for a formal reconsideration
of glyphosate, March 2017, p. 8; Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive
Officer, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 2.
[42]
172 of these were generated from an online petition campaign. Australian
Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Final Regulatory Position:
Consideration of the Evidence for a Formal Reconsideration of Glyphosate,
March 2017, pp. 9, 15.
[43]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Final
Regulatory Position: Consideration of the Evidence for a Formal Reconsideration
of Glyphosate, March 2017, p. 9.
[44]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Final
Regulatory Position: Consideration of the Evidence for a Formal Reconsideration
of Glyphosate, March 2017, p. 9.
[45]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, pp. 8–9; Dr Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Australian
Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Committee Hansard, 20
November 2018, p. 2.
[46]
See, for example: CropLife Australia, Submission 10, p. 1; Western
Australian Farmers Federation, Submission 15, p. 2; GrainGrowers, Submission
23, pp. 4–5; CropLife Australia Submission 108 (Response); pp. 3–4;
Agribusiness Australia, Submission 30, p. 6.
[47]
See, for example: Dr Alison Bleaney, Submission 3, p. 3; Ms
Rosemary Mason, Submission 5 (Attachment), p. 1; Local Environmental
Action Forum, Submission 14, pp. 4–5; National Toxics Network, Submission
24, p. 5; Ms Jessica Harrison, Submission 37, p. [1]; Mr Chris
Anderson, Submission 38, p. 1; Mr Richard Nankin, Submission 77,
pp. 2–3, 14; M Oliver, Submission 91, p. [1]; Ms Patsy Lisle, Submission
92, p. [1]; Ms Robin Thomas, Submission 110.
[48]
Dr Ian Musgrave, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 41.
[49]
Mr Tony May, Commercial Operational Lead, Bayer Crop Science, answers to
questions on notice, 7 December 2018 (received 21 December 2018), p. 2. See
also: Dr Nina McCormick, Regulatory Affairs, Lead, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 4.
[50]
World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC
Mongraphs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans: Preamble,
2006, p. 2.
[51]
World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC
Mongraphs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans: Preamble,
2006, p. 2.
[52]
World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC
Response to Criticisms of the Monographs and the Glyphosate Evaluation,
January 2018, https://www-prod.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IARC_response_to_criticisms_of_the_Monographs_and_the_glyphosate_evaluation.pdf (accessed 12 December 2018), p. 8.
[53]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Glyphosate,
13 September 2018, https://apvma.gov.au/node/13891
(accessed 10 December 2018); World Health Organization International Agency for
Research on Cancer, IARC Response to Criticisms of the Monographs and the Glyphosate
Evaluation, January 2018, https://www-prod.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IARC_response_to_criticisms_of_the_Monographs_and_the_glyphosate_evaluation.
pdf (accessed 12 December 2018), p. 7; Dr Ian Musgrave, Submission 41,
p. [3].
[54]
World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC
Response to Criticisms of the Monographs and the Glyphosate Evaluation,
January 2018, https://www-prod.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IARC_response_to_criticisms_of_the_Monographs_and_the_glyphosate_evaluation.pdf (accessed 12 December 2018), p.
9.
[55]
Dr Ian Musgrave, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 43.
[56]
Mr Anthony May, Commercial Operations Lead, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 4.
[57]
GrainGrowers, Submission 23, p. [7]; Agribusiness Australia, Submission
30, p. 5.
[58]
NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8, pp. 12–13; Mr David McKeon,
Chief Executive Officer, GrainGrowers Limited, Committee Hansard, 20
November 2018, p. 38.
[59]
Mr Anthony May, Commercial Operations Lead, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 2.
[60]
Dr Rohan Rainbow, Consultant Adviser, Grain Producers Australia, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 45.
[61]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 46.
[62]
Mr Andrew Weidemann, Chairman, Grain Producers Australia, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 44.
[63]
Dr Ken Young, Crop Protection, Applied Research and Development, Grains
Research and Development Corporation, Committee Hansard, 20 November
2018, p. 31.
[64]
Mr David McKeon, Chief Executive Officer, GrainGrowers Limited, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 39.
[65]
Mrs Marie Vitelli, Biosecurity Policy Officer, AgForce Queensland Farmers
Limited, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 57.
[66]
NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 8, pp. 12–13.
[67]
GrainGrowers, Submission 23, p. [7]. See also: Micro Survey
Response–Glyphosate, attachment to GrainGrowers, Submission 23.
[68]
Mr Chris Groves, Chair, Farming Systems Committee, National Farmers'
Federation, Committee Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 15.
[69]
Mr Tyson Cattle, National Public Affairs Manager, AUSVEG, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 53.
[70]
Mr Andrew Weidemann, Chairman, Grain Producers Australia, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 44.
[71]
Mr Andrew Weidemann, Chairman, Grain Producers Australia, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 45.
[72]
Mr Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer, CropLife Australia, Committee
Hansard, 20 November 2018, p. 59.
[73]
Mr Duncan Mills, Submission 20, p. [2]; Ms Jessica Harrison, Submission
37 (Attachment), p. [1]; M and P Wilson, Submission 108, p.
[3].
[74]
Mr David Mailler, Chair, Agricultural Science Committee, NSW Farmers'
Association, Committee Hansard, 20 November, p. 16.
[75]
Apple & Pear Australia Ltd, Submission 31, p. [1]. See also: Australian
Food Sovereignty Alliance, Submission 90, p. 31.
[76]
AgForce Queensland Farmers Limited, Submission 34, pp. [4–5].
[77]
Associate Professor Christopher Preston, Submission 19, pp. [2–3].
See also: Gene Ethics, Submission 40, p. 5.
[78]
Mr Anthony May, Commercial Operations Lead, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp. 2–3.
[79]
Bayer Crop Science, Submission 21, p. 3.
[80]
Grain Producers Australia, Submission 11, p. 9. See also: Victorian
Farmers Federation, Submission 30, p. [5].
[81]
Mrs Marie Vitelli, Biosecurity Policy Officer, AgForce Queensland Farmers
Limited, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp. 59–60.
[82]
Dr Ken Young, Crop Protection, Applied Research and Development, Grains
Research and Development Corporation, Committee Hansard, 20 November
2018, p. 17; Mr Anthony May, Commercial Operations Lead, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 3.
[83]
Dr Ken Young, Crop Protection, Applied Research and Development, Grains
Research and Development Corporation, Committee Hansard, 20 November
2018, pp. 30–31.
[84]
Dr Ken Young, Crop Protection, Applied Research and Development, Grains
Research and Development Corporation, Committee Hansard, 20 November
2018, pp. 30–31.
[85]
Mr Anthony May, Commercial Operations Lead, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 8.
[86]
Associate Professor Susan Wilson, Committee Hansard, 7 December
2018, p. 17.
Chapter 5 - Transparency and community consultation
[1]
See, for instance: H Ross, Submission 28; Mrs Lara Warwick, Submission
29; Ms Jessica Harrison, Submission 37; Mr Chris Anderson, Submission
38; Ms Alison Wylie, Submission 39; Gene Ethics, Submission 40;
Ms Kali Moynihan, Submission 43; Mr Andrew Zimmerman, Submission 66;
Ms Svyetlana Hadgraft, Submission 69; Mr Neal Salan, Submission 74;
Sustainable Agriculture & Communities Alliance, Submission 76; Mr
Richard Nankin, Submission 77; Ms Patsy Lisle, Submission 92; Ms
Vanda Grabowski, Submission 93; Ms Sarah Toose, Submission 98;
Joint Submission, Submission 103; Pesticide Action Group WA, Submission
104; Alliance for a Clean Environment, Submission 105.
[2]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Annual Report
2017–2018, p. 32.
[3]
Cotton Australia, Submission 6, p. [1].
[4]
See, for instance: NSW Farmers' Association, Committee Hansard,
20 November 2018,
pp. 20–22.
[5]
Mr Chris Groves, Chair, Farming Systems Committee, National Farmers'
Federation; Vice President, NSW Farmers' Association, Committee Hansard,
20 November 2018, p. 16.
[6]
Ms Joanna Immig, National Toxics Network Inc, Committee Hansard,
7 December 2018, p. 25.
[7]
Mr Anthony Amis, Pesticides and Drinking Water Campaigner, Friends of
the Earth Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 53.
[8]
Dr Ian Musgrave, Submission 41, p. [4].
[9]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Transparency,
https://apvma.gov.au/node/267
(accessed 10 January 2019).
[10]
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (long title). See
also: Productivity Commission, Chemicals and Plastics Regulation, July
2008, p. 204.
[11]
Mr Robert Phelps, Executive Director, Gene Ethics, Committee Hansard,
7 December 2018, p. 22.
[12]
Mr Marden Philip Hundley, Local Environmental Action Forum, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 62.
[13]
Ms Joanna Immig, National Coordinator, National Toxics Network, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 25.
[14]
Friends of the Earth Australia, Submission 35, p. [4].
[15]
Productivity Commission, Chemicals and Plastics Regulation, July
2008, p. 207.
[16]
Mr Robert Phelps, Executive Director, Gene Ethics, Committee Hansard,
7 December 2018, p. 19.
[17]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 6.
[18]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, APVMA
Regulatory Science Strategy: Consultation Draft, November 2015, p. 3.
[19]
Gene Ethics, Submission 40, p. 18.
[20]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, APVMA
Regulatory Science Strategy: Consultation Draft, November 2015, p. 3.
[21]
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, APVMA
Regulatory Science Strategy, August 2016, p. 4.
[22]
See, for example: Ms Ruth Weston, Submission 4, p. [1]; Local
Environmental Action Forum, Submission 14, p. 1; Mr Duncan Mills, Submission
20, p. [1]; Ms Janet Grogan, Submission 36, p. [2]; Ms Kali
Moynihan, Submission 43, p. [1]; Sustainable Agriculture &
Communities Alliance, Submission 76, p. 2; Australian Food Sovereignty
Alliance, Submission 90, p. 10; Pesticide Action Group WA, Submission
104, p. 5.
[23]
Australian Government Department of the Environment, EPBC Act—Frequently
Asked Questions, http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/0de020d9-1c03-40d3-adb2-54710b97dbac/files/epbc-act-fact-sheet_2.pdf
(accessed 4 January 2019).
[24]
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, ss.
391(2).
[25]
Friends of the Earth Australia, Submission 35, p. [2].
[26]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 49.
[27]
See, for example: Associate Professor Susan Wilson, Committee Hansard,
7 December 2018, p. 17; Mr Jeremy Tager, Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 53.
[28]
Ms Louise Sales, Emerging Tech Project Coordinator, Friends of the Earth
Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 52.
[29]
Dr William Reeves, Health and Safety Issues Manager, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 5.
[30]
Dr William Reeves, Health and Safety Issues Manager, Bayer Crop Science, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 5.
[31]
Dr Ian Musgrave, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 45.
[32]
Mr Bernard Lee, Director, Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 50.
[33]
Mr Jim Adams, Executive Director, Veterinary Manufacturers and
Distributors Association, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 32.
[34]
Mr Robert Phelps, Executive Director, Gene Ethics, Committee Hansard,
7 December 2018, pp. 21–22. See also: Ms Ruth Weston, Submission 4.
[35]
Mr Anthony Amis, Pesticides and Drinking Water Campaigner, Friends of the
Earth Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 53.
[36]
Ms Joanna Immig, National Coordinator, National Toxics Network Inc, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 26.
[37]
Ms Louise Sales, Emerging Tech Coordinator, Friends of the Earth
Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, p. 52. See also
additional information: Department of Agriculture and Water
Resources, Inquiry into the Independence of Regulatory Decisions Made by the
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA): APVMA
Governance Board, additional information received 22 November 2018.
[38]
For further information on the proposed governance board, see: Department
of Agriculture and Water Resources, Inquiry into the Independence of Regulatory
Decisions Made by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
(APVMA): APVMA Governance Board, additional information received 22 November
2018.
[39]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Inquiry into the
Independence of Regulatory Decisions Made by the Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA): APVMA Governance Board, additional
information received 22 November 2018.
[40]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Inquiry into the
Independence of Regulatory Decisions Made by the Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA): APVMA Governance Board, additional
information received 22 November 2018.
[41]
Ms Joanna Immig, National Coordinator, National Toxics Network, Committee
Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp. 29-30. See also: Mr Robert Phelps,
Executive Director, Gene Ethics, Committee Hansard, 7 December 2018, pp.
21–22.
[42]
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Submission 9, p. 2.
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Chapter 6
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See: Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia, Submission
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[2]
The implementation of the authority's digital strategy was funded over
three years from mid-2018; and the internal quality framework remains in the
planning stages and will not be implemented until after the regulator's
relocation to Armidale has been completed. Australian Pesticides and Veterinary
Medicines Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 5, 23, 53; Australian
Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Digital Strategy 2018–2022,
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and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, 23 October 2018,
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[2]
Dr Jason Lutze, Acting
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[5]
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