Bill
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-04-11. Agriculture and Water Resources portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Agriculture and Water Resources
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-10-18
- second reading — 2018-10-18
- other — 2019-04-11
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-10-18.
The bill would change multiple laws that regulate agricultural and veterinary chemicals to make the system work better.
It would give the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority and industry more options, such as simpler processes for low-risk products and new ways to handle information.
The bill would also repeal the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Removing Re-approval and Re-registration) Act 2014.
- Allow simpler regulatory processes for low-risk chemical products.
- Give the APVMA and industry more flexibility with new information in applications.
- Extend limitation and protection periods to encourage registration of minor uses.
- Support computerised decision-making by the APVMA.
- Let the APVMA create a scheme for accredited third-party assessment services.
- Improve transparency of voluntary recalls and harmonise obligations to inform the APVMA of new safety information.
The APVMA, chemical companies, holders and applicants of agvet chemical products, and state and territory governments under the National Registration Scheme.
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