Media Release
Stewardship
Agriculture needs industry specific regulator
Thursday 1 May 2014 (Canberra) – The proposal in the National Commission of Audit Report released today to merge the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) and place it in the Industry portfolio will do nothing to improve performance and may serve to cloak the real inefficiencies. “The Australian Government is to be commended for its commitment to improve efficiency and effectiveness of government…