Media Release
Worst APVMA Performance Statistics in History
11 May 2017 (Canberra) – The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) performance statistics released today confirm the serious impact of the decision to relocate the agency, with the regulator achieving only 30 per cent of work within statutory time-frames for crop protection registrations – down from 82 per cent from the September quarter last year. These are the worst performance statistics in the history of the regulator. “Excessive loss of key specialist staff,…