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2025
- Timelines for decisions on chemical reconsiderations -
- Suspension of specific dimethoate products -
- APVMA Annual Report 2024–25 -
- New science leaders for the APVMA -
- Final regulatory decisions for neomycin reconsideration -
- New APVMA Chemical Products Standards -
- The APVMA is hosting EPAC2026 -
- APVMA releases its Strategic Plan 2025-2030 -
- New Efficacy and Crop Safety Overview Instructional Templates for agricultural chemicals -
- Final regulatory decision on fenitrothion reconsideration -
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs efficacy evaluation guidance -
- Proposed suspension of specific dimethoate products -
- Updated Credit Card Payment Gateway -
- Swissmedic and the APVMA agree on closer cooperation in the regulation of veterinary medicines -
- Audit review timeframe extension and service improvement initiatives -
- Update on Application Requirements for ‘closely similar’ Item 6 and 7 Applications -
- APVMA seeking external scientific reviewers to support regulatory assessments -
- Updated minor use guidelines published -
- Forecast chemical review timeframes extended -
- Process Enhancement Initiative – have your say! -
- Minister announces appointment of APVMA Board members -
- Update to APVMA Approved Labels -
- Have your say on the APVMA draft Strategic Plan 2025–30 -
- Emerging technology - mosquito control -
2024
- Review timeframes for paraquat and diquat extended -
- New 6A guideline on remittance of certain application fees under the Agvet Code -
- Cost recovery performance report – 2023–24 financial year -
- APVMA cancels all products containing chlorthal dimethyl -
- Final regulatory decision for chlorpyrifos reconsideration -
- CEO’s first month reflections -
- Final regulatory decision for diazinon reconsideration -
- Proposed regulatory decisions for paraquat and diquat reconsiderations -
- Temporary extension to audit review timeframes -
- APVMA clarifies the recalls process for agvet chemicals -
- Minister announces appointment of APVMA Board Chair and CEO -
- The status of veterinary mRNA vaccines in Australia -
- Amendments to the APVMA Agricultural Active Constituents Standards -
- APVMA makes interchangeable constituent determination -
- Guidance on obtaining harmonised veterinary medicine labels in Australia and New Zealand -
- APVMA to review industry fees and levies -
- APVMA participates in Beef2024 -
- Final regulatory decision for malathion reconsideration -
- Rescheduling of bromoxynil products – delay in implementation of decision -
- Proposed regulatory decision for fenitrothion reconsideration -
- Proposed regulatory decision for diazinon reconsideration -
- Proposed regulatory decision for neomycin -
- Permit-to-label outcomes published -
- TGA issues safety alerts regarding recall of several 0.9% sodium chloride products -
2023
- Proposed regulatory decision for chlorpyrifos reconsideration -
- Urgent quarantine of sodium chloride 0.9% 10 mL and 30 mL ampoules -
- Suspension of specific dimethoate products -
- Proposed suspension of specific dimethoate products -
- Retirement of ‘fast-track’ option for Item 8 applications -
- Modified SDMT for the recalculation of buffer zones for products under PER93132 -
- Review of guidelines for determining a minor use -
2022
- APVMA to implement revised cost recovery arrangements -
- APVMA holds performance in September quarter 2022 -
- Application defect notices and updating or clarifying supplied information -
- Revised Veterinary Labelling Code published -
- Malathion proposed regulatory decision -
- New form for reporting suspected non-compliance -
- Procymidone final regulatory decision -
- Review of fipronil -
- APVMA maintains continued high performance in 2021–22 -
- New legislative instrument – Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (Allowable Variation in Concentrations of Constituents in Agricultural Chemical Products) Standard 2022 -
- APVMA approves emergency permit for RHDV2 (calicivirus) vaccine for rabbits -
- Procymidone proposed regulatory decision -
- New legislative instrument – Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Code (Agricultural Active Constituents) Standards 2022 -
- New agvet chemical legislation commenced 7 March 2022 -
- Molinate reconsideration completed -
- APVMA December 2021 performance report released -
2021
- New agvet chemical legislation -
- APVMA September 2021 performance report released -
- Reminder: Participate in the spray drift pilot program -
- Updated Complaints Handling Policy -
- Review of anticoagulant rodenticides -
- Manufacturing approvals for agricultural products and active constituents -
- Molinate proposed regulatory decision -
- Agricultural Labelling Code review -
- APVMA wraps up 2020–21 with performance high -
- DAWE consultation on proposed agvet chemical legislation changes closes 27 August -
- NSW spray drift pilot program -
- The 'Pool Standard' and current FAISD Handbook statements -
- Updated requirements for agricultural chemical products containing imported ingredients of biological origin -
- Consultation on proposed agvet chemical legislation changes now open -
- Updates to Module Descriptors -
- APVMA March 2021 performance report released -
- New Infringement Notice Guideline -
- Tips for registrants: Information lists and trademarks -
- The APVMA’s strong performance continues -