The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is the
Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster-style systems of government, the Australian Government i ...
statutory agency responsible for the management and regulation of all agricultural and
veterinary
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...
chemical products in Australia.
History
The APVMA was established on 15 June 1993 as the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals, under the ''Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992''.
Current responsibilities
Any agricultural or veterinary product that is manufactured, sold, imported, or used in Australia must first be registered by the APVMA. To be registered, the process may include scientific evaluations of the safety and efficacy of the product.
See also
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources was a government department that existed between 2015 and 2019, which was responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs that contribute to strengthening ...
References
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Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia
Veterinary organizations
Veterinary medicine in Australia
Pesticide regulation