There are concerns that Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has an ulterior motive with a rapid evaluation of Australias pesticides and veterinary medicine regulator and it could stretch the governments reach over the regulatory body.
Following several serious allegations against the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) from 2019-2022, an independent, strategic review into the APVMA operations was ordered by Mr Watt and commissioned by law firm Clayton Utz.
The results of the review, found APVMAs performance had fallen to dangerous levels since it was moved…
