STOCK JOURNAL |APVMA's $8.7m boost welcomed, cost recovery process change concerns raised

Proposed changes to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's funding model have come under the spotlight in Stock Journal, with industry broadly welcoming additional Federal Government investment while raising questions about the long-term direction of the regulator.

Grain Producers Australia Research, Development and Extension Spokesperson Andrew Weidemann said the one-off funding package was a positive outcome but should be supported by an enduring funding model that improves APVMA performance.

"We welcome the investment and we can see it helping the organisation achieve goals like meeting its targets for processing applications on time but a one-off grant doesn't address the core problems, we'd like to see ongoing funding locked in," he said.

The article also outlines GPA's concerns that higher upfront registration costs could discourage new product registrations and reduce future access to crop protection technologies for Australian growers.

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