Review to probe Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority failures

By Tom McIlroy
Updated August 18 2017 - 11:28pm, first published 11:24pm
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 14 August 2017. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 14 August 2017. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares
Interim Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority chief executive Dr Chris Parker
Interim Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority chief executive Dr Chris Parker

A key part of the Turnbull government's decentralisation push is set for another review by independent experts, as the pesticides authority struggles to improve assessment and registration times.

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