Completed
Mirex, an organochlorine available as the product Mirant, was a termiticide used to control the giant termite Mastotermes darwiniensis in horticultural crops and amenity trees in northern Australia.
No formal review of mirex was conducted, as there was only one registered product available and because it was destined for eventual phase-out because of Australia’s obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Furthermore, the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industries developed alternative methods to control the giant termite without using mirex.
Work plan
Work plan
Click on the tabs for more information about the status of each phase in the review process. For more information about how each phase is conducted, please read about the reconsideration process.
Chemicals
- Mirex
1. Nomination
1. Nomination
Phase status
Completed
2. Prioritisation
2. Prioritisation
Phase status
Completed
3. Scoping and work plan
3. Scoping and work plan
Phase status
Completed
4. Notice of reconsideration
4. Notice of reconsideration
Phase status
Completed
5. Assessment
5. Assessment
Phase status
Completed
6. Proposed regulatory decision
6. Proposed regulatory decision
Phase status
Completed
7. Consultation
7. Consultation
Phase status
Completed
8. Final regulatory decision
8. Final regulatory decision
Phase status
CompletedThe registration of the Mirant product ceased after 30 June 2006. The APVMA reduced the phase-out period normally applicable to chemicals when their registration expires from two years to seven months. Thus, the use of the last mirex product on the Australian market finished on 31 January 2007.
No products containing mirex are currently registered for use in Australia.
9. Implementation
9. Implementation
Phase status
CompletedThe APVMA reduced the phase-out period to seven months after the registration had expired.
Publication archive
Publication Archive
| Type | Title | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Gazette | APVMA notice regarding agricultural chemical product mirant | 5 February 2007 |
| Gazette | Mirant nonrenewal Gazette | 5 September 2006 |