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
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.
Mirex
1. Nomination
Completed
1. Nomination
Phase status: Completed
2. Prioritisation
Completed
2. Prioritisation
Phase status: Completed
3. Scoping and work plan
Completed
3. Scoping and work plan
Phase status: Completed
4. Notice of reconsideration
Completed
4. Notice of reconsideration
Phase status: Completed
5. Assessment
Completed
5. Assessment
Phase status: Completed
6. Proposed regulatory decision
Completed
6. Proposed regulatory decision
Phase status: Completed
7. Consultation
Completed
7. Consultation
Phase status: Completed
8. Final regulatory decision
Completed
8. Final regulatory decision
Phase status: Completed
The 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
Completed
9. Implementation
Phase status: Completed
The APVMA reduced the phase-out period to seven months after the registration had expired.
Publication Archive
| Type | Title | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Gazette | APVMA notice regarding agricultural chemical product mirant | 5 February 2007 |
| Gazette | Mirant nonrenewal Gazette | 5 September 2006 |