The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is funded by fees, charges and levies paid by the industry it regulates. 

Applicants pay fees so the APVMA can evaluate their applications, and registrants pay a levy based on the wholesale value of chemical products sold to cover regulatory activities.

This ensures full cost recovery of all the regulatory functions the APVMA provides to industry and enables the agency to ensure that all agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals sold within Australia are safe and effective.

The APVMA will continue to review its fees and charges to make sure the right structure is in place to effectively regulate, meet legislative requirements, plus community and industry expectations. Going forward, we will align our cost recovery reviews to the APVMA’s business cycle, reviewing the fees and costs every year, with minimal changes to the structure over time. 

The APVMA provided the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins MP with options regarding cost recovery scenarios in December 2024 based on stakeholder feedback. A proposed Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) was endorsed by Minister Collins on 18 December 2024, pending passage of the associated legislative amendments.

What happens next

Find out more about the 2024 review of the APVMA’s fees and levies.

TimingActivities
May to July 2024
  • We notified stakeholders during the early stages of modelling.
  • The APVMA Board considered the 3 financial models.
16 September to 
18 October 2024
  • Consultation material and information for making a submission was made available on the APVMA website. 
  • We ran a webinar, workshops, working groups, and one on one meetings.
Late 2024
  • We will let you know what we heard throughout the process.
  • We will seek Ministerial endorsement of the preferred model.
Early 2025
October 2025
  • Changes come into effect.

Submissions

On 16 May 2024, the APVMA commenced consultation with key stakeholders, with formal consultation concluding on 18 October 2024. The consultation material and a recording of the webinar can be viewed on the consultations webpage.

Background 

Minister Collins endorsed the proposed CRIS in December 2024, pending passage of the associated legislative amendments. The proposal includes a limited increase to the annual registration renewal fee from 1 October 2025. All other fees and levies are proposed to remain at current rates.

Proposed CRIS

Cost recovery consultation summaries

Cost recovery performance reports

Contact

Enquiries related to the APVMA’s cost recovery arrangements can be directed to Enquiries@apvma.gov.au.

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