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The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 establishes the APVMA as an independent statutory authority of the Commonwealth, responsible for the regulation and…

Aldicarb is a carbamate insecticide used in cotton, sugarcane and citrus crops for the control of mites, nematodes and other insect pests.

Two types of chemicals are used in arsenic timber treatments: copper chrome arsenate (CCA) and arsenic trioxide.

CCA is a preservative used to prevent insects, wood rot and wood fungus from damaging timber and timber structures. It is used to…

Atrazine is a systemic triazine herbicide that can be used both before and after emergence for the control of grass and broadleaved weeds in crops such as sorghum, maize, sugarcane, lupins and triazine tolerant (TT) canola, and in pine and eucalypt…

Avoparcin is a gram-positive glycopeptide antibiotic used in livestock feed for growth promotion in broiler chickens, growing pigs, calves and beef cattle. Avoparcin is also used as an aid in the prevention of necrotic enteritis in poultry.

In December 1997 the APVMA (formerly the NRA) began the review of azinphos-ethyl.

Two registrants of insecticide products containing azinphos-ethyl voluntarily withdrew the registration of their products before completion of the review.

Azinphos-methyl is an organophosphate insecticide registered for use on selected fruit and nut crops, including apples, apricots, blueberries, cherries, citrus, grapes, kiwifruit, lychees, macadamias, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums and quinces.

Benomyl is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide formerly used in agriculture and horticulture.

Currently there are no products containing benomyl registered for use in Australia. It became illegal to supply or use products containing benomyl…