Public consultation on the topic is closed.
How you had your say
We sought feedback from people about agricultural inhibitor product regulation.
We invited feedback from people across the agricultural sector.
This included:
Industry representatives
Product developers
Chemical manufacturers
Research and academia
Not-for-profit organisations
Members of the public
You gave feedback through:
an online survey
written submissions.
Who engaged
31 submissions were received.
Survey
24 responded through our survey.
Direct Submissions
7 responded through direct email.
What you said
Of the 31 responses we’ve published 18 responses as 13 were submitted in confidence.
The most common messages we heard were:
there is desire for increased assurance that agricultural emissions inhibitor products are safe to use, including the establishment of Maximum Residue Limits
the different risk profiles of methane and nitrification inhibitors warrant different regulatory consideration
there is need for a clear regulatory position to reassure industry and farmers.
What happens next
We will review and consider your feedback. We will use it to inform the development of proposals to government on future regulatory approaches to agricultural emissions inhibitor products in Australia.
Key documents
Discussion paper [Word 1 MB]