Janet Rice (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

We welcome this referral by Labor of the independence of the APVMA to inquiry, particularly given the massive collapse in that agency's capacity, during the relocation to Armidale, to undertake the chemical reviews that it needs to do. However, in light of the Californian court ruling and the World Health Organization's finding that glyphosate is probably carcinogenic, the fact that this inquiry will only touch on the ability of the APVMA to assess chemicals like glyphosate does not abrogate the need for an independent, transparent, science based inquiry into the safety of glyphosate.

Question agreed to.