Issue 49 - National harmonisation of veterinary prescribing and compounding rights
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In Australia, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is responsible for import, registration, labelling, and regulation of veterinary chemicals up to the point of distribution. The states and territories are responsible for control-of-use legislation. In 
NSW this is the Stock Medicines Act 1989 which is administered by NSW DPI.
Following recommendations by the Productivity Commission in 2008 and 2016, the States and Territories, facilitated by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR), are developing a framework for national harmonisation of veterinary prescribing and compounding.