We publish our responses to inquiries, reviews and reports that relate to our work. We do this to be open and transparent about what we do.
Current responses
Read our current responses:
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture advisory report: Inquiry into the Export Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Bill 2024 - November 2024
- Detailed response to the Rapid Evaluation of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s structure and governance and other reviews - November 2024
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Red imported fire ants in Australia: Don't Let This Come Back to Bite Us - October 2024
- Phase out of live sheep exports by sea: Australian Government response to the independent panel report - May 2024
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water resources report: Supporting a strong future for Australian aquaculture: Inquiry into the Australian aquaculture sector - May 2024
- Australian Government response to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources report: Aussie logs for Aussie jobs: Inquiry into timber supply chain constraints in the Australian plantation sector - May 2024
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee report: Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Bill 2023 [Provisions] and related bills - May 2024
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry report: Smart farming - inquiry into agricultural innovation - May 2024
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources report: Growing Australia - May 2024
- Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020 - May 2024
- Preliminary Government Response to Final Report on Future Structure and Governance Arrangements for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) - April 2024
- Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee report: Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Bill 2023 - March 2024
- Australian Government response to the Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Fisheries quota system - March 2024
- Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Adequacy of Australia's biosecurity measures and response preparedness, in particular with respect to foot-and-mouth disease and varroa mite - September 2023
Past responses
On 1 July 2022, we became the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Before this, we were the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
Read our past responses:
- Australian Government response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report: Federal Government's response to the drought, and the adequacy and appropriateness of policies and measures to support farmers, regional communities and the Australian economy
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources report: Super charging Australian Agriculture Inquiry into superannuation fund investment in agriculture
- Australian Government response to the Environment and Communications Inquiry report: National Landcare Program 2014 to 2023
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy report: Tackling the feral cat pandemic
- Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade PFAS Sub-committee report: Inquiry into PFAS remediation in and around Defence bases
- Australian Government response to the Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport: Performance of Australia's dairy industry and the profitability of Australian dairy farmers since deregulation in 2000 December
- Australian Government response to the Independent Review of the Regional Investment Corporation
- Australian Government response to the National Agricultural Workforce Strategy
- Australian Government response to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Report 197: Minamata Convention on Mercury
- Australian Government response to the independent report: Fourth Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 review
- Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Bill 2020 [Provisions] and related bills
- Australian Government response to the report of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee: Regulatory approaches to ensure the safety of pet food
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee report: Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Dairy Cattle Export Charge) Bill 2020 [Provisions] - December 2020
- Australian Government response to the Review of the Wheat Port Access Code of Conduct - October 2020
- Updated Australian Government response to Australia's Faunal Extinction Crisis - October 2020
- Department response to ANAO Performance Audit: Referrals, Assessments and Approvals of Controlled Actions under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
- Australian Government response to the Review of the Water for the Environment Special Account
- Australian Government response to the Independent assessment of social and economic conditions in the Basin
- Australian Government actions in response to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Review Recommendations - September 2020 update
- Australian Government response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee inquiry report: Feasibility of a national horse traceability register for all horses
- Australian Government response to the Review of the Product Stewardship Act 2011
- Australian Government response to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Report: Protection of Aboriginal rock art of the Burrup Peninsula
- Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy: Cane toads on the march Inquiry into controlling the spread of cane toads
- Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee inquiry report: Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and Other Improvements) Bill 2019 [Provisions]