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.
Our portfolio
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.
We will publish any new government responses here. You can also read responses we published under the former department.
Past responses
Read our 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]