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Actions that are underway Actions that are underway as a result of feedback as a result of feedback Kylie Jonasson Jonasson Kylie Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Research, Regulation and Food Branch Research, Regulation and Food Branch Regulatory Policy and Governance Division Regulatory Policy and Governance Division Department of Health and Ageing Department of Health and Ageing

2008 Stakeholder Forum 2008 Stakeholder Forum Stakeholders’ ’ concerns broadly concerns broadly categorised categorised: : Stakeholders � Communication with stakeholders; Communication with stakeholders; � � A need for consistent implementation and A need for consistent implementation and � enforcement; and enforcement; and � Politicisation Politicisation of food regulation, and lack of of food regulation, and lack of � transparency in decisions to review draft transparency in decisions to review draft standards. standards.

What did we hear? What did we hear?

Communications Communications � Annual Stakeholder forums Annual Stakeholder forums � � Food Regulation Secretariat Newsletter Food Regulation Secretariat Newsletter � � Amendment to the Principles and Protocols for Amendment to the Principles and Protocols for � the development of policy guidelines, including: the development of policy guidelines, including: � Improved coordination and consultation Improved coordination and consultation � � Early consideration of implementation issues Early consideration of implementation issues � � Inclusion of technical and scientific expertise during Inclusion of technical and scientific expertise during � development development � Greater rigour in reporting requirements Greater rigour in reporting requirements �

Transparency Transparency � COAG is currently considering improvements to COAG is currently considering improvements to � transparency of decision- -making in instances making in instances transparency of decision where the Ministerial Council requests a review. where the Ministerial Council requests a review. � The FRSC Strategic Planning Working Group to The FRSC Strategic Planning Working Group to � establish a process for prioritising policy and establish a process for prioritising policy and standards development standards development � Overarching Strategic Statement for the Food Overarching Strategic Statement for the Food � Regulatory System Regulatory System � FRSC Strategic Plan 2009 FRSC Strategic Plan 2009 – – 2014 2014 �

Consistency issues Consistency issues � Alignment of FSANZ and APVMA Alignment of FSANZ and APVMA MRLs MRLs � � COAG initiative for consistent interpretation COAG initiative for consistent interpretation � and enforcement and enforcement

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