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Kylie Kylie Jonasson Jonasson

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 Stakeholders’ ’ concerns broadly concerns broadly categorised categorised: :

• 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

• f 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 transparency of decision-

• making in instances

making in instances 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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