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📋 Reducing regulatory barriers for agricultural chemical and veterinary medicine approvals

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Amends how agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines get approved under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 - faster pathways for products already approved overseas, and less notification/scrutiny for some applications. It's narrowly about the approval process for these products, not farming regulation in general.

In the Second Reading debate, the Green Party's Steve Abel argued the bill reduces public scrutiny of these approvals, pointing to atrazine (a chemical banned in 40 countries, not New Zealand) as an example of what's at stake.

83% support in the most recent vote

How each party has stood on this policy over time. On a 🔄 Aye = against vote, whoever voted Aye is shown as opposing the policy, not supporting it. 🙋 Conscience vote rows show which way most of that party's MPs voted, plus what % voted Aye in the House.

Vote National Labour Green ACT NZ First Te Pāti Māori
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill ✓ Passed
22 Sep 2026 · Third reading
✓ Supports ✓ Supports ✕ Opposes ✓ Supports ✓ Supports ✕ Opposes
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill ✓ Passed
15 Sep 2026 · Second reading
✓ Supports ✓ Supports ✕ Opposes ✓ Supports ✓ Supports ✕ Opposes

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