This instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (MRL Standard for Residues of Chemical Products) Amendment Instrument (No. 1) 2024.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under section 7A of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (MRL Standard for Residues of Chemical Products) Instrument 2023

1 Schedule 1, Table 1—MRLs in food commodities

Insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated foods and MRLs:

COMPOUND	FOOD		MRL (mg/kg)
Bupivacaine
MF 0822	Sheep fat	0.07
MO 1288	Sheep kidney	0.02
MO 1289	Sheep liver	0.02
MM 0822	Sheep muscle	0.0005

Lignocaine
MF 0822	Sheep fat	0.2
MO 1288	Sheep kidney	0.2
MO 1289	Sheep liver	0.1
MM 0822	Sheep muscle	0.15

For each of the following compounds, omit the associated foods and MRLs listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed under 'substitute' (if any):

COMPOUND	FOOD	MRL (mg/kg)
Ametoctradin
OMIT:
HH 0722	Basil	T20
SUBSTITUTE:
HH 0722	Basil	T50



Cypermethrin
OMIT:
	Coriander (leaves, stems and roots)	T5
HH 0092	Herbs	T5
SUBSTITUTE:
VA 2605	Chives	T8
VA 2606	Chives, Chinese	T8
	Coriander (leaves, stems and roots)	T8
VA 2609	Garlic chives	T8
HH 0092	Herbs	T8

Dicamba
OMIT:
SO 0691	Cotton seed	T3
SUBSTITUTE:
SO 0691	Cotton seed	3

Dimethomorph
OMIT:
HH 0722	Basil	T2
SUBSTITUTE:
HH 0722	Basil	T9

Diquat
OMIT:
GC 0648	Quinoa	T5

Ethephon
OMIT:
FB 0269	Grapes	10
SUBSTITUTE:
FB 0269	Grapes	6

Mefentrifluconazole
OMIT:
TN 0085	Tree nuts {except Macadamia nuts}	0.2
SUBSTITUTE:
TN 0660	Almonds	*0.01

For each of the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated foods and MRLs listed below:

	COMPOUND	FOOD	MRL (mg/kg)
	Fluxapyroxad
	DT 1114	Tea, green, black (black, fermented and dried)	T7

	Ipflufenoquin
	FP 0009	Pome fruits	0.05
	FB 1236	Wine-grapes	0.04

	Metalaxyl
TN 0660		Almonds	T5

	Pyraclostrobin
	DT 1114	Tea, green, black (black, fermented and dried)	T7

3 Schedule 1, Table 3—Residue definitions

Insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated residues:

COMPOUND	RESIDUE
Bupivacaine	Bupivacaine
Lignocaine	Lignocaine

4 Schedule 1, Table 4—Animal Feed Commodities

Insert in alphabetical order the following new compounds and associated animal feed commodities and MRLs:

COMPOUND	ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY	MRL (mg/kg)
Ipflufenoquin
AB 0226	Apple pomace, dry	0.5
AB 0226	Grape pomace, dry	0.2

For the following compounds, insert in alphabetical order the associated animal feed commodities and MRLs listed below:

COMPOUND	ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY	MRL (mg/kg)
Ethephon
AB 0269	Grape pomace, dry	30

Metalaxyl
	Almond hulls	T100

5 Schedule 1, Table 5—MRLs not necessary

Insert in alphabetical order the following new substances and associated uses:

SUBSTANCE	USE
Gentamicin	{T} For use on fish milt
Potassium permanganate	{T} For the control of columnaris disease in freshwater aquaculture

For each of the following substances, omit the associated uses listed under 'omit' and substitute in alphabetical order the associated uses listed under 'substitute' (if any):

SUBSTANCE	USE
OMIT:
Bupivacaine hydrochloride	When used in lambs for pain relief following mulesing, castration or tail docking
OMIT:
Lignocaine hydrochloride	When used in lambs for pain relief following mulesing, castration or tail docking