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Dear Tony Bail

We refer to your email below, that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the Department) received from you on 26 September 2024 for the following information:

Please advise if there is currently a process to introduce mRNA vaccines as either mandated, compulsory or legislated for our meat industry.

Please also advise if it already in place and if there will be a list of suppliers (for transparency purposes) so Australians can make an informed choice?

Please be advised that we do not consider your email to be a valid request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act).

This is due to the right of access under the FOI Act to documents, rather than to information. In your request, you have not specified documents, rather you appear to be seeking information.

Noting this, if you have queries regarding how veterinary vaccinations are approved in Australia, you may wish to contact the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) as the appropriate agency to answer your queries regarding this. You can find more information on their website at: http://www.apvma.gov.au/.

Further, information has been released on the Department's website in relation to queries relating to mRNA vaccination in livestock: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/about/new... as well as on the APVMA's website relating to the status of veterinary mRNA vaccines in Australia: https://www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-public....

We anticipate the above information is useful and will take no further action in relation to your email enquiry.

Regards,
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