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Pesticide body stays in Armidale despite damning report

Australia's peak agricultural chemical regulator won't be forced to move back to Canberra. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)

Australia's peak agricultural chemical regulator won't be forced to move back to Canberra, despite a damning report criticising the body's relocation to Armidale overseen by then-agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce.

The recommendation was made in response to an independent review into the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority that found "serious and systemic issues" with its operations, conduct and governance.

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