The National Residue Survey (NRS) monitors residues of pesticides and veterinary medicines and environmental contaminants in Australian food commodities. This monitoring is fully industry funded, principally through levies on the commodities that are tested.

The NRS tests animal commodities including cattle, sheep and pigs, camels, deer, goats, horses, kangaroos, poultry (chicken, duck turkey etc.) ratites (emus and ostriches), wild boars, honey, eggs and aquatic species (both aquaculture and wild-caught seafood).

In horticulture, the almond, apple, citrus, macadamia and pear industries all participate in NRS testing.

The NRS grains program covers:

• cereals (wheat, barley, oat, maize, sorghum and triticale)
• pulses (chickpea, cow pea, pigeon pea, field pea, faba bean, lentil, vetch, navy bean, mung bean and lupin)
• oilseeds (canola, sunflower, soybean, safflower and linseed).

Under Section 10 of the National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992 (the NRS Act), the Minister for Agriculture is required to provide an annual report to Parliament, setting out details of the operation of the NRS Special Account. In accordance with the NRS Act we provide the annual report for the NRS for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019, including key financial information.

Table 45 National Residue Survey—summary of results for all random monitoring programs, 2018–19

^{a Compliance rate based on numbers of samples in compliance. In a very small number of samples, 1 sample may contain more than 1 violative residue.}

Table 46 National Residue Survey—revenue and expenses, 2017–18 and 2018–19

^{Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s reporting presentation. There has been no impact on the net operating result or net assets as a result of these adjustments.}

Table 47 National Residue Survey—assets, liabilities and equity, 2017–18 and 2018–19

Table 48 Transactions in and out of the National Residue Survey Account, 2017–18 and 2018–19