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AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS ACT 1994 - NOTES



Compilation Information

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 Act No. 36 of 1994 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 30 July 2004
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 79 of 2004
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra



AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS ACT 1994
Notes to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994

Note 1

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 36, 1994 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act


Number
and year


Date
of Assent


Date of commencement


Application, saving or transitional provisions


Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994


36, 1994


15 Mar 1994


15 Mar 1995



National Food Authority Amendment Act 1995


152, 1995


16 Dec 1995


Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent
Remainder: 1 July 1996 (see Gazette 1996, No. S230)



Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000


57, 2000


30 May 2000


Schedule 1 (items 28-30): 1 July 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. GN25) (a)



Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001


81, 2001


10 July 2001


S. 2(6): Royal Assent (b)
Schedule 3 (item 1): 1 July 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN30) (b)


S. 2(6)


Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2001


83, 2001


11 July 2001


Schedule 2: (c)
Remainder: Royal Assent


Sch. 1 (item 4)


Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2004


79, 2004


23 June 2004


Schedule 1 (items 1-6): 30 July 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN30)



(a) The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 28-30) only of the Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

(2) The items in Schedule 1, other than items 77 to 90, commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(b) The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 1) only of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1)(a), (2) and (5) of which provide as follows:

(1) The following provisions commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent:

(a) sections 1, 2 and 3;

(2) Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A), and Schedule 3, commence on the first day after the commencement of this section on which an amendment of the Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement comes into force in accordance with Article 10 of that Agreement.
(5) As soon as practicable after the commencement of the following provisions:

(a) Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A);
(b) Schedule 3;

the Minister must cause to be published in the Gazette a notice specifying the day on which those provisions commenced.

(c) The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 was amended by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2001, subsection 2(2)(b) of which provides as follows:

(2) Schedule 2 commences at the later of:

(b) the time when Parts 4 to 10 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2001 commence.

The Administrative Review Tribunal Bill has not been enacted. Therefore this amendment does not commence.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted


Provision affected


How affected


Part 1



S. 4


am. No. 57, 2000; No. 83, 2001; No. 79, 2004


Part 2



S. 7


am. No. 152, 1995; No. 81, 2001; No. 79, 2004


Part 5



S. 18


rs. No. 83, 2001


Note to s. 18(1)


am. No. 79, 2004


S. 18A


ad. No. 83, 2001


Part 6



S. 20


am. No. 57, 2000


Part 7



S. 23


am. No. 79, 2004


Table A
Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001 (No. 81, 2001)

2(6) In this section:

Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing a System for the Development of Joint Food Standards, signed at Wellington on 5 December 1995.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2001
(No. 83, 2001)

Schedule 1

4 Application of amendment

The amendment made by item 2 of this Schedule applies in relation to matters arising before, on or after the commencement of that item.