Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS ACT 1994 - SECT 7

(1)

The Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 as in force for the time being applies as a law for the government of the participating Territories.

(2)

The provisions of that Code as so applying are in addition to, and do not affect, the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 , the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 and the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 .

(3)

The powers to require the recall of chemical products that are conferred on the APVMA under that Code as so applying are in addition to, and do not affect, the powers conferred by section 65F of the Trade Practices Act 1974 .

(4)

The provisions of that Code as so applying that require the APVMA to give brief particulars of reasons for decisions do not affect the obligations of the APVMA under section 28 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 or section 13 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 .

(5)

The provisions of that Code as so applying that relate to the disclosure of confidential commercial information do not affect the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 .