Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS ACT 1988 No. 91 of 1988 - SECT 3

3. (1) The objective of this Act is to make provision for a national system
for evaluating the suitability of agricultural chemical products and
veterinary chemical products to be cleared for registration in States and
Territories for particular uses with a view to:

   (a)  protecting and enhancing trade and commerce in agricultural produce
        and livestock:

        (i)    between Australia and places outside Australia;

        (ii)   among the States; or

        (iii)  engaged in by a corporation;

   (b)  assisting in the conduct of agricultural and veterinary operations in
        the Territories;

   (c)  minimising any undue hazard to:

        (i)    the general public;

        (ii)   the environment;

        (iii)  users of such products and other workers exposed to such
               products or to residues of such products; and

        (iv)   agricultural produce and livestock;
arising from the application of such products;

   (d)  minimising the need for separate evaluation of such products by the
        registering authorities of States and Territories;

   (e)  ensuring that such products are effective in respect of uses for which
        they are cleared; and

   (f)  ensuring that evaluation of such products is carried out in a timely
        and efficient manner.

(2) In paragraph (1) (a), a reference to a corporation shall be construed as
including a reference to a financial corporation to which paragraph 51 (xx) of
the Constitution is applicable including a body corporate which carries on, as
a principal business, the business of banking (other than State banking not
extending beyond the limits of the State concerned) or insurance (other than
State insurance not extending beyond the limits of the State concerned).