PESTICIDES ACT 1999 - As at 14 March 2024 - Act 80 of 1999 - NOTES
PESTICIDES ACT 1999 - As at 14 March 2024 - Act 80 of 1999 - NOTES
Note to Part 1
The Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 of the Commonwealth (the"Agvet Code") is the basis of a uniform legislative scheme for the approval and registration of agricultural chemical products (eg pesticides) and veterinary chemical products. Section 5 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Act 1994 provides that the Agvet Code applies as law of New South Wales.
The Agvet Code controls the manufacture and supply (eg sale) of agricultural and veterinary chemical products. The control of the use of those chemical products (described in this Act as "pesticides") is generally a matter for the States.
This Act provides the basis for the control of the use of pesticides in New South Wales.
This Act should be read in conjunction with the Agvet Code (particularly the definitions in that Code).
See also--
Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Stronger Regulation and Penalties) Bill 2024
Reprint history--
Reprint No 1 30 September 2003
Historical notes
The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am | amended | LW | legislation website | Sch | Schedule |
Cl | clause | No | number | Schs | Schedules |
Cll | clauses | p | page | Sec | section |
Div | Division | pp | pages | Secs | sections |
Divs | Divisions | Reg | Regulation | Subdiv | Subdivision |
GG | Government Gazette | Regs | Regulations | Subdivs | Subdivisions |
Ins | inserted | Rep | repealed | Subst | substituted |
Table of amending instruments
Pesticides Act 1999 No 80. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Parts 1, 4 and 8, secs 40, 44, 71-73, 102, 105, 106 (1) and (2) (e), 109-113, 116, 119, 120, 122 and 123, Sch 1, cl 1 of Sch 2, Schs 3.4 [3[#93] and [4[#93], 3.5 [1[#93] and 3.6 [2[#93]-[11[#93], 1.1.2000, sec 2 and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12189; date of commencement of remainder, 1.7.2000, sec 2 and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12189. This Act has been amended as follows--2000 | No 53 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2000. Assented to 29.6.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 1.19, assent, sec 2 (2). |
No 93 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act (No 2) 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 2.37, assent, sec 2 (2). | |
2001 | No 121 | Justices Legislation Repeal
and
Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978. |
2002 | No 53 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2002. Assented to 4.7.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 1.21, assent, sec 2 (2). |
2003 | No 82 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act (No 2) 2003. Assented to 27.11.2003. Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1). |
2005 | No 96 | Protection of the
Environment
Operations Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005. Date of commencement, 1.5.2006, sec 2 and GG No 58 of 28.4.2006, p 2369. |
2006 | No 120 | Statute Law
(Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2). |
2007 | No 27 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 1.37, assent, sec 2 (2). |
No 94 | Miscellaneous Acts (Local
Court)
Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Schs 2-4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009. | |
2008 | No 114 | Statute Law
(Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2008. Assented to 10.12.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 1.17, assent, sec 2 (2). |
2009 | No 56 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2009. Assented to 1.7.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 1.29, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2). |
No 106 | Statute Law
(Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009. Assented to 14.12.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.1.2010, sec 2 (2). | |
2010 | No 59 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 2.70, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2). |
2011 | No 63 | Protection of the
Environment
Legislation Amendment Act 2011. Assented to 16.11.2011. Date of commencement of Sch 3.2, 29.2.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (13) LW 20.1.2012. |
2012 | No 89 | Primary Industries
Legislation
Amendment Act 2012. Assented to 20.11.2012. Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1). |
No 97 | Miscellaneous Acts
Amendment
(Directors' Liability) Act 2012. Assented to 26.11.2012. Date of commencement, 11.1.2013, sec 2 and 2012 (629) LW 14.12.2012. | |
2013 | No 95 | Civil and Administrative
Legislation
(Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013. Assented to 20.11.2013. Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2. |
2014 | No 33 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2014. Assented to 24.6.2014. Date of commencement of Sch 1.10, 4.7.2014, sec 2 (1). |
2015 | No 3 | Pesticides Amendment
Act
2015. Assented to 18.5.2015. Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 1.9.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (420) LW 31.7.2015; date of commencement of Schs 1.2, 1.4 and 1.5, assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of Sch 1.3, 1.12.2015, sec 2 (1) and 2015 (420) LW 31.7.2015. |
No 58 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act (No 2) 2015. Assented to 24.11.2015. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.1.2016, sec 2 (3). | |
2018 | No 25 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2018. Assented to 15.6.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 2.23, 1.8.2018, sec 2 (3); date of commencement of Sch 3, 14 days after assent, sec 2 (1). |
2020 | No 30 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020. Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 1.31, 11.12.2020, sec 2(3). |
2022 | No 3 | Environment Legislation Amendment Act
2022. Assented to 4.3.2022. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2. |
2023 | No 7 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2023. Assented to 3.7.2023. Date of commencement, 14.7.2023, sec 2. |
Table of amendments
Sec 4 | Am 2015 No 3, Schs 1.1 [2[#93]-[4[#93], 1.2 [1[#93]-[5[#93], 1.4 [2[#93]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.68; 2022 No 3, Sch 3[1[#93]. |
Sec 5 | Am 2012 No 89, Sch 3; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.2 [6[#93]. |
Secs 5A, 5B | Ins 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [5[#93]. |
Sec 7 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [1[#93]; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.3 [1[#93]. |
Sec 8 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [2[#93]. |
Sec 9 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [3[#93]; 2018 No 25, Sch 3.12 [1[#93]-[4[#93]. |
Sec 10 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [4[#93]; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.3 [2[#93]. |
Sec 11 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [5[#93]. |
Sec 11A | Ins 2015 No 3, Sch 1.3 [3[#93]. |
Sec 12 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [6[#93]; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.2 [7[#93]. |
Sec 13 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [7[#93]; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.2 [8[#93]. |
Sec 14 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [8[#93]. |
Sec 15 | Am 2002 No 53, Sch 1.21 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [9[#93]. |
Sec 17 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [10[#93]. |
Sec 19 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [11[#93]. |
Sec 22 | Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.37 [1[#93]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.29 [1[#93]. |
Sec 25 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [12[#93]. |
Sec 27 | Am 2007 No 27, Sch 1.37 [2[#93]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.29 [2[#93]. |
Sec 38 | Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.19 [1[#93]; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.3 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2018 No 25, Sch 2.23; 2022 No 3, Sch 3[2[#93]-[4[#93]; 2023 No 7, Sch 1.15[1[#93] [2[#93]. |
Sec 39 | Am 2009 No 106, Sch 2.26; 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [13[#93]. |
Sec 41 | Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.19 [2[#93]; 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [14[#93]. |
Sec 42 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [15[#93]. |
Sec 44 | Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.19 [3[#93]. |
Sec 44A | Ins 2022 No 3, Sch 3[5[#93]. |
Part 6, Div 1 | Subst 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6[#93]. |
Sec 45 | Subst 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6[#93]. |
Sec 46 | Am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.29 [3[#93]. Subst 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6[#93]. |
Secs 47-49 | Subst 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6[#93]. |
Sec 50 | Am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.29 [4[#93] [5[#93]. Subst 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6[#93]. |
Secs 51-53 | Subst 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6[#93]. |
Secs 54, 55 | Rep 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6[#93]. |
Sec 56 | Am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.29 [6[#93]. |
Sec 57 | Am 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [7[#93]. |
Sec 59 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [16[#93]; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [8[#93]. |
Secs 60, 61 | Am 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [8[#93]. |
Sec 62 | Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.114. |
Sec 64 | Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.10; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.3 [6[#93] [7[#93]. |
Sec 65 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [17[#93]; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.3 [8[#93] [9[#93]. |
Part 8 | Rep 2015 No 3, Sch 1.4 [3[#93]. |
Sec 67 | Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.19 [4[#93]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.70. Rep 2015 No 3, Sch 1.4 [3[#93]. |
Sec 68 | Rep 2015 No 3, Sch 1.4 [3[#93]. |
Sec 71 | Am 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 4. |
Sec 72 | Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.163. |
Sec 75 | Rep 2020 No 30, Sch 1.31[1[#93]. |
Sec 76 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.31[2[#93]-[4[#93]. |
Secs 77, 78 | Rep 2020 No 30, Sch 1.31[1[#93]. |
Sec 79 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.31[5[#93] [6[#93]. |
Sec 80 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.31[7[#93]. |
Sec 83 | Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2. |
Sec 92 | Am 2000 No 93, Sch 2.37 [1[#93]. |
Sec 93 | Am 2022 No 3, Sch 3[6[#93]. |
Sec 95 | Am 2006 No 120, Sch 2.69; 2007 No 94, Sch 3. |
Sec 97 | Am 2006 No 120, Sch 2.69; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2022 No 3, Sch 3[7[#93]. |
Sec 98 | Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2. |
Sec 99 | Am 2007 No 94, Sch 3. Subst 2022 No 3, Sch 3[8[#93]. |
Sec 102 | Am 2011 No 63, Sch 3.2; 2022 No 3, Sch 3[9[#93]. |
Sec 105 | Am 2011 No 63, Sch 3.2; 2022 No 3, Sch 3[10[#93]. |
Sec 106 | Am 2011 No 63, Sch 3.2; 2022 No 3, Sch 3[11[#93]. |
Sec 107 | Am 2022 No 3, Sch 3[12[#93]. |
Sec 110 | Rep 2000 No 93, Sch 2.37 [2[#93]. Ins 2015 No 3, Sch 1.3 [10[#93]. |
Sec 111 | Am 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [18[#93]. |
Sec 112 | Subst 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [19[#93]. |
Secs 112A, 112B | Ins 2012 No 97, Sch 1.31 [19[#93]. |
Sec 112C | Ins 2022 No 3, Sch 3[13[#93]. |
Sec 116 | Am 2005 No 96, Sch 2.2 [1[#93] [2[#93]. |
Sec 118A | Ins 2005 No 96, Sch 2.2 [3[#93]. |
Sec 119 | Am 2008 No 114, Sch 1.17; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [9[#93] [10[#93], 1.3 [11[#93]. |
Sec 123 | Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3. |
Sch 1 | Rep 2015 No 3, Sch 1.4 [4[#93]. |
Sch 2 | Am 2005 No 96, Sch 2.2 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.5 [1[#93]-[6[#93]; 2022 No 3, Sch 3[14[#93]. |
Sch 3 | Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3. |
The whole Act | Am 2015 No 3, Sch 1.4 [1[#93] (the first and second dot points in each provision of the Act that specifies the maximum penalty for an offence by reference to 2 dot points renumbered as paragraphs (a) and (b)). |
The whole Act (except the definition of
"certificate of competency" in section 4 (1), section 107 and Schedule 2) | Am 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [1[#93] ("the certificate" (except when occurring in the expression "the certificate of competency"), "a certificate" (except when occurring in the expression"a certificate of competency"),"certificate of competency" and "certificates of competency" omitted wherever occurring, "the authorisation", "an authorisation", "restricted pesticide authorisation" and "restricted pesticide authorisations" inserted instead, respectively). |