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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Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted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).