New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PESTICIDES REGULATION 1995 - REG 8A

8A Transitional provision concerning certificates of competency and statements of attainment

(1) A person who holds:

(a) a certificate of completion under the ChemCert (NSW) Ltd Farm Chemical User Training Program (also known as the Farmcare Australia Farm Chemical User Training Program), or

(b) a statement of attainment on completion of the SMARTtrain Chemical Application Course, the SMARTtrain Managing Chemical Use Course or the SMARTtrain Chemical Risk Management Course,

that is current immediately before 1 September 2003 is taken to hold a prescribed qualification for the purposes of this Part until the expiration of 5 years from the date of issue of the certificate or statement of attainment, as the case may be (unless sooner cancelled or revoked).

(2) A person who holds:

(a) a certificate of completion or statement of attainment on completion in any of the following competency units, or combinations of competency units, issued by NewTRAIN Incorporated:

(i) RTC2706A,

(ii) RTC3704A and RTC3705A together,

(iii) all of the following together: RUAAG2005CHA, RUAAG2006CHA, RUAAG2007CHA, RUAAG2008CHA, RUAAG2009CHA, RUAAG2010CHA, RUAAG2011CHA and RUAAG2012CHA,

(iv) all of the following together: RUAAG2007CHA, RUAAG2008CHA, RUAAG2009CHA, RUAAG2010CHA, RUAAG2011CHA and RUAAG2012CHA, or

(b) a certificate of completion or statement of attainment on completion issued by a specified university, industry association or organisation of any kind, being a certificate or statement, and a university, association or organisation, that the Environment Protection Authority has, by notice in the Gazette, declared to be sufficient for the purposes of this paragraph,

is taken to hold a prescribed qualification for the purposes of this Part until the expiration of 5 years from the date of issue of the certificate or statement, as the case may be (unless the certificate or statement is sooner cancelled or revoked).

(3) The Environment Protection Authority may, by further notice in the Gazette, amend or revoke a declaration made for the purposes of subclause (2) (b).

(4) An amendment or revocation referred to in subclause (3) does not affect a person who, before the amendment or revocation, was, by operation of subclause (2), taken to hold a prescribed qualification for the purposes of this Part.

Note: Accordingly, before the date that such a certificate or statement ceases to be a prescribed qualification for the purposes of this Part, the person who holds the certificate or statement must ensure that he or she undertakes the training and assessment necessary for the award of a prescribed qualification.