AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) ACT 2004

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Purposes  
• 4 Interpretation  
• 5 Agricultural chemical products  
• 6 Veterinary chemical products  
• 7 Fertilisers  
• 8 Stockfood  
• 9 Major food-producing species  
• 10 Aquatic life  
• 11 Act binds Crown  
• 12 Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 not affected  

PART 2--GENERAL DUTIES

• 13 Duty to ensure harm does not result from use of chemical products, fertilisers or stockfoods  
• 14 Duty to ensure fertilisers and stockfoods manufactured in Territory or imported from elsewhere are safe  

PART 3--CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Division 1--Preliminary

• 15 When will the use of a chemical product be prohibited by or contrary to the instructions on a label?  
• 16 Use by veterinarian includes use by veterinarian's employees  

Division 2--Containers and labels

• 17 Registered chemical products to be kept in suitable containers labelled with approved labels  
• 18 Requirement to read label or permit  
• 19 Record of use required by label or permit  
• 20 Reuse of containers  
• 21 Disposal of containers  

Division 3--Agricultural chemical products

• 22 Use of registered agricultural chemical products  
• 23 Observance of withholding period before harvest  
• 24 Sale of agricultural produce business before withholding period expires  

Division 4--Veterinary chemical products

• 25 Use of registered veterinary chemical products by non-veterinarian generally  
• 26 Use of registered veterinary chemical products by non-veterinarian to treat food-producing species if use prohibited by label  
• 27 Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of registered veterinary chemical products by veterinarian contrary to label  
• 28 Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of registered veterinary chemical products by veterinarian to treat food-producing species if use prohibited by label restraint  
• 29 Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of unregistered veterinary chemical products by veterinarian  
• 30 Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of human pharmaceuticals by veterinarian  
• 31 Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of agricultural chemical products by veterinarian  
• 32 Application of and prescribed information for sections 33 and 34  
• 33 Veterinarian must provide information about veterinary chemical products  
• 34 Pharmacist must provide information about veterinary chemical products  
• 35 Veterinarian etc. must provide information about withholding periods  
• 36 Stockfood seller must provide certain information  
Subdivision 2--Treated animals
• 37 Observing withholding period before slaughter etc.  
• 38 Sale or purchase of animal before withholding period expires  
• 39 Identifying treated food-producing animals if carer does not own animals  
• 40 Veterinarian liable for residues above maximum  
Subdivision 3--Record keeping
• 41 Veterinarian must keep records about using, prescribing, recommending and supplying veterinary products  

Division 5--Injectable anabolic steroids

• 42 Use of injectable anabolic steroids by persons who are not veterinarians  
• 43 Prescription or supply of injectable anabolic steroids by veterinarians  
• 44 Veterinarian to keep anabolic steroids locked away  
• 45 Veterinarian to dispose of injectable anabolic steroids properly  
• 46 Veterinarian to report loss of injectable anabolic steroids  
• 47 Veterinarian to keep records relating to injectable anabolic steroids  

Division 6--Miscellaneous

• 48 Possession or use of restricted chemical products  
• 49 Possession or use of S7 chemical products  
• 50 Possession or use of unregistered chemical products  
• 51 Claims about registered chemical products  
• 52 Claims about unregistered chemical products  

PART 4--GENERAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES

• 53 Prohibition and regulation of manufacture, possession, sale or use  
• 54 Direction to recall product  
• 55 Direction to deal with prohibited or contaminated chemical product, fertiliser, stockfood or agricultural produce  

PART 5--SPRAYING OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Division 1--Offences relating to spraying operations

• 56 Damage by spray drift  
• 57 Ground spraying businesses must be licensed  
• 58 Ground spray applicators must be licensed  
• 59 Aerial spraying businesses must be licensed  
• 60 Pilots carrying out aerial spraying must be licensed  
• 61 Spraying operations under other legislation are exempt  

Division 2--Licences

• 62 Definition  
• 63 Grant or refusal of licence  
• 64 Term of licence  
• 65 Renewal of licence  
• 66 Variation of conditions of licence  
• 67 Fee to be returned if application refused  
• 68 Surrender of licence  
• 69 Cancellation or suspension of licence  
• 70 Medical examination may be required  
• 70A Licence not transferable  

Division 3--Miscellaneous

• 71 False claims about being licensed  
• 72 Record of spraying activities to be kept  
• 73 Defective machine, equipment or aircraft not to be used for spraying  

PART 6--CHEMICAL CONTROL AREAS

• 74 Declaration of chemical control area  
• 75 Publication of proposal  
• 76 Contravention of declaration  
• 77 Notation of declaration under Land Title Act 2000  

PART 7--AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS ON CONTAMINATED LAND

• 78 Identifying contaminated agricultural produce  
• 79 Direction in relation to agricultural pursuits on contaminated land  
• 80 Preparation and approval of remedial plan  
• 81 Amendment and revocation of remedial plan  
• 82 Notation of remedial plan on land titles register  

PART 8--AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCIES

• 83 Declaration of emergency  
• 84 Authorisation of counter-measures  

PART 9--ADMINISTRATION

Division 1--Chemicals Coordinator and chemical advisers

• 85 Appointment of Chemicals Coordinator  
• 86 Functions and powers of Chemicals Coordinator  
• 87 Directions by Chemicals Coordinator  
• 88 Approved forms  
• 89 Delegation  
• 90 Appointment of chemical advisers  
• 91 Assistants  
• 92 Identity cards  

Division 2--Powers of chemical advisers

• 93 Interpretation  
• 94 Entry of premises  
• 95 Inspection of premises  
• 96 Seizure of substances and things  
• 97 Retention of substances and things seized  
• 98 Powers in relation to food-producing species  
• 99 Investigation of complaints  
• 100 Power to require name and address  
• 101 Obstruction etc. of chemical advisers  
• 102 False or misleading statements  

Division 3--Advisory Committees

• 103 Establishment  
• 104 Membership  
• 105 Invitation to public to make submissions  
• 106 Procedure  
• 107 Reports to be tabled in Legislative Assembly  

Division 4--Miscellaneous

• 108 Protection from liability  
• 109 Evidentiary certificates  

PART 10--CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY

• 110 Conduct of directors, employees and agents  
• 111 Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate  
• 112 Limitation on making complaint  
• 113 Notice of defence to be served on prosecutor  
• 114 Additional court orders  

PART 11--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

• 115 Reviewable decisions and affected persons  
• 116 Notice of reviewable decisions  
• 117 Application for review  
• 118 Decision on review  
• 119 Operation and implementation of reviewable decision  

PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS

• 120 Form of records  
• 121 Altering or falsifying records  
• 122 Confidentiality  
• 123 Compensation may be payable in certain circumstances  
• 124 Acquisition on just terms  
• 125 No liability for damage caused by compliance with Act  
• 126 Determined fees  
• 127 Eligible laws  
• 128 Codes of practice for use of chemical products  
• 129 Regulations  

PART 13--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• 130 Definitions  
• 131 S7 authorizations  
• 132 Pest control operator's licences  

PART 14--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT (DIRECTORS' LIABILITY) ACT 2015

• 133 Offences – before and after commencement  
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