AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) ACT 2004 - SECT 24 Sale of agricultural produce business before withholding period expires

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) ACT 2004 - SECT 24

    (1)     This section applies if:

        (a)     an agricultural produce business is sold;

        (b)     before the completion date, agricultural produce included in the sale was treated with an agricultural chemical product; and

        (c)     as at that date, the withholding period had not expired.

    (2)     The person who conducted or managed the business immediately before the completion date must, as soon as possible on or after that date, give the purchaser of the business the following information:

        (a)     the identity and location of the produce;

        (b)     the name of the product;

        (c)     the last date on which the produce was treated with the product;

        (d)     the withholding period.

Maximum penalty:     If the offender is a natural person – 200 penalty units.

    If the offender is a body corporate – 1 000 penalty units.

    (3)     In this section:

"completion date" means the date on which the sale of the business is completed.