AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) ACT 1995

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation
• 4 Act binds Crown
• 5 Objectives to be furthered
• 6 Saving of other laws
• 7 Exemptions
• 8 Labels attached to containers

PART 2 - Administration Division 1 - The Agricultural, Silvicultural

• 9 Establishment of Agricultural, Silvicultural and Veterinary Chemicals
Council
• 10 Constitution of Council
• 11 Functions of Council
• 12 Powers of Council
• 13 Reports, &c.

Division 2 - The Tasmanian Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals

• 14 Establishment of Tasmanian Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
Advisory Committee
• 15 Constitution of Advisory Committee
• 16 Functions and powers of Advisory Committee

Division 3 - The Registrar

• 17 Registrar

PART 3 - Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use of, or Dealing With,

• 18 Offences involving use, &c., of chemical products
• 19 Permit
• 20 Orders prohibiting or regulating handling, &c.
• 21 Offence of commercial use without a licence
• 22 Commercial operator licence
• 23 Offence of use, &c., of restricted chemical product without a
restricted chemical product permit
• 24 Restricted chemical product permit
• 25 Offence of altering, &c., storage instructions
• 26 Regulations with respect to use, &c., of certain chemical
products

PART 4 - Controls Over Use of Agricultural Chemical Products

• 27 Orders controlling or prohibiting agricultural spraying or use of
chemical products
• 28 Effect of order
• 29 Agricultural spraying permit
• 30 Damage by spray drift
• 31 Notification to neighbours of agricultural spraying
• 32 Requirements for pilots
• 33 Pilot (chemical rating) licence
• 34 Agricultural aircraft operator licence
• 35 Requirements for aircraft operators
• 36 Approved insurance policies
• 37 Provision of information
• 38 Defective spraying equipment
• 39 Regulations with respect to spraying equipment

PART 5 - Controls Over Contaminated Land, Stock and Agricultural

• 40 Contaminated stock order
• 41 Contaminated stock notice
• 42 Contaminated produce notice
• 43 Premises use restriction notice
• 44 Information about premises use restriction notices
• 45 Destruction notice
• 46 Restriction on sale of treated stock or produce

PART 5A - Infringement notices

• 46A Service of infringement notice
• 46B Form of infringement notice
• 46C Section 46C
• 46D Section 46D
• 46E Section 46E
• 46F Section 46F
• 46G Section 46G
• 46H Section 46H
• 46I Payment to Public Account
• 46J Section 46J

PART 6 - Miscellaneous

• 47 Inspectors
• 48 Powers of inspectors
• 49 Testing of contaminated stock, premises, agricultural produce,
preparation or fitting
• 50 Seizure of chemical products, agricultural produce, stock, preparations
and fittings
• 51 Analysts
• 52 False or misleading statements
• 53 Extra information about application may be required
• 54 Information about licence, &c., may be required
• 55 Information about possession
• 56 Confidentiality of commercial information
• 57 Review of decisions
• 58 Costs
• 59 Time limit for commencing prosecutions
• 60 Evidentiary provisions
• 61 Offences by corporations and partnerships, &c.
• 62 Offences by employers and contractors
• 63 Delegation
• 64 Fees
• 65 Protection from liability
• 66 Orders may incorporate material
• 67 Regulations
• 68 Repeal
• 69 Savings and transitional provisions
• 70 Administration of Act
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