Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The object of this
section is to protect agriculture and related resources, from danger or
detriment likely to result from the storage, use, or transport of prescribed
agricultural chemicals.
(2) A person shall not
in any prescribed part of the State store, use, or transport a prescribed
agricultural chemical in a manner which does not conform to the regulations.
Penalty: $1 000.
(3) Notwithstanding
subsection (2) where the regulations prescribe a requirement to obtain an
approval in relation to the storage, use or transport of any prescribed
agricultural chemical in any prescribed part of the State the Chairman of the
Protection Board may by notice published in the Gazette suspend the
requirement in relation to the prescribed part of the State or any portion of
that part for such period as is specified and may impose in place thereof such
conditions and restrictions (if any) in relation to the storage, use or
transport of the agricultural chemical as are specified.
(4) The Chairman of
the Protection Board may by subsequent notice published in the Gazette vary or
cancel any notice published pursuant to subsection (3).
(5) A person who
contravenes or fails to comply with any condition or restriction specified
pursuant to subsection (3) or subsection (4) commits an offence.
Penalty: $2 000.
(6) In this section
specified means specified in a notice published pursuant to
subsection (3) or subsection (4).
[Section 83A inserted by No. 55 of 1979
s. 7; amended by No. 20 of 1989 s. 3.]