HEALTH (PESTICIDES) REGULATIONS 2011

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 1 Citation  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Terms used  
• 4 Pest management businesses  
• 5 Pest management technicians  
• 6 Pest management treatments

PART 2 -- Control of pest management activities

Division 1 -- Pest management businesses  

• 7 Business to be registered  
• 8 Employment of fumigators  
• 9 Advertising: pest management businesses

Division 2 -- Pest management technicians and salespersons  

• 10 Pest management technicians to be licensed  
• 11 Salespersons to be licensed  
• 12 Licensees to be employed by or be registered proprietor  
• 13 Restriction on employment of unlicensed persons  
• 14 Supervision of provisional technicians and unlicensed persons  
• 15 Advertising: pest management technicians and salespersons

PART 3 -- Registration of businesses

Division 1 -- Effect of registration  

• 16 Business registration

Division 2 -- Registration procedure  

• 17 Application for business registration  
• 18 Grant of business registration  
• 19 Business premises  
• 20 Conditions on business registration  
• 21 Duration of business registration  
• 22 Renewal of business registration  
• 23 Registration certificate  
• 24 Notification of ceasing to carry on business  
• 25 Register of business registrations

Division 3 -- Amendment, suspension or cancellation of registration  

• 26 Grounds for taking action against registered proprietor  
• 27 Chief Health Officer may amend, suspend or cancel business registration

Division 4 -- Review of registration decisions  

• 28 Review by State Administrative Tribunal

Division 5 -- General matters  

• 29 Application requirements  
• 30 Amendment to correct error  
• 31 Display of registration certificate  
• 32 Identification on vehicles  
• 33 False or misleading information in relation to applications

PART 4 -- Licensing of pest management technicians

Division 1 -- Effect of licences  

• 34 Technician’s licence  
• 35 Provisional licence

Division 2 -- Licensing procedure  

• 36 Persons who are adequately qualified  
• 37 Application for licence  
• 38 Grant of technician’s licence  
• 39 Grant of provisional licence  
• 40 Endorsements on licence  
• 41 Restricted‑use pesticides  
• 42 Conditions on licence  
• 43 Duration of licence  
• 44 Renewal of licence  
• 45 Extension of provisional licence  
• 46 Upgrading provisional licence to technician’s licence  
• 47 Licence not transferable  
• 48 Licence card  
• 49 Register of licences

Division 3 -- Amendment, suspension and cancellation of licences  

• 50 Grounds for taking action against licensee  
• 51 Chief Health Officer may amend, suspend or cancel licence

Division 4 -- Review of licensing decisions  

• 52 Review by State Administrative Tribunal

Division 5 -- General matters  

• 53 Application requirements  
• 54 Amendment to correct error  
• 55 Production of licence for inspection  
• 56 False or misleading information in relation to application

PART 5 -- Requirements for registered proprietors and licensees

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 57 Terms used

Division 2 -- General equipment and safety requirements  

• 58 Proprietor to provide suitable and efficient equipment  
• 59 Safety, first aid and emergency equipment  
• 60 Safety precautions by licensee  
• 61 Pest management treatments in confined spaces  
• 62 Storage and handling of registered pesticides

Division 3 -- Fumigations  

• 63 Chief Health Officer to approve site of fumigation  
• 64 Fumigation chambers  
• 65 Sheet fumigation  
• 66 Fumigators to be assisted  
• 67 Other persons not to be present at fumigation  
• 68 Respiratory equipment  
• 69 Technician to ensure fumigation area is secure  
• 70 Technician to carry out risk assessment  
• 71 Gas detection equipment  
• 72 Warning signs and other measures to secure area  
• 73 Entry restricted while warning signs in place  
• 74 Cleaning up after fumigation  
• 75 Removal of warning signs

Division 4 -- Record keeping and information  

• 76 Employment records  
• 77 Records of pest management treatments  
• 78 Records to be made available  
• 79 False or misleading records  
• 80 Notification of accidents

PART 6 -- Possession, use and disposal of pesticides

Division 1 -- Preliminary matters  

• 81 Terms used  
• 82 Application of this Part to manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers

Division 2 -- Possession and use  

• 83 Possession or use of controlled pesticides  
• 84 Pesticides to be kept and used safely  
• 85 Registered pesticides to be in approved and properly labelled containers  
• 86 Transportation of registered pesticides  
• 87 Use in accordance with label  
• 88 Use of registered pesticides in public places  
• 89 Verge spraying using moving vehicle  
• 89A Park spraying using moving vehicle  
• 89B Verge or park spraying using stationary vehicle  
• 89C Spraying in public place other than verge or park spraying  
• 90 Chief Health Officer may restrict use of registered pesticides  
• 91 Use of registered pesticides as cereal seed dressings  
• 92 Termite treatments  
• 93 Decontamination procedures

Division 3 -- Disposal of pesticides and containers  

• 94 Disposal of registered pesticides  
• 95 Disposal of used pesticide containers  
• 96 Collection of used pesticide containers  
• 97 Reuse of pesticide containers  
• 98 Domestic dispensing device to be labelled

Division 4 -- Unregistered pesticides  

• 99 Possession, use and disposal of unregistered pesticides

PART 7 -- General matters

Division 1 -- Chief Health Officer permits  

• 100 Authorisation under Chief Health Officer permit  
• 101 Application for Chief Health Officer permit  
• 102 Grant of Chief Health Officer permit  
• 103 Cancellation of Chief Health Officer permit

Division 2 -- Health and safety powers  

• 104 When powers may be exercised  
• 105 Authorised officer may stop pest management treatment  
• 106 Authorised officer may prohibit entry to pesticide affected area

Division 3 -- Evidentiary and liability matters  

• 107 Evidence about registration and licensing  
• 108 Liability of corporate officers for acts of body corporate  
• 109 Liability of employer for acts of employee

Division 4 -- Administrative matters  

• 110 Pesticides Advisory Committee attendance fees (s. 246B(8))  
111. Fees

PART 8 -- Repeal and transitional matters

Division 1 -- Repeal  

• 112 Health (Pesticides) Regulations 1956 repealed

Division 2 -- Transitional matters for Health (Pesticides) Regulations 2011  

• 113 Terms used  
• 114 Registered firms and commercial pesticide firms  
• 115 Fumigators and pesticide operators  
• 116 Conditions of fumigations  
• 117 Exemptions for fumigations  
• 118 Fumigation registers  
• 119 Records of employees  
• 120 Other approvals, authorities, directions, notices and permits

Division 3 -- Transitional matters for Health (Pesticides) Amendment Regulations 2016  

• 121 Terms used  
• 122 Existing Chief Health Officer permit
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Fees