Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS CODE REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 51

  (1)   This regulation applies to a person (in this regulation called the supplier ) who:

  (a)   receives a hormonal growth promotant from another supplier (in this regulation called the previous supplier ); and

  (b)   supplies the promotant to another person (in this regulation called the recipient ).

  (2)   When the promotant is supplied, the supplier must make a record containing the following particulars:

  (a)   the distinguishing name of the promotant entered in the Register of Chemical Products;

  (b)   the name and address of the supplier;

  (c)   the notification number assigned to the premises from which the promotant was supplied to the recipient;

  (d)   the batch number of the promotant;

  (e)   the name and address of the recipient;

  (f)   the date of supply of the promotant to the recipient;

  (g)   the quantity of the promotant supplied to the recipient;

  (h)   the total quantity of the promotant remaining in the supplier's possession after supply;

  (i)   the name and address of the previous supplier;

  (j)   the notification number (if any) assigned under this Division to the previous supplier for the premises from which the promotant was supplied by the previous supplier;

  (k)   the date of supply of the promotant by the previous supplier;

  (l)   the total quantity of the promotant supplied by the previous supplier;

  (m)   if 1 or more notification numbers have been allotted to the recipient:

  (i)   the notification number, and address, of each premises to which the promotant is supplied; and

  (ii)   the quantity of the promotant supplied to each of those premises;

  (n)   if no notification number has been allotted to the recipient--the purchaser declaration number for the premises where animals treated with the promotant are to be kept.

Penalty:   30 penalty units.

Note:   Regulation   52 sets out further requirements regarding the form of the record.

  (4)   An offence under subregulation   (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code.

  (5)   Subregulation (2) is a civil penalty provision.

Note:   Division   2 of Part   9A of the Code provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.