Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1995 No. 27 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS CODE REGULATIONS - REG 46

46. (1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, supply a chemical
product unless:

   (a)  the container for the product has attached to it a label containing a
        batch number, in a form approved by the NRA, that enables the NRA to
        identify the batch of that chemical product from which the contents of
        the container were taken; or

   (b)  the person makes a record, in respect of the supply, in accordance
        with subregulation (2). Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) (b), a person who supplies a chemical
product must make, as soon as practicable, a record:

   (a)  in a form approved by the NRA; and

   (b)  in such a way as to ensure that the record is readily accessible for
        the purposes of Part 9 of the Code (which deals with enforcement); and

   (c)  including the following particulars:

        (i)    the name and address of the person who supplied the product;

        (ii)   the name and address of the person to whom the product was
               supplied;

        (iii)  the date of supply;

        (iv)   the quantity of the product supplied or, if the product is
               supplied as part of a mixture of chemical products, the
               quantity of the mixture of products supplied;

        (v)    the identification number of the container in which the product
               was transported or stored for the purpose of supply or, if the
               container is a bulk tank, the location of the container;

        (vi)   the distinguishing name of the product supplied or, if the
               product is supplied as part of a mixture of chemical products,
               the distinguishing name of each of those products;

        (vii)  if the batch number of the product supplied or, if the product
               is supplied as part of a mixture of chemical products, the
               batch number of each of those products supplied, is known to
               the person who supplied the product-that batch number, or as
               the case requires, those batch numbers.

(3) A person who makes a record under subregulation (2) must keep the record
for 3 years after it is made, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for
not doing so. Penalty: 10 penalty units.