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AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) ACT 2004


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Purposes  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Agricultural chemical products  
   6.      Veterinary chemical products  
   7.      Fertilisers  
   8.      Stockfood  
   9.      Major food-producing species  
   10.     Aquatic life  
   11.     Act binds Crown  
   12.     Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 not affected  

   PART 2--GENERAL DUTIES

   13.     Duty to ensure harm does not result from use of chemical products, fertilisers or stockfoods  
   14.     Duty to ensure fertilisers and stockfoods manufactured in Territory or imported from elsewhere are safe  

   PART 3--CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   15.     When will the use of a chemical product be prohibited by or contrary to the instructions on a label?  
   16.     Use by veterinarian includes use by veterinarian's employees  

           Division 2--Containers and labels

   17.     Registered chemical products to be kept in suitable containers labelled with approved labels  
   18.     Requirement to read label or permit  
   19.     Record of use required by label or permit  
   20.     Reuse of containers  
   21.     Disposal of containers  

           Division 3--Agricultural chemical products

   22.     Use of registered agricultural chemical products  
   23.     Observance of withholding period before harvest  
   24.     Sale of agricultural produce business before withholding period expires  

           Division 4--Veterinary chemical products

              Subdivision 1--Use, prescription, recommendation and supply

   25.     Use of registered veterinary chemical products by non-veterinarian generally  
   26.     Use of registered veterinary chemical products by non-veterinarian to treat food-producing species if use prohibited by label  
   27.     Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of registered veterinary chemical products by veterinarian contrary to label  
   28.     Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of registered veterinary chemical products by veterinarian to treat food-producing species if use prohibited by label restraint  
   29.     Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of unregistered veterinary chemical products by veterinarian  
   30.     Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of human pharmaceuticals by veterinarian  
   31.     Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of agricultural chemical products by veterinarian  
   32.     Application of and prescribed information for sections 33 and 34  
   33.     Veterinarian must provide information about veterinary chemical products  
   34.     Pharmacist must provide information about veterinary chemical products  
   35.     Veterinarian etc. must provide information about withholding periods  
   36.     Stockfood seller must provide certain information  

              Subdivision 2--Treated animals

   37.     Observing withholding period before slaughter etc.  
   38.     Sale or purchase of animal before withholding period expires  
   39.     Identifying treated food-producing animals if carer does not own animals  
   40.     Veterinarian liable for residues above maximum  

              Subdivision 3--Record keeping

   41.     Veterinarian must keep records about using, prescribing, recommending and supplying veterinary products  

           Division 5--Injectable anabolic steroids

   42.     Use of injectable anabolic steroids by persons who are not veterinarians  
   43.     Prescription or supply of injectable anabolic steroids by veterinarians  
   44.     Veterinarian to keep anabolic steroids locked away  
   45.     Veterinarian to dispose of injectable anabolic steroids properly  
   46.     Veterinarian to report loss of injectable anabolic steroids  
   47.     Veterinarian to keep records relating to injectable anabolic steroids  

           Division 6--Miscellaneous

   48.     Possession or use of restricted chemical products  
   49.     Possession or use of S7 chemical products  
   50.     Possession or use of unregistered chemical products  
   51.     Claims about registered chemical products  
   52.     Claims about unregistered chemical products  

   PART 4--GENERAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES

   53.     Prohibition and regulation of manufacture, possession, sale or use  
   54.     Direction to recall product  
   55.     Direction to deal with prohibited or contaminated chemical product, fertiliser, stockfood or agricultural produce  

   PART 5--SPRAYING OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

           Division 1--Offences relating to spraying operations

   56.     Damage by spray drift  
   57.     Ground spraying businesses must be licensed  
   58.     Ground spray applicators must be licensed  
   59.     Aerial spraying businesses must be licensed  
   60.     Pilots carrying out aerial spraying must be licensed  
   61.     Spraying operations under other legislation are exempt  

           Division 2--Licences

   62.     Definition  
   63.     Grant or refusal of licence  
   64.     Term of licence  
   65.     Renewal of licence  
   66.     Variation of conditions of licence  
   67.     Fee to be returned if application refused  
   68.     Surrender of licence  
   69.     Cancellation or suspension of licence  
   70.     Medical examination may be required  
   70A.    Licence not transferable  

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   71.     False claims about being licensed  
   72.     Record of spraying activities to be kept  
   73.     Defective machine, equipment or aircraft not to be used for spraying  

   PART 6--CHEMICAL CONTROL AREAS

   74.     Declaration of chemical control area  
   75.     Publication of proposal  
   76.     Contravention of declaration  
   77.     Notation of declaration under Land Title Act 2000  

   PART 7--AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS ON CONTAMINATED LAND

   78.     Identifying contaminated agricultural produce  
   79.     Direction in relation to agricultural pursuits on contaminated land  
   80.     Preparation and approval of remedial plan  
   81.     Amendment and revocation of remedial plan  
   82.     Notation of remedial plan on land titles register  

   PART 8--AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCIES

   83.     Declaration of emergency  
   84.     Authorisation of counter-measures  

   PART 9--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1--Chemicals Coordinator and chemical advisers

   85.     Appointment of Chemicals Coordinator  
   86.     Functions and powers of Chemicals Coordinator  
   87.     Directions by Chemicals Coordinator  
   88.     Approved forms  
   89.     Delegation  
   90.     Appointment of chemical advisers  
   91.     Assistants  
   92.     Identity cards  

           Division 2--Powers of chemical advisers

   93.     Interpretation  
   94.     Entry of premises  
   95.     Inspection of premises  
   96.     Seizure of substances and things  
   97.     Retention of substances and things seized  
   98.     Powers in relation to food-producing species  
   99.     Investigation of complaints  
   100.    Power to require name and address  
   101.    Obstruction etc. of chemical advisers  
   102.    False or misleading statements  

           Division 3--Advisory Committees

   103.    Establishment  
   104.    Membership  
   105.    Invitation to public to make submissions  
   106.    Procedure  
   107.    Reports to be tabled in Legislative Assembly  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   108.    Protection from liability  
   109.    Evidentiary certificates  

   PART 10--CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY

   110.    Conduct of directors, employees and agents  
   111.    Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate  
   112.    Limitation on making complaint  
   113.    Notice of defence to be served on prosecutor  
   114.    Additional court orders  

   PART 11--REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   115.    Reviewable decisions and affected persons  
   116.    Notice of reviewable decisions  
   117.    Application for review  
   118.    Decision on review  
   119.    Operation and implementation of reviewable decision  

   PART 12--MISCELLANEOUS

   120.    Form of records  
   121.    Altering or falsifying records  
   122.    Confidentiality  
   123.    Compensation may be payable in certain circumstances  
   124.    Acquisition on just terms  
   125.    No liability for damage caused by compliance with Act  
   126.    Determined fees  
   127.    Eligible laws  
   128.    Codes of practice for use of chemical products  
   129.    Regulations  

   PART 13--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   130.    Definitions  
   131.    S7 authorizations  
   132.    Pest control operator's licences  

   PART 14--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR STATUTE LAW AMENDMENT (DIRECTORS' LIABILITY) ACT 2015

   133.    Offences – before and after commencement  
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