Northern Territory Numbered Regulations

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) REGULATIONS (NO 22 OF 2005) - REG 9

(1)     A person must not have possession of or use a prescribed product unless –

    (a)     the person has successfully completed an approved training course for handling the product; and

    (b)     if the prescribed product is pindone – the person is a conservation officer under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act .

Penalty:     30 penalty units.

(2)     A person does not contravene subregulation (1) if –

    (a)     the person is authorised to use the product under a ground spray applicator's licence or a pilot (chemical rating) licence and uses the product in accordance with the licence; or

    (b)     the product is a home garden product.

(3)     In this regulation –

"home garden product" means a chemical product that –

    (a)     is ordinarily used for home gardening or other domestic purposes;

    (b)     is readily available to members of the public by purchase from retail outlets; and

    (c)     is supplied in a container of a type and size normally purchased from retail outlets by members of the public.