Western Australian Current Regulations

HEALTH (PESTICIDES) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 41

41 .         Restricted‑use pesticides

        (1)         When granting a licence, the Chief Health Officer must specify in it the restricted‑use pesticides (if any) that the licensee is authorised to use.

        (2)         The Chief Health Officer may, on the application of a licensee, amend a licence to change or add to the restricted‑use pesticides specified in it.

        (3)         The Chief Health Officer must not specify a restricted‑use pesticide in a licence unless satisfied that the licensee is adequately qualified to undertake pest management treatments using that pesticide.

        (4)         The Chief Health Officer may, at any time on the Chief Health Officer’s own initiative, amend a licence to remove a restricted‑use pesticide specified in the licence by giving written notice to the licensee.

        (5)         A notice under subregulation (4) takes effect on the day specified in it, which cannot be before the licensee has had a reasonable opportunity to —

            (a)         make submissions to the Chief Health Officer in relation to the removal; and

            (b)         comply with the amended licence.

        [Regulation 41 amended: Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 272‑3.]