35Annual returns by interested persons

35 Annual returns by interested persons

(1) The interested person in relation to a chemical product who is liable to pay levy in respect of leviable disposals of the product that took place anywhere in Australia at any time during a financial year must give the APVMA, before 30 November in the next financial year, a return setting out the total quantity of the chemical product covered by those leviable disposals.

Note: See also sections 37A and 37B.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply: (a) to that interested person in relation to that chemical product and to a financial year if the total quantity of that product covered by those leviable disposals in that year is not more than the quantity prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or (b) to a chemical product prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph. Strict liability offence (3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Civil penalty (4) Subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision.

Note 1: For monitoring and investigation powers of inspectors in relation to this Act, see Part 7AA of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.

Note 2: Division 1 of Part 7AB of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.

Note 3: For infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and formal warnings in relation to contraventions of subsection (1), see Divisions 2, 3 and 6 of Part 7AB of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.

Statement to Department (5) From the returns given to the APVMA in relation to a financial year, the APVMA must give the Secretary of the Department, before the end of the next financial year, a statement setting out the total quantities of each active constituent for each chemical product covered by those returns.