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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
163Notice to the applicant or holder of proposed disclosure of information that is claimed to be confidential commercial information
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#### 163 Notice to the applicant or holder of proposed disclosure of information that is claimed to be confidential commercial information
If:
(a) a person (the disclosing person) decides to disclose to another person information about an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product, about a chemical product or any of its constituents, or about a label for containers for a chemical product; and
(b) the applicant or holder concerned has claimed to the APVMA that the information is confidential commercial information but the disclosing person does not agree with the claim; and
(c) the disclosure would, if the information were confidential commercial information, contravene section 162;
the disclosing person:
(d) must give written notice to the applicant or holder of the decision to disclose the information stating the reasons why the disclosing person considers that the information is not confidential commercial information; and
(e) must not disclose the information until the end of 28 days after the notice is given.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.