Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995
30Damage by spray drift
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30 Damage by spray drift
(1) A person must not carry out or cause to be carried out agricultural spraying which adversely affects any person, plants, stock, agricultural produce, water bodies, groundwater or soil, on premises, or any premises, not owned or occupied by the person carrying out or causing to be carried out the agricultural spraying unless that person has obtained the permission of the owner or occupier of the premises.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution under subsection (1) to prove that the adverse effect on any person, plants or stock resulted from matters which could not have reasonably been anticipated.
(3) In this section, adversely affects, in relation to plants, stock, agricultural produce, water bodies, groundwater or soil on premises, or any premises, means creating a residue of an agricultural chemical product in excess of the prescribed level in or on the plants, stock, agricultural produce, water bodies, groundwater, soil or premises.