Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995
37Provision of information
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37 Provision of information
(1) The Minister, by order, may –
(a) require the occupier of premises or the occupiers of a class of premises to provide the prescribed information to any person who is employed or contracted to carry out agricultural spraying on those premises or class of premises –
(i) of a prescribed agricultural chemical product or class of agricultural chemical product; or
(ii) in a prescribed manner; and
(b) require the person who is employed or contracted to carry out agricultural spraying on those premises or class of premises –
(i) of a prescribed agricultural chemical product or class of agricultural chemical product; or
(ii) in a prescribed manner –
to provide the prescribed information to the occupier of those premises or class of premises; and
(c) prohibit the person who is employed or contracted to carry out agricultural spraying on premises or a class of premises –
(i) of a prescribed agricultural chemical product or class of agricultural chemical product; or
(ii) in a prescribed manner –
from starting the agricultural spraying without first having received the prescribed information; and
(d) require the occupier of premises or the occupiers of a class of premises who intends or intend to have agricultural spraying carried out on those premises or class of premises –
(i) of a prescribed agricultural chemical product or class of agricultural chemical product; or
(ii) in a prescribed manner –
to make every reasonable effort to inform the prescribed persons, or persons of the prescribed class, of the proposed time of agricultural spraying and any other prescribed information.
(2) A person must comply with an order made under subsection (1) .
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.
(3) Before making an order under , the Minister must consult with the Minister administering the and the Minister administering the .