Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995
46Restriction on sale of treated stock or produce
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46 Restriction on sale of treated stock or produce
(1) Except as otherwise authorised by the NRA or by the Registrar, a person must not supply or forward for processing, within the relevant withholding period stated on the label of a chemical product, any stock to which the product has been applied unless the person has notified the purchaser that the period has not expired.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(2) Except as otherwise authorised by the NRA or by the Registrar or as provided in subsection (3) , if any chemical product has been applied to agricultural produce or to plants or animals from which agricultural produce has been derived, a person must not supply, or forward for processing, that agricultural produce within the withholding period stated on the label of the chemical product.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(3) A person may supply or forward for processing agricultural produce within the withholding period referred to in subsection (2) if the person notifies the purchaser that the withholding period has not expired.