4Interpretation

4 Interpretation (1) In this Act: active constituent has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Agvet Code. Advisory Committee means an Advisory Committee established under section 103. aerial spraying means the spraying, spreading or dispersing of an agricultural chemical product from an aircraft in flight. aerial spraying business licence means an aerial spraying business licence under Part 5, Division 2. aerial spraying business licensee means a person who holds an aerial spraying business licence under Part 5, Division 2. affected person, for a reviewable decision, has the meaning in section 115(2). agricultural chemical product has the meaning in section 5. agricultural chemical spraying means the spraying, spreading or dispersing of an agricultural chemical product from a machine or other piece of equipment or from an aircraft. agricultural industry includes the aquacultural industry.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 3 agricultural produce means: (a) a plant or part of a plant; (b) an animal or part of an animal; or (c) the produce of a plant or animal, whether processed or not, that is intended or normally used for human or animal consumption. agriculture includes aquaculture. Agvet Code means the Agvet Code of the Northern Territory. Agvet Regulations means the Agvet Regulations of the Northern air includes any layer of the atmosphere. aircraft means a fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter but does not include an ultra-light aircraft. animal has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Agvet Code. approved form means a form approved by the Chemicals Coordinator under section 88. approved label, for a chemical product, means a label approved under Part 2 of the Agvet Code for containers of the product. aquatic life has the meaning in section 10. chemical adviser means a chemical adviser appointed under section 90 and includes the Chemicals Coordinator. chemical control area means an area for which a declaration under Part 6 is in force. chemical product means an agricultural chemical product or veterinary chemical product. Chemicals Coordinator means the Chemicals Coordinator appointed under section 85. code of practice means a code of practice approved under section 128. compounded product means a product that is compounded by a veterinarian or by a pharmacist on the prescription of a veterinarian.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 4 container, of a substance, includes anything by which or in which the substance is covered, enclosed, contained or packaged but does not include a container in which other containers of the substance are placed for transport. contaminated land means land contaminated by chemicals. contravene includes fail to comply with. decision maker, for a reviewable decision, means the person who made the decision. determined fee means a fee determined under section 126. environment means land, air, water, organisms and ecosystems and includes: (a) the well-being of humans; (b) structures made or modified by humans; (c) the amenity values of an area; and (d) economic, cultural and social conditions. expiry date, of a chemical product, means the date after which the product must not be used, whether the product has been used before that date or not. fertiliser has the meaning in section 7. food-producing species has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Agvet Code. ground spray applicator's licence means a ground spray applicator's licence under Part 5, Division 2. ground spraying means the spraying, spreading or dispersing of an agricultural chemical product from a machine or other piece of equipment other than from an aircraft (including an ultra-light aircraft) in flight. ground spraying business licence means a ground spraying business licence under Part 5, Division 2. ground spraying business licensee means a person who holds a ground spraying business licence under Part 5, Division 2. grower, of agricultural produce, includes the owner of the land on which the produce is growing.