Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004
48Possession or use of restricted chemical products
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48 Possession or use of restricted chemical products (1) A person must not have possession of a restricted chemical product (a) belongs to a class of persons that the instructions on the approved label specify is authorised to use the product; or (b) is authorised under a permit to use the product. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is authorised under a law in force in the Territory to sell or supply the product. (3) A person must not use a restricted chemical product in a way that is contrary to the instructions on the approved label unless the use is authorised under a permit. (4) A person who has possession of or uses a restricted chemical product does not contravene subsection (1) or (3) because having possession of or using the product in the Territory is not specified in the instructions on the approved label but does contravene subsection (1) or (3) if having possession of or using the product in the Territory is prohibited by those instructions.
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 35 (5) A person who has possession of or uses a restricted chemical product does not contravene subsection (1) or (3) if the person is authorised by the Regulations to have possession of or use the product.