Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004
51Claims about registered chemical products
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51 Claims about registered chemical products (1) A person must not make a claim about a registered chemical product, or a chemical product that contains a registered chemical product, that is inconsistent with the instructions on the approved label. Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units. (2) A prescribed person does not contravene subsection (1) if the claim is: (a) consistent with a permit; or (b) is made honestly and without negligence. (3) In subsection (2): prescribed person means any of the following: (a) the Chemicals Coordinator in the course of performing a function or exercising a power under this Act; (b) an employee, within the meaning of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, in the course of his or her employment; (c) a person prescribed by the Regulations, or by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, in the circumstances prescribed by the Regulations or notice.