52Claims about unregistered chemical products

52 Claims about unregistered chemical products (1) A person must not make a claim about the use of a chemical product that is not registered. Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units. (2) A person does not contravene subsection (1) if the person makes a claim about the use of a chemical product where: (a) the use is authorised under a permit; or (b) the use is for an authorised veterinary purpose within the meaning of subsection (5).

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 38 (3) A person does not contravene subsection (1) by making or reporting a statement about a chemical product if the statement is made or reported: (a) in a scientific paper or other scientific literature; (b) in a scientific report or presentation; or (c) at a conference or seminar, or in an address, meeting or discussion, about chemical products, and is based on data: (d) published in a reputable scientific refereed journal; or (e) of a standard publishable in a reputable scientific refereed journal. (4) A person does not contravene subsection (1) by making or reporting a statement about a chemical product if the statement is made or reported on radio or television, or in a newspaper, journal or newsletter, as fair comment on material: (a) published for a conference or seminar; and (b) is based on data of a type referred to in subsection (1)(d) or (e). (5) For subsection(2)(b), a chemical product is used for an authorised veterinary purpose if it is used: (a) in the course a veterinarian's practice by the veterinarian or a person under directions given by the veterinarian; and (b) in a way that complies with the conditions prescribed by the Regulations for the use of the chemical product in a veterinarian's practice.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 39