Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966
sec.15Aerial distribution contractor licence
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sec.15 Aerial distribution contractor licence
Subject to this Act, the chief executive may grant aerial distribution contractor licences. A person may apply under section 17 for an aerial distribution contractor licence if the person gives the chief executive evidence that the person holds— if the person intends a manned aircraft to be used under the licence—the authorisation mentioned in subsection (3) ; and if the person intends a UAV to be used under the licence—the authorisation mentioned in subsection (4) . For subsection (2) (a) , the authorisation is a civil aviation authorisation that is an AOC under which the aircraft the person intends to be used under the licence to carry out aerial distribution may operate in Australian territory for commercial purposes that are the distribution of agricultural chemicals. an AOC endorsed for aerial application operations to distribute agricultural chemicals For subsection (2) (b) , the authorisation is a civil aviation authorisation under which the person may operate for hire or reward the UAV the person intends to be used under the licence to carry out aerial distribution in the circumstances the person intends to carry out the aerial distribution. the area in which aerial distribution is to be carried out application of agricultural chemicals to crops to control pests application of agricultural chemicals for mosquito control s 15 sub 1983 No. 1 s 9 amd 1994 No. 78 s 37 sch ; 2002 No. 76 s 33 sch 2 ; 2013 No. 41 s 6 ; 2015 No. 15 s 8 (sec.15-ssec.1) Subject to this Act, the chief executive may grant aerial distribution contractor licences. (sec.15-ssec.2) A person may apply under section 17 for an aerial distribution contractor licence if the person gives the chief executive evidence that the person holds— if the person intends a manned aircraft to be used under the licence—the authorisation mentioned in subsection (3) ; and if the person intends a UAV to be used under the licence—the authorisation mentioned in subsection (4) . (sec.15-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (a) , the authorisation is a civil aviation authorisation that is an AOC under which the aircraft the person intends to be used under the licence to carry out aerial distribution may operate in Australian territory for commercial purposes that are the distribution of agricultural chemicals. an AOC endorsed for aerial application operations to distribute agricultural chemicals (sec.15-ssec.4) For subsection (2) (b) , the authorisation is a civil aviation authorisation under which the person may operate for hire or reward the UAV the person intends to be used under the licence to carry out aerial distribution in the circumstances the person intends to carry out the aerial distribution. the area in which aerial distribution is to be carried out application of agricultural chemicals to crops to control pests application of agricultural chemicals for mosquito control