43Maximum concentrations of cadmium, lead and mercury

#### 43 Maximum concentrations of cadmium, lead and mercury 43 Maximum concentrations of cadmium, lead and mercury > > (1) A person must not import, supply or use a fertiliser, liming material or trace element product that has a concentration of cadmium, mercury or lead above the maximum concentration. > > > > Note. > > > > Persons may be prohibited from using fertiliser, liming material or trace element product containing these heavy metals (even at the maximum or lower concentrations) by other laws such as the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156). > > > (2) For the purposes of this clause, the maximum concentration of cadmium, lead or mercury in fertilisers, liming material or trace element products are as follows— > > > > > (a) in the case of phosphatic fertiliser (being a solid fertiliser that contains not less than 3 per cent phosphorus or a liquid fertiliser that contains not less than 2 per cent phosphorus)— > > > > > > > (i) 300 milligrams of cadmium per kilogram of phosphate, and > > > > > > > (ii) 100 milligrams of lead per kilogram of fertiliser, and > > > > > > > (iii) 5 milligrams of mercury per kilogram of fertiliser, > > > > > (b) in the case of a fertiliser other than a phosphatic fertiliser— > > > > > > > (i) 10 milligrams of cadmium per kilogram of fertiliser, and > > > > > > > (ii) 100 milligrams of lead per kilogram of fertiliser, and > > > > > > > (iii) 5 milligrams of mercury per kilogram of fertiliser, > > > > > (c) in the case of liming material— > > > > > > > (i) 10 milligrams of cadmium per kilogram of liming material, and > > > > > > > (ii) 100 milligrams of lead per kilogram of liming material, and > > > > > > > (iii) 5 milligrams of mercury per kilogram of liming material, > > > > > (d) in the case of a direct application trace element product (being a trace element product that is represented as being suitable for direct application to soil)— > > > > > > > (i) 50 milligrams of cadmium per kilogram of trace element product, and > > > > > > > (ii) 2000 milligrams of lead per kilogram of trace element product, and > > > > > > > (iii) 5 milligrams of mercury per kilogram of trace element product, > > > > > (e) in the case of a trace element product other than a direct application trace element product— > > > > > > > (i) 50 milligrams of cadmium per kilogram of trace element product, and > > > > > > > (ii) 500 milligrams of lead per kilogram of trace element product, and > > > > > > > (iii) 5 milligrams of mercury per kilogram of trace element product.