sec.15Duty to report chemical residues in or on relevant thing

sec.15 Duty to report chemical residues in or on relevant thing

This section applies to a person if the person becomes aware that the residue of a chemical in or on a relevant thing is more than the maximum residue limit prescribed for the thing. a person conducting an analysis of a relevant thing a veterinary surgeon who treats a trade species animal a person who monitors the residue of chemicals on agricultural produce for a supermarket or grocery store a farmer who receives a report of an analysis of agricultural produce from a laboratory based outside Queensland As soon as practicable but within 24 hours after becoming aware, the person must— advise the standards officer that the residue of a chemical in or on the relevant thing exceeds the maximum residue limit prescribed for the thing; and give the standards officer the required information for the relevant thing. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. However, the person is not required to comply with subsection (2) if the person becomes aware, before the person would otherwise be required to advise the standards officer under the subsection, that another person has advised the standards officer as required under subsection (2) . A person would not be required to advise the standards officer that the residue of a chemical in or on a relevant thing exceeds the maximum residue limit prescribed for the thing if a person who conducted an analysis of the thing had already advised the standards officer about it as soon as the results of the analysis were known. A person complies with subsection (2) (b) if the person gives the standards officer a laboratory report about the residue of a chemical in or on a sample of the relevant thing that contains all of the required information for the relevant thing. However, if the laboratory report does not contain all of the required information for the relevant thing, the person only complies with subsection (2) (b) if the person also gives the standards officer— the required information that is not contained in the laboratory report for the relevant thing; and sufficient information for the standards officer to identify the laboratory report to which the required information mentioned in paragraph (a) relates. the sample number for the relevant thing the subject of the laboratory report In this section— distinguishing number , for a relevant thing, includes a number with 1 or more letters or symbols. laboratory number , for a relevant thing, means the distinguishing number given to a sample of the thing by a laboratory that analysed the thing. required information , for a relevant thing, means the following information about the thing— a description of the relevant thing; if the relevant thing has a sample number—the sample number; if the relevant thing has a laboratory number—the laboratory number; the name of the residue of the chemical in or on the relevant thing; the concentration of the residue of the chemical in or on the relevant thing; the maximum residue limit prescribed for the residue of the chemical in or on the relevant thing; the name and address of the person who manufactured or produced the relevant thing; if the information mentioned in paragraph (g) is not reasonably available—the name and address of the person from whom the relevant thing was obtained. sample number , for a relevant thing, means a distinguishing number given to the sample of the thing by a person who made the sample of the thing. s 15 amd 1994 No. 78 s 37 sch; 2002 No. 76 s 17 sch 2 sub 2014 No. 7 s 518 ; 2020 No. 3 s 69 (sec.15-ssec.1) This section applies to a person if the person becomes aware that the residue of a chemical in or on a relevant thing is more than the maximum residue limit prescribed for the thing. a person conducting an analysis of a relevant thing a veterinary surgeon who treats a trade species animal a person who monitors the residue of chemicals on agricultural produce for a supermarket or grocery store a farmer who receives a report of an analysis of agricultural produce from a laboratory based outside Queensland (sec.15-ssec.2) As soon as practicable but within 24 hours after becoming aware, the person must— advise the standards officer that the residue of a chemical in or on the relevant thing exceeds the maximum residue limit prescribed for the thing; and give the standards officer the required information for the relevant thing. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.15-ssec.3) However, the person is not required to comply with subsection (2) if the person becomes aware, before the person would otherwise be required to advise the standards officer under the subsection, that another person has advised the standards officer as required under subsection (2) . A person would not be required to advise the standards officer that the residue of a chemical in or on a relevant thing exceeds the maximum residue limit prescribed for the thing if a person who conducted an analysis of the thing had already advised the standards officer about it as soon as the results of the analysis were known. (sec.15-ssec.4) A person complies with subsection (2) (b) if the person gives the standards officer a laboratory report about the residue of a chemical in or on a sample of the relevant thing that contains all of the required information for the relevant thing. (sec.15-ssec.5) However, if the laboratory report does not contain all of the required information for the relevant thing, the person only complies with subsection (2) (b) if the person also gives the standards officer— the required information that is not contained in the laboratory report for the relevant thing; and sufficient information for the standards officer to identify the laboratory report to which the required information mentioned in paragraph (a) relates. the sample number for the relevant thing the subject of the laboratory report (sec.15-ssec.6) In this section— distinguishing number , for a relevant thing, includes a number with 1 or more letters or symbols. laboratory number , for a relevant thing, means the distinguishing number given to a sample of the thing by a laboratory that analysed the thing. required information , for a relevant thing, means the following information about the thing— a description of the relevant thing; if the relevant thing has a sample number—the sample number; if the relevant thing has a laboratory number—the laboratory number; the name of the residue of the chemical in or on the relevant thing; the concentration of the residue of the chemical in or on the relevant thing; the maximum residue limit prescribed for the residue of the chemical in or on the relevant thing; the name and address of the person who manufactured or produced the relevant thing; if the information mentioned in paragraph (g) is not reasonably available—the name and address of the person from whom the relevant thing was obtained. sample number , for a relevant thing, means a distinguishing number given to the sample of the thing by a person who made the sample of the thing.