5Definition of “pesticide”

#### 5 Definition of “pesticide” 5 Definition of “pesticide” > > (1) In this Act, pesticide means an agricultural chemical product within the meaning of the Agvet Code. > > > > Note. > > > > The Agvet Code defines an agricultural chemical product to be a substance or a mixture of substances that is represented, imported, manufactured, supplied or used as a means of directly or indirectly— > > > > > (a) destroying, stupefying, repelling, inhibiting the feeding of, or preventing infestation by or attacks of, any pest in relation to a plant, a place or a thing, or > > > > > (b) destroying a plant, or > > > > > (c) modifying the physiology of a plant or pest so as to alter its natural development, productivity, quality or reproductive capacity, or > > > > > (d) modifying an effect of another agricultural chemical product, or > > > > > (e) attracting a pest for the purpose of destroying it. > > > > The term also includes a substance or mixture of substances declared by regulations to be an agricultural chemical product. However, the term does not include a substance or mixture of substances declared by regulations not to be an agricultural chemical product. > > > (2) For the purposes of this Act, a pesticide continues to be regarded as a pesticide even when it is mixed with some other substance (whether or not the other substance is a pesticide). However, a pesticide does not include a prescribed mixture or a mixture of a prescribed class or description. > > > > Note. > > > > Subsection (2) generally deals with the situation where a pesticide is diluted, or is mixed, before being used. The effect of the provision is that the mixing of a pesticide does not mean that it is no longer a pesticide. > > **s 5:** Am 2012 No 89, Sch 3; 2015 No 3, Sch 1.2 \[6\]; 2025 No 58, Sch 4\[3\].