Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1992 - SECT 69EA

Records relating to compliance with sections 69B, 69C and 69E

             (1)  A person who imports into, manufactures in, or exports from, Australia an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product, or a chemical product, must:

                     (a)  keep any records relating to the importation, manufacture or exportation that are reasonably necessary to enable the APVMA to find out whether sections 69B, 69C and 69E have been complied with; and

                     (b)  retain those records for 6 years.

Penalty:  30 penalty units.

Records relating to import etc. of chemical products prescribed under section 69CA, 69CB or 69C

          (1A)  A person who imports into Australia, manufactures, uses or deals with in Australia, or exports from Australia, an active constituent or chemical product prescribed in regulations made under section 69CA, 69CB or 69C must:

                     (a)  keep any records relating to the import, manufacture, use, dealing or export that are reasonably necessary to enable the Department to find out whether those sections have been complied with; and

                     (b)  retain those records for 6 years.

Penalty:  30 penalty units.

Strict liability

             (2)  An offence under subsection (1) or (1A) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .