Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              2

1............ Short title [see Note 1]........................................................................ 2

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 2

3............ Object.................................................................................................. 2

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2

5............ Jervis Bay Territory............................................................................ 5

6............ Extension to external Territories.......................................................... 5

Part 2--The Agvet Code, and the Agvet Regulations, of the participating Territories   6

7............ Application of Agvet Code in the participating Territories.................. 6

8............ Application of Agvet Regulations in the participating Territories........ 6

9............ Agvet Code of the participating Territories taken to be an Act............ 7

10.......... Relationship between the Agvet Code and Agvet Regulations of the participating Territories and the laws of a participating Territory.......................................................................... 7

Part 3--Citing the Agvet Code and the Agvet Regulations                          8

11.......... References to Agvet Code and Agvet Regulations of other jurisdictions 8

12.......... References to Agvet Codes and Agvet Regulations............................ 8

Part 4--Application of Agvet Codes to the Crown                                          10

13.......... Agvet Code of the participating Territories....................................... 10

14.......... Agvet Code of other jurisdictions..................................................... 10

15.......... Crown not liable to prosecution........................................................ 10

16.......... This Part overrides the prerogative.................................................... 10

Part 5--Performance of functions that corresponding laws of States confer on Commonwealth authorities and officers                                                                                   11

17.......... Ministers........................................................................................... 11

18.......... Commonwealth authorities and officers............................................ 11

18A....... Conferral of duties, functions and powers........................................ 11

19.......... Gazette notices under corresponding laws........................................ 12

Part 6--Jurisdiction of courts                                                                                       13

20.......... Jurisdiction of Federal Court and courts of Territories...................... 13

21.......... Exercise of jurisdiction under cross-vesting provisions.................... 13

Part 7--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        14

22.......... Orders............................................................................................... 14

23.......... Manufacturing principles.................................................................. 14

24.......... Repeal and transitional provisions..................................................... 14

25.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 15

Part 8--Imposition of fees and taxes                                                                         16

26.......... Fees (including taxes)....................................................................... 16

Notes                                                                                                                                              17

Notes to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994

Note 1

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 36, 1994 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994	36, 1994	15 Mar 1994	15 Mar 1995
National Food Authority Amendment Act 1995	152, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Schedule 2 (item 1): 1 July 1996 (see Gazette 1996, No. S230)	--
Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000	57, 2000	30 May 2000	Schedule 1 (items 28-30): 1 July 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. GN25) (a)	--
Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001	81, 2001	10 July 2001	S. 2(6): Royal Assent (b) Schedule 3 (item 1): 1 July 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN30) (b)	S. 2(6)
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2001	83, 2001	11 July 2001	Schedule 2: (c) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 4)
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2004	79, 2004	23 June 2004	Schedule 1 (items 1-6): 30 July 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN30)	--
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010	103, 2010	13 July 2010	Schedule 6 (item 151): 1 Jan 2011	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (item 45) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)

(a)     The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 28-30) only of the Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   The items in Schedule 1, other than items 77 to 90, commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(b)     The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 1) only of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1)(a), (2) and (5) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   The following provisions commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent:

                              (a)   sections 1, 2 and 3;

                 (2)   Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A), and Schedule 3, commence on the first day after the commencement of this section on which an amendment of the Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement comes into force in accordance with Article 10 of that Agreement.

                 (5)   As soon as practicable after the commencement of the following provisions:

                              (a)   Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A);

                              (b)   Schedule 3;

                         the Minister must cause to be published in the Gazette a notice specifying the day on which those provisions commenced.

(c)     The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 was amended by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2001, subsection 2(2)(b) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedule 2 commences at the later of:

                              (b)   the time when Parts 4 to 10 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2001 commence.

         The Administrative Review Tribunal Bill has not been enacted. Therefore this amendment does not commence.

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001
(No. 81, 2001)

           2(6)  In this section:

Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing a System for the Development of Joint Food Standards, signed at Wellington on 5 December 1995.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2001
(No. 83, 2001)

Schedule 1

4  Application of amendment

The amendment made by item 2 of this Schedule applies in relation to matters arising before, on or after the commencement of that item.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.