AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS CODE ACT 1994

This compilation was prepared on 27 December 2011
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 46 of 2011

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

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

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

3............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 2

4............ The Schedule ....................................................................................... 2

5............ Citation and interpretation of Agvet Code and Agvet Regulations ...... 2

6............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 3

7............ Orders ................................................................................................. 5

8............ Compensation ..................................................................................... 6

9............ Certain matter not to form part of this Act ........................................... 6

Schedule--Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code 7

Table of contents 7

List of terms defined by section 3 of the Schedule 17

(The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code) 17

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code 19

Part 1--Preliminary 19

1............ Object of Code .................................................................................. 19

2............ Relationship of Code to other laws ................................................... 19

3............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 19

4............ Definition of agricultural chemical product ..................................... 36

5............ Definition of veterinary chemical product ........................................ 37

6............ Determinations, approvals, exemptions etc. by APVMA ................. 38

7............ Possession or custody of constituent or product ............................... 38

8............ Labels attached to containers ............................................................. 39

8A......... Application of the Criminal Code ..................................................... 39

Part 2--Approvals and registration 40

Division 1--Preliminary 40

9............ Explanation of Part ............................................................................ 40

Division 2--Granting or refusing approvals and registrations 41

10.......... Applications that may be made .......................................................... 41

11.......... How application is to be made .......................................................... 41

11A....... Preliminary assessment of application ............................................... 42

11B....... APVMA to publish summary of application .................................... 43

12.......... APVMA to publish notice before deciding whether to approve new active constituent 43

13.......... APVMA to publish notice before deciding whether to register chemical product containing new active constituent .......................................................................................................... 44

13A....... Notifying Food Standards Australia New Zealand ........................... 45

14.......... Grant or refusal of application ........................................................... 46

14A....... Approval of active constituents for which information is not readily available 49

14B....... APVMA not to use information for registration of new agricultural chemical product to approve a similar product after disclosure .......................................................................................... 50

15.......... Restriction on power of APVMA to grant applications .................... 51

16.......... Multiple approvals or registrations .................................................... 51

17.......... APVMA must keep a Record of Approved Active Constituents for Chemical Products 52

18.......... APVMA must keep a Register of Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products 52

19.......... How approval of active constituent is effected .................................. 53

20.......... How registration of chemical product is effected .............................. 53

21.......... How approval of label is effected ...................................................... 54

22.......... Date of approval or registration ......................................................... 54

23.......... Conditions of approval or registration--active constituents and chemical products 55

23A....... Conditions of approval--labels ......................................................... 55

24.......... Notice of approval or registration ...................................................... 56

25.......... Notice of refusal of application ......................................................... 57

26.......... Notice of incorrectly recorded or registered particulars ..................... 57

Division 2A--Changes in certain relevant particulars 59

26A....... Applying for a change in certain relevant particulars ......................... 59

Division 3--Application for variation of relevant particulars, or of conditions, of approval or registration 61

27.......... Who may apply ................................................................................. 61

28.......... How application is to be made .......................................................... 61

28A....... Preliminary assessment of application ............................................... 62

28B....... APVMA to publish summary of application .................................... 62

29.......... Grant or refusal of application ........................................................... 62

Division 4--Reconsideration of approval or registration 65

30.......... APVMA may invite the public to propose approved active constituents or registered chemical products for reconsideration .................................................................................. 65

31.......... APVMA may reconsider approval or registration ............................ 65

32.......... APVMA may give notice of proposed reconsideration .................... 65

33.......... APVMA may require trials or laboratory experiments to be conducted 67

34.......... Reconsideration by APVMA of continued approval or registration . 68

34A....... Reconsideration of approval of label without notice in certain circumstances 70

Division 4A--Limits on use of information 72

Subdivision A--Preliminary 72

34B....... Explanation of Division .................................................................... 72

Subdivision B--Limits on use of information 72

34C....... APVMA must not use some information during some periods for some purposes 72

Subdivision C--Exceptions to limits on use of information 75

34D....... Exceptions ......................................................................................... 75

34E........ Further rules about public interest exception ..................................... 77

Subdivision D--Period of limit on use of information 77

34F........ Period of limit on future use of information relied on in granting application 77

Subdivision E--Ancillary provisions 80

34G....... Identifying information relied on in advice APVMA relied on ......... 80

Division 5--Suspension or cancellation of approval or registration 81

35.......... Notice of proposed suspension or cancellation to be given to co-ordinators 81

36.......... Suspension or cancellation of approval or registration for breach of condition 81

37.......... Suspension of approval or registration for failing to give information, or results of trials or experiments, to APVMA .......................................................................................................... 81

38.......... Suspension of approval or registration for failing to give information, report or sample to APVMA 82

39.......... Suspension of approval or registration if compensation for use of protected information cannot be arbitrated 82

40.......... Suspension or cancellation of approval or registration following reconsideration of continued approval or registration .......................................................................................................... 83

41.......... Suspension or cancellation of approval or registration for non-compliance with criteria for registration or approval .......................................................................................................... 84

42.......... Cancellation of approval or registration at request of interested person 85

43.......... Effect of suspension of approval or registration ................................ 85

44.......... Inter-related suspensions and cancellations ....................................... 85

45.......... How approval or registration is suspended or cancelled ................... 86

45A....... Notice of suspension or cancellation ................................................. 86

46.......... How suspension or cancellation is revoked ...................................... 88

Division 6--Duration and renewal of approval or registration 89

47.......... Period of approval or registration ...................................................... 89

48.......... Application for renewal of registration of chemical product .............. 90

49.......... How application for renewal of registration is to be made ................ 90

50.......... Renewal of registration of chemical product ..................................... 91

51.......... Renewal of approval of label ............................................................. 91

Division 7--Publication of notices by APVMA 92

52.......... Publication of notice of approval of active constituent or registration of chemical product 92

53.......... Publication of notice of variations of approval of active constituent or registration of chemical product 92

54.......... Publication of notice of end of registration of chemical product ........ 93

55.......... Publication of notice of suspension or cancellation of approval or registration 94

56.......... Notice of revocation of suspension or cancellation to be published .. 97

Part 2A--Listable chemical products 98

Division 1--Preliminary 98

56A....... Explanation of Part ............................................................................ 98

56B....... Exclusion of restricted chemical products ......................................... 98

Division 2--Schedule of listable chemical products 99

56C....... Regulations may contain schedule of listable chemical products ....... 99

Division 3--Establishing standards for listable chemical products 101

56D....... APVMA to prepare standards ........................................................ 101

56E........ Matters to be taken into account in preparing a standard ................. 102

56F........ Variation or revocation of standards ............................................... 104

56G....... Date of effect of standards .............................................................. 105

56H....... Standards to be disallowable ........................................................... 105

Division 4--Application for registration of listable chemical products 106

56I......... Application ...................................................................................... 106

56J........ How application is to be made ........................................................ 106

56K....... Grant or refusal of application ......................................................... 106

56L........ Multiple listed registrations ............................................................. 107

56M...... How listed registration of chemical product is effected ................... 107

56N....... Date of listed registration ................................................................ 108

56O....... Conditions of listed registration ...................................................... 108

56P........ Notice of listed registration ............................................................. 109

56Q....... Notice of refusal of application ....................................................... 109

56R....... Notice of incorrectly registered particulars ...................................... 109

Division 5--Application for variation of relevant particulars, or of conditions, of listed registration 111

56S........ Who may apply ............................................................................... 111

56T........ How application is to be made ........................................................ 111

56U....... Grant or refusal of application ......................................................... 111

Division 6--Reconsideration of listed registration 114

56V....... APVMA may invite the public to propose registered listed chemical products for reconsideration 114

56W...... APVMA may reconsider listed registration .................................... 114

56X....... APVMA may give notice of proposed reconsideration .................. 114

56Y....... APVMA may require trials or laboratory experiments to be conducted 115

56Z........ Reconsideration by APVMA of continued listed registration ......... 116

Division 7--Suspension or cancellation of listed registration 119

56ZA..... Notice of proposed suspension or cancellation to be given to co-ordinators 119

56ZB..... Suspension or cancellation of listed registration for breach of condition 119

56ZC..... Suspension of listed registration for failing to give information, or results of trials or experiments, to APVMA 119

56ZD..... Suspension of listed registration for failing to give information, report or sample to APVMA 120

56ZE..... Suspension or cancellation of listed registration following reconsideration 120

56ZF..... Suspension or cancellation of listed registration for non-compliance with criteria 121

56ZG..... Cancellation of listed registration on request ................................... 121

56ZH..... Effect of suspension of listed registration ....................................... 122

56ZI...... How listed registration is suspended or cancelled ........................... 122

56ZJ...... How suspension or cancellation of listed registration is revoked .... 124

Division 8--Duration and renewal of listed registration 125

56ZK..... Period of listed registration ............................................................. 125

56ZL..... Application for renewal of listed registration of chemical product .. 125

56ZM.... How application for renewal of listed registration is to be made ..... 125

56ZN..... Renewal of listed registration of chemical product .......................... 127

Division 9--Publication of notices and certain other instruments by APVMA 128

56ZO..... Publication of notice of listed registration of chemical product ....... 128

56ZP..... Publication of notice of variations of listed registration of chemical product 128

56ZQ..... Publication of notice of end of listed registration of chemical product 128

56ZR..... Publication of notice of suspension or cancellation of listed registration 130

56ZS..... Notice of revocation of suspension or cancellation to be published 132

56ZT..... Publication of instrument varying established standard for listable chemical product 132

Part 2B--Reserved chemical products 133

56ZU..... Regulations may contain schedule of reserved chemical products ... 133

Part 3--Compensation for provider of certain information in respect of continued registration of certain chemical products 135

Division 1--Preliminary 135

57.......... Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 135

Division 2--Right to compensation 137

58.......... Right of APVMA to use information ............................................. 137

59.......... Right of originator of protected information to compensation for its use in relation to other applications 137

60.......... APVMA to notify applicants .......................................................... 139

61.......... Primary applicant to notify secondary applicant .............................. 141

Division 3--Mediation or arbitration as to terms of compensation 142

62.......... Application of Division ................................................................... 142

63.......... Mediation ........................................................................................ 142

64.......... Appointment of arbitrator ................................................................ 143

65.......... Determination of compensation on the basis of proposals made during negotiations 144

66.......... Arbitrator may require fresh proposals ........................................... 144

67.......... Determination on basis of fresh proposals ...................................... 144

68.......... What happens if fresh proposals are not made or are inadequate .... 145

69.......... What constitutes a reasonable proposal for compensation ............... 145

70.......... Effect and enforcement of determination by arbitrator ..................... 146

71.......... Regulations to govern conduct of arbitration ................................... 147

Part 4--Control of chemical products 149

Division 1--Preliminary 149

72.......... Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 149

73.......... Part not to apply to veterinary surgeons acting under other laws .... 149

Division 2--Control generally 150

74.......... Possession or custody of unapproved active constituents with the intention of supply 150

75.......... Possession or custody of chemical products, other than registered, registered listed or reserved products, with the intention of supply .......................................................................... 151

76.......... Supply of unapproved active constituents ....................................... 152

77.......... Supply of approved active constituents in contravention of conditions of approval 153

78.......... Supply of chemical products that are not registered products, registered listed products or reserved products 154

79.......... Supply of registered chemical products in contravention of conditions of registration 155

79A....... Supply of registered listed chemical products in contravention of conditions of listed registration 156

79B....... Supply of reserved chemical products contrary to conditions specified in the regulations 156

80.......... Supply of chemical products without a label ................................... 156

81.......... Supply of registered chemical products with unapproved label ....... 157

82.......... Supply of chemical products in containers opened by inspector ..... 158

83.......... Supply of substances whose constituents differ from constituents of registered chemical product 158

83A....... Supply of substances whose constituents differ from constituents of registered listed chemical product 159

84.......... Claims inconsistent with labels ....................................................... 160

85.......... Modification of warning prohibited ................................................ 161

86.......... Labels not to be detached etc. .......................................................... 161

87.......... Chemical product to conform to standard ........................................ 163

87A....... Supply of registered listed chemical product that does not conform to established standard 163

88.......... Certain notices not to be published .................................................. 164

89.......... Certain statements prohibited .......................................................... 165

Division 3--Date-controlled chemical products 167

89A....... Exclusion of certain chemical products ........................................... 167

90.......... Manufacture or import of date-controlled chemical product ............ 167

91.......... Supply of date-controlled chemical product .................................... 167

92.......... Abuse of warning on label prohibited ............................................. 168

Division 4--Restricted chemical products 170

93.......... Restricted chemical product ............................................................. 170

94.......... Restricted chemical products may be supplied only to authorised persons 170

95.......... Labels for restricted chemical products ........................................... 171

Part 5--Analysis 172

96.......... Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 172

97.......... Analysis by approved analysts ........................................................ 172

98.......... Evidence of results of analysis ........................................................ 173

99.......... Analysis of chemical products ........................................................ 175

Part 6--Recall notices 178

100........ Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 178

101........ Recall of products that are not registered and do not have listed registration or whose registration or listed registration is being reconsidered .......................................................................... 178

102........ Recall of products in certain circumstances ..................................... 179

103........ Recall of products with labels that are not approved or are not authorised by an established standard 182

104........ Notice of recall to be published ....................................................... 183

105........ Non-compliance with recall notice .................................................. 183

106........ Recall under Competition and Consumer Act ................................. 183

107........ Inconsistent requirements ................................................................ 183

Part 7--Permits 184

108........ Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 184

109........ Definition of permit ......................................................................... 184

110........ How application is made ................................................................. 185

111........ Functions of co-ordinators .............................................................. 185

112........ APVMA may grant or refuse application ....................................... 186

113........ Record of Permits ........................................................................... 187

114........ Issue of permit ................................................................................ 188

115........ Duration of permit ........................................................................... 189

116........ Effect of permit ............................................................................... 189

117........ Surrender of permit ......................................................................... 190

118........ Suspension of permit ...................................................................... 191

119........ Cancellation of permit ..................................................................... 192

Part 8--Manufacture of chemical products 195

120........ Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 195

120A..... Exclusion of certain chemical products ........................................... 195

121........ Offences relating to manufacture and licences ................................. 195

122........ Application for licence .................................................................... 196

123........ Issue of licence ................................................................................ 197

124........ Refusal of application ...................................................................... 198

125........ Period of licence .............................................................................. 198

126........ Conditions of licences ..................................................................... 198

127........ Suspension and cancellation of licences .......................................... 199

128........ Publication of list of manufacturers etc. .......................................... 201

Part 9--Enforcement 202

Division 1--Preliminary 202

129........ Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 202

Division 2--Injunctions 203

130........ Injunctions ...................................................................................... 203

Division 3--Powers of entry, search and seizure 205

131........ Searches to monitor compliance with Code ..................................... 205

132........ Offence-related searches and seizures ............................................. 207

133........ Offence-related warrants ................................................................. 208

134........ Announcement before entry ............................................................ 209

135........ Details of warrant to be given to occupier ....................................... 209

136........ Use of equipment to examine or process things .............................. 210

137........ Use of electronic equipment at premises ......................................... 210

138........ Compensation for damage to electronic equipment ......................... 212

139........ Copies of seized things to be given ................................................. 212

140........ Return of things that are seized ....................................................... 213

141........ Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be kept .......... 213

142........ Certain expenses to be recoverable by APVMA ............................. 214

143........ Warrants may be granted by telephone in urgent circumstances ...... 215

144........ Power of inspector to require information or documents ................ 216

145........ False or misleading information or document ................................. 217

Division 4--Miscellaneous enforcement provisions 218

146........ Self-incrimination to be a reasonable excuse for non-compliance with requirement 218

147........ Time for bringing prosecutions ....................................................... 218

148........ Copying of documents .................................................................... 218

149........ Evidential certificates ....................................................................... 218

150........ Forfeiture ........................................................................................ 220

151........ Conduct by directors, servants and agents ...................................... 221

152........ Liability of persons acting on behalf of non-residents ..................... 222

Part 10--Miscellaneous 224

153........ Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 224

154........ Recognition of things done under corresponding laws ................... 224

155........ Discharge of obligations under this Code ....................................... 224

156........ The making of single applications or the giving of single notices under the Agvet Codes of all jurisdictions 225

157........ Samples to be given for analysis ..................................................... 225

159........ APVMA or other authority may require, or require additional, information, report or sample in certain circumstances ........................................................................................................ 226

160........ Overseas trials or experiments ........................................................ 228

160A..... Notification of new information to APVMA in respect of pending application 228

161........ Notification of new information to APVMA .................................. 230

162........ Disclosure of confidential commercial information ......................... 231

163........ Notice to interested person of proposed disclosure of information that is claimed to be confidential commercial information ...................................................................................... 236

164........ Fees ................................................................................................. 237

165........ Period within which APVMA is to determine applications ............ 238

166........ Reconsideration of decisions ........................................................... 239

167........ Review of decisions ........................................................................ 240

168........ Statement to be included in certain notices of decisions .................. 243

169........ Documents and samples become property of APVMA .................. 244

170........ Provisions relating to offences ........................................................ 244

170A..... Person not to use protected name or protected symbol .................... 245

Part 11--Transitional provisions 247

171........ Explanation of Part .......................................................................... 247

172........ Existing clearance for registration of chemical product ................... 247

173........ Pending application for clearance for registration of chemical product 247

174........ Existing registration of chemical product ........................................ 248

175........ Pending application for registration of chemical product ................. 249

176........ Existing registration or approval of label ......................................... 250

177........ Pending application for registration or approval of label ................. 251

178........ Provisions that apply in respect of existing registrations or approvals 252

179........ Pending application for variation of conditions ............................... 252

180........ Reconsideration of existing clearances for registration .................... 253

181........ Existing permit ................................................................................ 254

182........ Pending application for permit ........................................................ 254

183........ Pending proceedings before Administrative Appeals Tribunal ....... 255

184........ Existing notices requiring further information or samples ............... 257

Notes 259

RECOGNISING:

(a) that the protection of the health and safety of human beings, animals and the environment is essential to the well-being of society and can be enhanced by putting in place a system to regulate agricultural chemical products and veterinary chemical products; and

(b) that the principle of ecologically sustainable development requires a regulatory system that is designed to ensure that the use of such products at the present time will not impair the prospects of future generations; and

(c) that the furthering of trade and commerce between Australia and places outside Australia, and the present and future economic viability and competitiveness of primary industry and of a domestic industry for manufacturing and formulating such products, are essential for the well being of the economy and require a system for regulating such products that is cost effective, efficient, predictable, adaptive and responsive; and

(d) that it is desirable to establish a regulatory system that is open and accountable and gives opportunity for public input with respect to the regulation of such products; and

(e) that the system should, so far as practicable, be uniform throughout Australia; and

(f) that uniformity could best be achieved by the enactment of legislation by the Parliament of the Commonwealth as a law for the government of the Australian Capital Territory and the adoption of that legislation by the Parliaments and legislatures of the States and the Northern Territory:

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Notes to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

Note 1

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 47, 1994 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

For all other 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 Code Act 1994	47, 1994	24 Mar 1994	15 Mar 1995 (see s. 2)
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	129, 1994	21 Oct 1994	S. 3: (a)	--
Competition Policy Reform Act 1995	88, 1995	20 July 1995	S. 77: 6 Nov 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S423)	--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996	59, 1996	20 Nov 1996	Schedule 3: 15 Mar 1995	--
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997	22, 1997	7 Apr 1997	Schedule 1: Royal Assent	--
Gene Technology (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000	170, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Schedule 1 (items 4-7): 22 June 2001 (see s. 2)	--
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (item 18): 15 July 2001 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 2001, No. S285)	Ss. 4-14 [see Note 1]
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	115, 2001	18 Sept 2001	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 38-119): 16 Oct 2001	S. 4
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2003	13, 2003	8 Apr 2003	S. 4 and Schedule 1: 8 Oct 2003	S. 4
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2005	100, 2005	6 July 2005	Schedule 2 (item 3): (b)	--
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2004	79, 2004	23 June 2004	Schedule 1 (items 132-446): 30 July 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. GN30) Schedule 2 (item 1): 24 June 2004	--
US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004	120, 2004	16 Aug 2004	Schedule 2 (items 1, 3-14): 1 Jan 2005 Schedule 2 (items 15-21): (c)	--
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Levy and Fees) Act 2005	42, 2005	1 Apr 2005	Schedule 1 (items 43-47): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 46)
Statute Law Revision Act 2005	100, 2005	6 July 2005	Schedule 1 (item 4): (d) Schedule 1 (item 5): Royal Assent	--
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Act 2007	98, 2007	28 June 2007	Schedule 1 (items 72, 73, 77, 78): (e)	Sch. 1 (items 77, 78)
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010	103, 2010	13 July 2010	Schedule 6 (items 1, 3, 153): 1 Jan 2011	--
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Act 2010	113, 2010	14 July 2010	15 July 2010	Sch. 1 (items 7B, 8)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Act 2010	121, 2010	17 Nov 2010	Schedule 1 (items 2-6): 1 Mar 2011 (see F2011L00312)	Sch. 1 (item 6)
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 49-51) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)

Commencement information
26. Schedule 2, item 3	Immediately after the time specified in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2003 for the commencement of item 22 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	8 October 2003

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
4. Schedule 2, Part 3	The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act; and (b) immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2004. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all unless both of the events mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) occur.	1 January 2005 (paragraph (a) applies)

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
5. Schedule 1, item 4	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2003.	8 October 2003

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2. Schedule 1, Parts 1 and 2	A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.	1 July 2007 (see F2007L01822)
3. Schedule 1, items 64 to 67	Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2.	1 July 2007
4. Schedule 1, items 68 to 70	Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 3.	1 July 2007
5. Schedule 1, item 71	Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 4.	1 July 2007
6. Schedule 1, Parts 4 and 5	Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 5.	1 July 2007

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 3.....................................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 5.....................................	am. No. 115, 2001
S. 6.....................................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 8.....................................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 9.....................................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 46, 2011
Schedule
Part 1
S. 3..................................	am. No. 22, 1997; No. 13, 2003; Nos. 79 and 120, 2004; No. 98, 2007; No. 113, 2010; No. 46, 2011
Heading to s. 6...............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 6..................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 7..................................	am. No. 103, 2010
S. 8A................................	ad. No. 115, 2001
Part 2
Division 1
S. 9..................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
Division 2
Heading to Div. 2 .......... of Part 2	rs. No. 13, 2003
S. 10................................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 11................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 42, 2005
S. 11A..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 11B..........	am. No. 120, 2004
S. 11B..............................	ad. No. 120, 2004
	am. No. 120, 2004
Heading to s. 12.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 12................................	rs. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 13.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 13................................	rs. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 13A..............................	ad. No. 98, 2007
	am. No. 121, 2010
S. 14................................	am. No. 170, 2000; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 121, 2010
S. 14A..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 14B..........	am. No. 120, 2004
S. 14B..............................	ad. No. 120, 2004
	am. No. 120, 2004
Heading to s. 15.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 15................................	am. Nos. 79 and 120, 2004
Heading to s. 17.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 17................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 18.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 18................................	am. No. 79, 2004
Ss. 19, 20........................	rs. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 21.............	ad. No. 100, 2005
S. 21................................	rs. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
S. 22................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 23.............	am. No. 113, 2010
S. 23................................	am. No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
S. 23A..............................	ad. No. 113, 2010
Ss. 24, 25........................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 26................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Division 2A
Div. 2A of Part 2..............	ad. No. 113, 2010
S. 26A..............................	ad. No. 113, 2010
Division 3
Heading to Div. 3 of....... Part 2	rs. No. 13, 2003
S. 27................................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 28................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
S. 28A..............................	ad. No. 120, 2004
Heading to s. 28B..........	am. No. 120, 2004
S. 28B..............................	ad. No. 120, 2004
	am. No. 120, 2004
S. 29................................	am. No. 170, 2000; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
Division 4
Heading to s. 30.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 30................................	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 31.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 31................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 32.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 32................................	am. No. 59, 1996; No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 33.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 33................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 34.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 34................................	am. No. 170, 2000; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
Note to s. 34(5A)............	am. No. 79, 2004
	rep. No. 113, 2010
S. 34A..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
Note to s. 34A(4)............	am. No. 79, 2004
	rep. No. 113, 2010
Division 4A
Div. 4A of Part 2..............	ad. No. 120, 2004
Subdivision A
S. 34B..............................	ad. No. 120, 2004
	am. No. 120, 2004
Subdivision B
Heading to s. 34C..........	am. No. 120, 2004
S. 34C..............................	ad. No. 120, 2004
	am. No. 120, 2004
Note 2 to s. 34C(1).........	am. No. 120, 2004
Subdivision C
Subhead. to s. 34D(6)....	am. No. 120, 2004
Ss. 34D, 34E...................	ad. No. 120, 2004
	am. No. 120, 2004
Subdivision D
S. 34F..............................	ad. No. 120, 2004
	am. No. 120, 2004
Note 2 to s. 34F(1).........	am. No. 120, 2004
Subdivision E
Heading to s. 34G..........	am. No. 120, 2004
S. 34G.............................	ad. No. 120, 2004
	am. No. 120, 2004
Division 5
Ss. 35, 36........................	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 37.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 37................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 38.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 38................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 39................................	rs. No. 22, 1997
	am. No. 79, 2004
Ss. 40, 41........................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
S. 42................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 44................................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 45................................	am. No. 13, 2003
S. 45A..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 46................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Division 6
S. 47................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 113, 2010
S. 48................................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 49................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 51................................	am. No. 79, 2004
Division 7
Heading to Div. 7 of....... Part 2	rs. No. 79, 2004
S. 52................................	am. No. 79, 2004
Ss. 53, 54........................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 55................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 56................................	am. No. 79, 2004
Part 2A
Part 2A.............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
Division 1
S. 56A..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56B..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
Division 2
S. 56C..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Division 3
Heading to s. 56D..........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56D..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004; No. 46, 2011
Ss. 56E, 56F....................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Ss. 56G, 56H...................	ad. No. 13, 2003
Division 4
Ss. 56I-56K.....................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56L..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
S. 56M.............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56N..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
Ss. 56O-56R...................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Division 5
Ss. 56S-56U...................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Division 6
Heading to s. 56V..........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56V..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 56W.........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56W.............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 56X..........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56X..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 56Y..........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56Y..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 56Z..........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56Z..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Division 7
Ss. 56ZA, 56ZB...............	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 56ZC........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56ZC...........................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 56ZD........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56ZD...........................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Ss. 56ZE-56ZG..............	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56ZH...........................	ad. No. 13, 2003
Ss. 56ZI, 56ZJ.................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Division 8
S. 56ZK............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
Ss. 56ZL, 56ZM...............	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 56ZN...........................	ad. No. 13, 2003
Division 9
Heading to Div. 9 of....... Part 2A	rs. No. 79, 2004
Ss. 56ZO-56ZT..............	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Part 2B
Part 2B.............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
S. 56ZU...........................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Part 3
Division 1
S. 57................................	am. No. 22, 1997; No. 79, 2004
Division 2
Heading to s. 58.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 58................................	am. Nos. 79 and 120, 2004
Heading to s. 59.............	am. No. 22, 1997
S. 59................................	am. No. 59, 1996; No. 22, 1997; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 60.............	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 60................................	am. No. 22, 1997; No. 79, 2004
S. 61................................	am. No. 22, 1997; No. 115, 2001; No. 79, 2004
Division 3
Ss. 62-64........................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 68................................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 69................................	am. No. 22, 1997; No. 55, 2001; No. 79, 2004
S. 70................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 79, 2004
Part 4
Division 1
S. 72................................	am. No. 22, 1997; No. 13, 2003
Division 2
Heading to s. 74.............	am. No. 115, 2001
S. 74................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 79, 2004
Note to s. 74(1)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 74(3)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Heading to s. 75.............	am. No. 115, 2001
	rs. No. 13, 2003
S. 75................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Note to s. 75(1)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 75(3)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
S. 76................................	am. No. 79, 2004
Note to s. 76(1)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 76(3)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 77(1)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 77(2)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Heading to s. 78.............	rs. No. 13, 2003
S. 78................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Note to s. 78(1)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 78(3)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 79(1)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 79(2)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Ss. 79A, 79B....................	ad. No. 13, 2003
Heading to s. 80.............	rs. No. 13, 2003
S. 80................................	am. No. 13, 2003
Note to s. 80(1)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 80(2)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Heading to s. 81.............	rs. No. 13, 2003
S. 81................................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
Note to s. 81(1)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
	rep. No. 13, 2003
Note to s. 81(2)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
S. 82................................	am. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 82(2)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
S. 83................................	am. No. 115, 2001
S. 83A..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
S. 84................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 85................................	am. No. 115, 2001
S. 86................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003
	rs. No. 113, 2010
S. 87................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003
S. 87A..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
S. 88................................	am. No. 13, 2003
Note to s. 88(2)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
Note to s. 88(3)...............	ad. No. 115, 2001
S. 89................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 79, 2004
Division 3
S. 89A..............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
S. 90................................	am. No. 115, 2001
S. 91................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 79, 2004
S. 92................................	am. No. 115, 2001
Division 4
S. 93................................	am. No. 79, 2004
Ss. 94, 95........................	am. No. 115, 2001
Part 5
S. 97................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 99................................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 100, 2005
Part 6
S. 100..............................	am. No. 88, 1995; No. 79, 2004; No. 103, 2010
Heading to s. 101...........	rs. No. 13, 2003
Ss. 101, 102....................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 103...........	rs. No. 13, 2003
S. 103..............................	am. No. 59, 1996; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
S. 104..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 105..............................	am. No. 115, 2001
Heading to s. 106...........	am. No. 103, 2010
S. 106..............................	am. No. 103, 2010
Part 7
Ss. 108, 109....................	am. No. 13, 2003
S. 110..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 111..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 112...........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 112..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 113..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 114..............................	am. No. 170, 2000; No. 79, 2004
S. 115..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
Ss. 117-119....................	am. No. 79, 2004
Part 8
S. 120..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 120A............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
S. 121..............................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 79, 2004
S. 122..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 123..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 124..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 126..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 127..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 128..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
Part 9
Division 3
S. 131..............................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 79, 2004
S. 132..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 138..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 142...........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 142..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 144..............................	am. No. 115, 2001
S. 145..............................	rs. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Division 4
S. 149..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 150..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 152..............................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003
Part 10
S. 154..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 156..............................	rs. No. 59, 1996
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 157..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 158..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
	rep. No. 113, 2010
Heading to s. 159...........	rs. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 159..............................	am. No. 129, 1994; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 160..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 160A........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 160A............................	ad. No. 13, 2003
	am. No. 79, 2004
Heading to s. 161...........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 161..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 162..............................	am. No. 115, 2001; No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004; No. 113, 2010
Note to s. 162(7).............	ad. No. 115, 2001
S. 163..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 164..............................	am. No. 79, 2004; No. 42, 2005
Heading to s. 165...........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 165..............................	am. No. 79, 2004; No. 42, 2005
S. 166..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 167..............................	am. No. 22, 1997; No. 13, 2003; Nos. 79 and 120, 2004; No. 113, 2010
Heading to s. 169...........	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 169..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 170A............................	ad. No. 79, 2004
Part 11
Ss. 172-177....................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 178..............................	am. No. 13, 2003; No. 79, 2004
S. 179..............................	am. No. 79, 2004
S. 180..............................	am. No. 59, 1996; No. 79, 2004
Ss. 181-184....................	am. No. 79, 2004

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 115, 2001)

4 Application of amendments

(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2003
(No. 13, 2003)

4 Saving of regulations

(1) This section applies to regulations made for the purposes of a provision of the Agvet Code if:

(a) the regulations were in force immediately before the commencement of this section; and

(b) the provision is repealed by this Act and a new provision substituted for it.

(2) The regulations have effect, after the commencement of this section, as if they had been made under the substituted provision.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Levy and Fees) Act 2005 (No. 42, 2005)

Schedule 1

46 Validation of past fees

A fee that was purported to have been paid under the regulations before the commencement of item 45 of this Schedule is taken to have been as valid as the fee would have been if the amendment made by that item had been in force when the fee was paid.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Act 2007
(No. 98, 2007)

Schedule 1

77 Application

The amendments made by Parts 1 and 4 of this Schedule apply in relation to:

(a) applications made after a period of 3 months, beginning on the day on which Part 4 of the Schedule commences, has elapsed; and

(b) proposals prepared after a period of 3 months, beginning on the day on which Part 4 of the Schedule commences, has elapsed.

78 Annual reports

To avoid doubt, if, during a financial year to which a report on the Authority under section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 relates, the Authority considers:

(a) applications and proposals to which this Schedule does not apply (earlier applications); and

(b) applications and proposals to which it does apply (later applications);

the members must include in the report:

(c) in relation to the earlier applications--particulars of the matters mentioned in section 69 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of Part 3 of this Schedule; and

(d) in relation to the later applications--particulars of the matters mentioned in section 152 of that Act, as in force on commencement of item 71 of this Schedule.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Act 2010
(No. 113, 2010)

Schedule 1

7B Labels approved under existing law

(1) If a label was, immediately before commencement, an approved label within the meaning of the old law, then:

(a) the label is taken, from commencement, to be an approved label within the meaning of the new law; and

(b) any particulars determined under paragraph 21(2)(c) of the old law are taken, from commencement, to be recorded on the relevant APVMA file; and

(c) any condition on the approval of the label imposed under section 23 of the old law is taken, from commencement, to be a condition imposed on the approval of the label under subsection 23A(2) of the new law; and

(d) any condition prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 23A(1)(a) of the new law is taken to be a condition imposed on the approval of the label.

(2) In this item:

commencement means the day this item commences.

new law means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as in force immediately after commencement.

old law means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as in force immediately before commencement.

8 Application

(1) The amendment made by item 2 of this Schedule applies in relation to:

(a) an application for approval of a label for containers for a chemical product under section 10 of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 that is made on or after the day this item commences; and

(aa) an application for variation of the relevant particulars of the approval for a label for containers for a chemical product under section 26A of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as inserted by this Schedule, that is made on or after the day this item commences; and

(b) an application for variation of the relevant particulars or conditions of the approval for a label for containers for a chemical product under section 27 of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 that is made on or after the day this item commences; and

(c) a reconsideration of the approval of a label for containers for a chemical product under section 34 of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as amended by this Schedule, if:

(i) the APVMA has published a notice in respect of the label for containers for the chemical product under subsection 32(1) of the Schedule to that Act before, on or after the day this item commences; or

(ii) the APVMA had given written notice in respect of the label for containers for the chemical product under subsection 32(2) of the Schedule to that Act to an interested person or an approved person before the day this item commences and, on the day this item commences, the period stated in the notice has not expired; or

(iii) the APVMA gives written notice in respect of the label for containers for the chemical product under subsection 32(2) of the Schedule to that Act to an interested person or an approved person on or after the day this item commences; and

(d) a reconsideration of the approval of a label for containers for a chemical product under section 34A of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as amended by this Schedule, that began before, or begins on or after, the day this item commences; and

(e) a standard for a chemical product that is submitted to the Minister for approval under section 56D of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 on or after the day this item commences.

(2) The amendments made by items 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Schedule apply in respect of an application for a permit that is made on or after the day this item commences.

(2A) The amendments made by items 4A, 5A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, 6H, 6K, 6L, 6M, 6N, 6P, 6Q, 6R, 6S, 6T, 6U, 6V, 6W, 6X, 6Y, 6Z and 7B of this Schedule apply in relation to:

(b) an application for variation of the relevant particulars of the approval for a label for containers for a chemical product under section 26A of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as inserted by this Schedule, that is made on or after the day this item commences; and

(c) an application for variation of the relevant particulars or conditions of the approval for a label for containers for a chemical product under section 27 of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 that is made on or after the day this item commences; and

(d) a reconsideration of the approval of a label for containers for a chemical product under section 34 of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as amended by this Schedule, if:

(e) a reconsideration of the approval of a label for containers for a chemical product under section 34A of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as amended by this Schedule, that begins on or after the day this item commences; and

(f) a standard for a chemical product that is submitted to the Minister for approval under section 56D of the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 on or after the day this item commences.

(2B) The amendments made by items 5B, 6A, 6G, 6J and 7A of this Schedule apply in respect of an application for a variation that is made on or after the day this item commences.

(3) In this item:

approval has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

approved person has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as amended by this Schedule.

chemical product has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

container has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

interested person has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

label has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

permit has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

relevant particulars has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, as amended by this Schedule.

variations has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Act 2010
(No. 121, 2010)

Schedule 1

6 Application

The amendments made by items 2 to 4 apply in relation to applications or variations made on or after the commencement of those items.

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.

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS CODE ACT 1994 - NOTES

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
26. Schedule 2, item 3	Immediately after the time specified in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2003 for the commencement of item 22 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	8 October 2003