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AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS DISTRIBUTION CONTROL ACT 1966 - SECT 48

48 Regulation-making power

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.

(2) A regulation may make provision about the following—

(a) regulating aerial and ground distribution of agricultural chemicals over hazardous areas, including issuing permits for carrying out the distribution (and cancelling and suspending them);
(b) regulating the flying of aircraft equipped with aerial equipment, or movement of ground equipment carrying agricultural chemicals, over hazardous areas;
(c) providing for and regulating the cleansing of aircraft and ground equipment used to carry agricultural chemicals;
(d) regulating aerial and ground distribution of agricultural chemicals in conditions likely to cause the chemicals to drift;
(e) regulating the use in aerial and ground distribution of preparations containing agricultural chemicals;
(f) regulating the droplet or particle size in aerial and ground distribution;
(g) the types of aerial and ground equipment that may be used;
(h) regulating the type of aerial and ground distribution and the appliances that may be used;
(i) types of licences, qualifications needed to hold a licence, terms under which licences may be obtained and held and the authority the licence confers on the licensee;
(j) testing of licensees, the entity giving the tests, the times and places the tests are to be held, and the subjects of the tests;
(k) fees to be paid for the issue or renewal of a licence, an application for a licence or permit, undertaking a test or any other purpose of the Act;
(l) regulating inspection, investigation and samples, including—
(i) the way samples are taken; and
(ii) the quantity or weight of samples; and
(iii) the labelling of samples; and
(iv) the delivery of samples to the standards officer;
(m) analysis and examination of agricultural chemicals, portions, samples, material and other things for this Act, including ways of analysing and examining to decide—
(i) the composition or physical properties of an agricultural chemical; or
(ii) the nature and amount of residue on any crop or stock; or
(iii) damage to any crop or stock;
(n) imposing penalties not exceeding 35 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation;
(o) regulating cancellation and suspension of licences.


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