Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act means
the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
(Administration) Act means the
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 of the
Commonwealth;
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act
means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 of the
Commonwealth;
Agvet Code of Western Australia means the
provisions applying because of section 5;
Agvet Regulations of Western Australia means the
provisions applying because of section 6;
applicable provision , in relation to a
jurisdiction, means a provision of —
(a) the
Agvet Code of that jurisdiction; or
(b) the
Agvet Regulations of that jurisdiction; or
(c) a
law of the Commonwealth that applies in that jurisdiction in relation to a
provision of or offence against the Agvet Code or Agvet Regulations of that
jurisdiction;
APVMA means the Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority continued in existence by the
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act section 6;
authority , in relation to the Commonwealth, has
the meaning given in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act;
Commonwealth administrative laws
means —
(a) the
following Acts —
(i)
the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 of the
Commonwealth;
[(ii) deleted]
(iii)
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 of the
Commonwealth;
(iv)
the Ombudsman Act 1976 of the Commonwealth;
(v)
the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth;
and
(b) the
regulations in force under those Acts;
Commonwealth Minister means “the
Minister” within the meaning of the Agvet Code of the participating
Territories;
confer includes impose;
corresponding Act means an Act of another
jurisdiction that corresponds to this Act;
corresponding law means —
(a) a
corresponding Act; or
(b)
regulations made under a corresponding Act; or
(c) the
Agvet Code, Agvet Regulations, or another applicable provision, of another
jurisdiction; or
(d)
rules of court made under a corresponding Act;
function includes a duty;
instrument means any document whatever,
including —
(a) an
Act or an instrument made under an Act; or
(b) a
law of this jurisdiction or an instrument made under such a law; or
(c) an
award or other industrial determination or order, or an industrial agreement;
or
(d) any
other order (whether executive, judicial or otherwise); or
(e) a
notice, certificate or licence; or
(f) an
agreement; or
(g) an
application made, information or complaint laid, affidavit sworn, or warrant
issued, for any purpose; or
(h) an
indictment, prosecution notice, presentment, summons or writ; or
(i)
any other pleading in, or process issued in connection
with, a legal or other proceeding;
jurisdiction means a State or the participating
Territories;
law , in relation to a participating Territory,
means a law of, or in force in, that Territory;
officer , in relation to the Commonwealth, has the
meaning given in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act;
participating Territory means —
(a) the
Australian Capital Territory; or
(b)
another Territory that is declared by regulations in force under
section 25 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act to be a
participating Territory;
State includes the Northern Territory of
Australia;
Territory means a Territory referred to in
section 122 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, other than the
Northern Territory of Australia, Norfolk Island, the Territory of Christmas
Island or the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
this jurisdiction means Western Australia.
[Section 3 amended by No. 21 of 2001
s. 4; No. 84 of 2004 s. 80; No. 8 of 2009 s. 19(2) and (3).]