SMARTtrain Chemical Accreditation Program NSW Legislation Supplement

Chemical application in NSW is regulated by both State and Federal legislation. This  book is a detailed guide to those laws, covering Control of use, Work Health and Safety, and the Environment.

CONTENTS

Legislation Overview

Federal Legislation – Control of use

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 

Federal Legislation – WHS

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and Regulation 

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 and Poisons Standards and the associated Regulation

Australian Dangerous Goods Code Edition 7.3

Federal Legislation – Environment

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) 

State Legislation – Control of use

Pesticides Act 1999 and Pesticides Regulation 2009

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act (NSW) 1994

Food Act 2013 

Stock (Chemical Residues) Act 1975 

Stock Medicines Act 1989

Stock Foods Act 1940

State Legislation – WHS

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and Regulation 2011

Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2008 and Regulation 2014

State Legislation – Environment

Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act)

Native Vegetation Act 2003

Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995

Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (Amendment Act 2005 and 2012)

Forthcoming changes to legislation 

Principal Acts and Regulations covering use of pesticides in NSW: Summary