Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATION 2005 - REG 55

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person stores, uses or disposes of a registered agricultural chemical product; and

        (b)     the storage, use or disposal is not in accordance with the instructions on the approved label for the product.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person stores, uses or disposes of an agricultural chemical product; and

        (b)     the product is not a registered agricultural chemical product.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if—

        (a)     the person holds an agvet permit for the product; and

        (b)     the storage, use or disposal is in accordance with the permit.

Note     The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (4) (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2002-51" title="A2002-51">Criminal Code

, s 58).