Summary
Amends the:
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994
and
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992
to simplify reporting requirements for annual returns;
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
to: enable the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to manage errors in an application at the preliminary assessment stage, grant part of a variation application, and vary a label approval where that approval is suspended; enable the APVMA and Food Standards Australia New Zealand to agree on appropriate timeframes for notifications about variations to the Maximum Residue Limits Standard; and clarify that the ‘expiry date’ is the date after which a chemical product must not be used; and
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992
and
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
to: establish civil pecuniary penalties for providing false or misleading information; and make minor and technical amendments, including the removal of redundant provisions.