Fertilizers Amendment Regulations 2000 (TAS)

Fertilizers Amendment Regulations 2000

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Fertilizers Act 1993 .13 June 2000

G. S. M. GREEN

Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. E. LLEWELLYN

Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Fertilizers Amendment Regulations 2000 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the Fertilizers Regulations 1993 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Regulation 25 substituted Regulation 25 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted: 25Reactive phosphate rock fertilizers (1)  A reactive phosphate rock fertilizer is to – (a) be derived only from naturally occurring deposits of calcium phosphate; and (b) contain at least 12% phosphorus. (2)  A reactive phosphate rock fertilizer that is not highly reactive or moderately reactive is not to be sold. (3)  A highly reactive phosphate rock fertilizer is to contain at least 65% total phosphorus soluble in 2% formic acid. (4)  A moderately reactive phosphate rock fertilizer is to contain between 50% and 65% total phosphorus soluble in 2% formic acid. (5)  A sample of reactive phosphate rock fertilizer is not to be ground before testing its solubility in 2% formic acid. 5Regulation 28 substituted Regulation 28 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted: 28Standards of gypsum (1)  Grade 1 gypsum is to contain at least 15% sulphur and at least 19% calcium. (2)  Grade 2 gypsum is to contain at least 12.5% sulphur and at least 15.5% calcium. (3)  Grade 3 gypsum is to contain at least 10% sulphur and at least 12.5% calcium. (4)  Phospho-gypsum is to contain at least 17% sulphur and at least 21% calcium. (5)  By-product gypsum is to contain at least 14% sulphur and at most 20% of the dry weight of the gypsum as moisture. 6Regulation 30 amended (Impurities) Regulation 30 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows: (a) by omitting from subregulation (2)(a) "350 mg" and substituting "300mg"; (b) by omitting from subregulation (2)(b) "80 mg" and substituting "50mg"; (c) by omitting subregulations (3) and (4) and substituting the following subregulation: (3)  A fertilizer is not to contain more than the following amounts of lead: (a) in the case of a fertilizer wholly constituted by trace elements, 2 000mg for each kg of fertilizer; (b) in the case of a fertilizer partially constituted by trace elements, 500mg for each kg of fertilizer; (c) in the case of a fertilizer not containing trace elements, 100mg for each kg of fertilizer; (d) in the case of a soil conditioner, 10mg for each kg of fertilizer.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 21 June 2000

These regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations amend the

(a) providing new standards for the strength and quality of reactive phosphate rock fertilizer and gypsum; and (b) specifying the maximum amount of cadmium and lead certain fertilizers may contain.