EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (Prescribed Relevant Particulars - Revocation) Instrument 2014
The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Act) provides, within a Code set out in the Schedule to the Act (Agvet Code), a low-regulatory scheme for agricultural and veterinary chemicals. This scheme was amended by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (Amending Act).
The purpose of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (Prescribed Relevant Particulars – Revocation) Instrument 2014 is to revoke the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (Prescribed Relevant Particulars) Instrument 2014 (Prescribed Relevant Particulars Instrument).
As of 1 January 2015, the Prescribed Relevant Particulars Instrument will be made redundant following amendments to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995 (the Agvet Code Regulations) by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Removal of Re-approvals and Re-registrations) Regulation 2014.
The amendments support the notification of variations of relevant particulars (set out in Division 2AA of Part 2 of the Agvet Code) and variation of prescribed relevant particulars (set out in Division 2A of Part 2 of the Agvet Code), by prescribing relevant particulars to fit within these streamlined variation processes.
Those applications previously made under Division 2A of Part 2 of the Agvet Code in reliance upon the Prescribed Relevant Particulars Instrument can from the commencement of item 14 of Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Removal of Re-approvals and Re-registrations) Regulation 2014, by virtue of regulations 19AE and 19AF, be made by notification to the APVMA under Division 2AA of Part 2 of the Agvet Code or making an application under Division 2A of Part 2 of the Agvet Code.
No Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared for the Instrument. The Office of Best Practice Regulations was consulted about this Instrument and has advised that no further analysis (in the form of a Regulatory Impact Statement) is required (OBPR ID: 18073).
Public consultation
No public consultation has been undertaken about the revocation of the Prescribed Relevant Particulars Instrument as the Instrument is redundant following amendments to the Agvet Code Regulations.
STATEMENT OF COMPATIBILITY WITH HUMAN RIGHTS
Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (Prescribed Relevant Particulars – Revocation) Instrument 2014
This Legislative Instrument is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.
Overview of the Legislative Instrument
The purpose of this Instrument is to revoke the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (Prescribed Relevant Particulars) Instrument 2014.
Human rights implications
The Instrument does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.
Conclusion
The Instrument is compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human rights issues.