Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations (Amendment) 1996 No. 216
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1996 No. 216
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
Agricultural And Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations (Amendment)
Section 6 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purpose of the Act.
The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Bill was passed in March 1994 as part of the package of legislation to implement the National Registration Scheme for agricultural and veterinary chemicals. The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations provide necessary support to the Act.
The proposed amendments specify amended fees for the assessment by the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (NRA) of applications for registration of formulated agricultural and veterinary chemical products (with the exception of the assessment of active constituents, in isolation) and for the issue of permits. (Permits are issued in instances where a lesser standard of certainty/ rigour is warranted in assessment, eg for trials or emergency uses). The fees are all increased by 3.1%, to take account of expected inflationary effects.
Details of the regulations are as follows: