Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW)

Pesticides Act 1999 No 80

An Act to regulate and control the use of pesticides; to repeal the Pesticides Act 1978; to amend certain other Acts; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

Note— The Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 of the Commonwealth (the Agvet Code) is the basis of a uniform legislative scheme for the approval and registration of agricultural chemical products (eg pesticides) and veterinary chemical products. Section 5 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Act 1994 provides that the Agvet Code applies as law of New South Wales. The Agvet Code controls the manufacture and supply (eg sale) of agricultural and veterinary chemical products. The control of the use of those chemical products (described in this Act as "pesticides") is generally a matter for the States. This Act provides the basis for the control of the use of pesticides in New South Wales. This Act should be read in conjunction with the Agvet Code (particularly the definitions in that Code).

1 Name of Act This Act is the Pesticides Act 1999.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Objects of this Act The objects of this Act are as follows— (a) to promote the protection of human health, the environment, property and trade in relation to the use of pesticides, having regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development within the meaning of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991, (b) to minimise risks to human health, the environment, property and trade, (c) to promote collaborative and integrated policies in relation to the use of pesticides, (d) to establish a legislative framework to regulate the use of pesticides.