Agricultural Standards Bill 1994 (Qld)

Queensland

AGRICULTURAL STANDARDS BILL 1994

AGRICULTURAL STANDARDS BILL 1994

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY Division 1—Short title and commencement Short title 2.2... eee eee 6 Commencement ........ 0.0.6 c ccna 6 Division 2—Object of Act Main object of Act and its achievement ............... 0000 eee eeee 6

Division 3—Interpretation

Definitions 2.0.0... 0. cece eet aees 6 PART 2—STANDARDS Chief executive may make standards .............. 000. c cece eee ees 9 Standard is subordinate legislation... . 2.0... 0... cee eee eee eee ee 9 Advisory committees... 0.0... ccc cece eect ccc ee 10 Procedure to make standard ............ 0. c cece eee ees 10 Compensation not payable on making, amendment or repeal........... 10 Regulation prevails over standard ..................00. 000 eee eee eee 11 PART 3—OFFENCES ABOUT AGRICULTURE Offences about packing and labelling of agricultural requirements ...... 11 False or misleading representations about agricultural requirements .... . 11 Offence about prohibited materials, harmful ingredients etc. ........... 12

Offence about false or misleading representations about the use or non-use of hormonal growth promotants ...................000000. 12 Agricultural Standards 1618212326283032 343739 PART 4—ENFORCEMENT OF ACT Division 1—Inspectors Appointment... 0.0.0... eee eee Limitation on inspector's powers ........ 0... eee ee Inspector's appointment conditions .................... 000 e eee eee Inspector's identity card ........ 0... eee eee Production or display of inspector's identity card. .................... Division 2—Inspector's entry to places and vehicles Entry to places... 0... eee eee Consent to entry... 6. eee eee Warrants for entry .... 0.0... cece eee Warrants—applications made other than in person ................... Entry to vehicles 2.0.0.0... eee eee Division 3—Inspector's power to seize Power to SCIZ€ ©... ete tenets Powers in support of seizure... 2... eee eee Receipt for seized things. ........ 0.0... eee eee Access to seized things... 0.2.0.0... 0. eee eee eee Return of seized things ......... 0... cece Forfeiture of seized thing if not changed to comply with Act........... Forfeiture of seized thing if cannot be changed to comply with Act ..... Forfeiture of unclaimed seized things ...................0.00 000000, Division 4—Inspector's general powers General powers after entering places or vehicles..................0.. Power to require name and address ...........000....00 0000 e eee eee Power to require production of documents ..................00...000. Division 5—Other enforcement matters Destruction of agricultural requirement that is a serious risk to health... . Analysis of samples... 2.0.0... eee ee Publication of analysis results ........ 0.0.0... 0 22 e eee eee ee False or misleading information................00.. 00002. c eee eee