Environmental and Other Legislation (Reversal of Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) Amendment Bill 2021* (Qld)

An Act to amend the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988 and the Environmental Protection Act 1994 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Environmental and Other Legislation (Reversal of Great Barrier Reef Protection Measures) Amendment Act 2021.

Part 2 Amendment of Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988

2 Act amended This part amends the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988.

3 Amendment of s 12W (Definitions for div 3) Section 12W, definition agricultural ERA, 'section 79'— omit, insert— section 75

4 Amendment of s 13D (Compliance with prescribed agricultural ERA condition) (1) Section 13D(1), from 'only if'— omit, insert— only if— (a) the use, preparation, storage or possession of the product complies with the condition; or (b) the person uses, prepares, stores or possesses the product in an alternative way and each of the following applies— (i) the person has an accredited ERMP for the agricultural ERA; (ii) the ERMP states the alternative way is an alternative to compliance with the condition for helping to achieve the purpose of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, chapter 4A. Note— See also the Environmental Protection Act 1994, chapter 7, part 5A in relation to the issue of, and compliance with, direction notices. (2) Section 13D(2)— omit, insert— (2) In this section— accredited ERMP means an ERMP that is accredited under the Environmental Protection Act 1994, chapter 4A, part 3. ERMP means an ERMP under the Environmental Protection Act 1994, chapter 4A.