Agriculture and Fisheries and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966, the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001, the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008, the Biosecurity Act 2014, the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988, the Drugs Misuse Act 1986, the Exhibited Animals Act 2015, the Farm Business Debt Mediation Act 2017, the Fisheries Act 1994, the Forestry Act 1959, the Nature Conservation Act 1992, the Sugar Industry Act 1999, the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Agriculture and Fisheries and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023.

2 Commencement (1) Chapter 4, part 3 commences on 1 May 2024. (2) Chapter 4, part 4 and schedule 1, part 2 commence on 28 August 2024. (3) The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) chapter 5, part 3; (b) chapter 10, part 3; (c) chapter 12; (d) schedule 1, part 3.

Chapter 2 Amendment of Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966

3 Act amended This chapter amends the Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966.

4 Amendment of sch (Dictionary) Schedule, definition ground equipment— omit, insert— ground equipment— (a) means a machine or apparatus used, or intended to be used, or capable of being used, for distributing a herbicide; and (b) includes a machine or apparatus prescribed by regulation to be ground equipment under this Act; but (c) does not include— (i) an aircraft in flight; or (ii) aerial equipment; or (iii) a machine or apparatus prescribed by regulation not to be ground equipment under this Act.