Part 1—Preliminary
Division 1.1A—Name and commencement
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995.
Division 1.1B—Orders
2 Orders
For the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Act, the matters covered by subsections 6(1), (2) and (3) of the Act (other than paragraph 6(2)(i)) are declared to be matters to which section 7 of the Act applies.
Note: The Minister may make orders under section 7 of the Act in relation to these matters.
Division 1.1—Definitions
3 Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.
active constituent number, for an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product for which approval is sought in an application under section 10 of the Code, means the number that the APVMA gives to the active constituent after the application is lodged.
application information details, for an item of information contained in or accompanying an application, means the following details:
(a) the title shown on the item of information;
(b) the name of the author, or each of the authors, of the information;
(c) the date shown on the item of information (if any);
(d) if no date is shown on the item of information—the date when the preparation of the information was completed;
(e) if the information was published:
(i) the date when it was published; and
(ii) the name of the publication in which it was published;
(f) a unique identifier for the item of information that indicates the location of the item in the application;
(g) the name and address of the authorising party for the information.
Example: An example for paragraph (f) is the volume and page number where the item of information is located in the application.
application number, for an application under section 10 or 27 of the Code, means the number that the APVMA gives to the application after the application is lodged.
APVMA CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the APVMA.
assessment period, in relation to an application, means the period specified in column 2 of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 for an application of that kind.
Note: See also Division 9.3 (notification, assessment periods and review).
Australian GMP Code means the Australian Code of Good Manufacturing Practice for Veterinary Chemical Products, published by the APVMA.
block or lick means a blend or mixture of one or more stockfood ingredients compressed or poured into a solid block form for voluntary consumption by livestock.
British Pharmacopoeia means the book of that name published for the British Pharmacopoeia Commission.
British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary) means the book of that name published on the recommendation of the Medicines Commission of the United Kingdom.
category 1 licence means a licence issued under Part 8 of the Code to carry out steps in the manufacture of a veterinary chemical product that is:
(a) registered as being, represented to be, or required to be sterile; or
(b) an immunobiological product;
whether or not the licence also authorises the carrying out of steps in the manufacture of other chemical products.
category 2 licence means a licence issued under Part 8 of the Code to carry out steps in the manufacture of a veterinary chemical product, other than a veterinary chemical product mentioned in the definition of:
(a) category 1 licence; or
(b) category 3 licence; or
(c) category 4 licence; or
(d) category 6 licence.
category 3 licence means a licence issued under Part 8 of the Code to carry out steps in the manufacture of a veterinary chemical product that is an externally applied ectoparasiticide.
category 4 licence means a licence issued under Part 8 of the Code to carry out steps in the manufacture of a veterinary chemical product that is a premix or stockfood supplement.
category 6 licence means a licence issued under Part 8 of the Code to carry out only one or more of the following steps in the manufacture of a veterinary chemical product:
(a) processing;
(b) assembling;
(c) packaging;
(d) labelling;
(e) storage;
(f) sterilising;
(g) testing;
(h) releasing for supply.
chemical product number, for a chemical product for which registration is sought in an application under section 10 of the Code, means the number that the APVMA gives to the chemical product after the application is lodged.
Code has the same meaning as this Code in section 3 of the Schedule to the Act.
collecting agency has the meaning given by subsection 3(1) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994.
CSIRO means the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation established by the Science and Industry Research Act 1949.
current Poisons Standard has the meaning given by subsection 52A(1) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
EDTA means ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.
emergency use, in relation to a chemical product or an active constituent, means a use of the product or constituent in the genuine belief that the use is required because of an emergency or impending emergency.
European Pharmacopoeia means the book of that name published for the European Pharmacopoeia Commission.
extended assessment period, for an application: see subregulation 76A(4).
FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides means specifications for pesticides or plant protection products published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations or the World Health Organization of the United Nations.
formulation change, in relation to a chemical product, means:
(a) a change in the source of any active constituent of the product; or
(b) a variation in the amount or concentration of one or more of the active constituents, or other constituents, of the product; or
(c) the addition to the product, or removal from the product of one or more of the active constituents, or other constituents, of the product.
formulation type means:
(a) for an agricultural chemical product—the formulation code and description that:
(i) are set out in guidelines made under section 6A of the Code as in force from time to time; and
(ii) apply to the product; and
(b) for a veterinary chemical product—the form of the product.
Examples: A capsule, emulsifiable concentrate, injectable solution, implant, intramammary treatment, oral drench or tablet.
GMP audit: see subregulation 61(8).
hormonal growth promotant means a veterinary chemical product containing a substance that is, or a mixture of substances that are, responsible for oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic activity to enhance growth or production in bovines or bubalines.
identifying information, for a person, means the following information:
(a) if the person is an individual—the person’s name;
(b) the person’s ABN or ACN (if any);
(c) the person’s trading name (if any);
(d) whether the person is an individual or a body corporate;
(e) the person’s street address;
(f) if the person’s postal address is different from the person’s street address—the person’s postal address.
immunobiological product means a chemical product which, when administered to a vertebrate or invertebrate living creature, provides, induces or changes an immune response to a particular chemical or biological entity in that creature.
interchangeable constituent determination means a determination under regulation 19AEA.
labelling standard means a standard made by the APVMA under paragraph 6E(1)(c) of the Code.
legal practitioner means a person who is admitted, and entitled to practise, as a barrister or solicitor in a State or Territory.
lodged: see regulation 5A.
medical practitioner means a person registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory.
minor use: see regulation 3AA.
modular assessment fee has the meaning given by subregulation 70A(4).
modular assessment period has the meaning given by regulation 77.
multi‑category licence means a licence issued under Part 8 of the Code to carry out steps in the manufacture of a veterinary chemical product mentioned in the definition of one of the following terms:
(a) category 2 licence;
(b) category 3 licence;
(c) category 4 licence;
at the same premises as are used to carry out steps in the manufacture of veterinary chemical products mentioned in the definition of at least one other of those terms.
NATA means the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia, a company having the Australian Company Number 004379748.
notification number, means a notification number assigned to a person under regulation 47.
nutritional ingredient includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) protein meals (as a protein source);
(b) fermentation products from human foods, (including brewer’s grains, yeasts and yeast extracts);
(c) hay, including lucerne hay and peanut hay;
(d) chaff;
(e) straw;
(f) grains, other similar seeds and the products of those grains or seeds;
(g) vitamins, minerals and amino acids at normal nutritional levels;
(h) salt, limestone and inorganic phosphorus sources;
(i) fats and oils;
(j) milk by‑products;
(k) non‑protein nitrogen sources;
(l) molasses.
poison schedule classification, in relation to a chemical product, means classification of the product or any of its constituents in the current Poisons Standard.
premix means a mixture that:
(a) contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids or other substances; and
(b) is intended to be added to stockfood to form a finished feed for feeding to a group of animals.
purchaser declaration number means a distinguishing number issued in respect of premises by a State or Territory or by an authority of a State or Territory, for the purpose of identifying those premises as premises where animals to be treated with a hormonal growth promotant are, or are to be, kept.
reference active constituent has the meaning given by regulation 3A.
reference chemical product has the meaning given by regulation 3B.
stockfood means a basic food or food mixture that:
(a) contains one or more nutritional ingredients; and
(b) is intended to be fed to animals for the maintenance of life, normal growth, production, work, reproduction or performance.
stockfood supplement means any substance or mixture of substances in the form of tablets, sachets or measures added to stockfood for administration to animals individually in order to supplement or balance that stockfood, but does not include a substance or mixture of substances in an injectable dose form, an intraruminal bolus, a block or a lick.
supply, in relation to any product or thing, includes cause or permit the supply of the product or thing.
Note: Section 3 of the Code provides that supply includes do, or cause or permit the doing of, any of the following:
(a) sell;
(b) expose for sale;
(c) send or deliver for sale or on sale;
(d) dispose of under a hire purchase agreement;
(e) exchange;
(f) give;
(g) offer to do an act that would be a supply (including an act referred to in any of the above paragraphs).
timeshift application: see regulation 3BA.
United States Pharmacopeia means the book of that name published by the United States Pharmacopeia Convention.
Note: Several other words and expressions used in these Regulations have the meaning given by section 3 of the Code in the Schedule to the Act. For example:
· active constituent
· agricultural chemical product
· approved label
· holder
· label
· relevant particulars
· veterinary chemical product.
(1A) Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in both these Regulations and the Code has the same meaning in these Regulations as in the Code.
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in these Regulations to a book or other publication is a reference to the latest edition of that book or publication as modified or amended from time to time, and includes any addendum or other addition to the book or publication.
3AA Definition of minor use
(1) A minor use, in relation to a chemical product or an active constituent, is a use of the product or constituent that would not produce sufficient economic return to an applicant for registration of the product to meet the cost of registration of the product, or the cost of registration of the product for that use, as the case requires (including, in particular, the cost of providing the data required for that purpose).
(2) A minor use, in relation to a chemical product, is a use of the product where the following apply:
(a) instructions for that use are in the Register in relation to one or more registered chemical products;
(b) none of those registered chemical products is available for sale anywhere in Australia.
3A Meaning of reference active constituent
For these Regulations, reference active constituent, for an application under section 10 or 27 of the Code (the primary application), means an active constituent that:
(a) is or was the subject of another application, being an application under section 10 or 27 of the Code that was lodged before the primary application; and
(b) is referred to in the primary application because information that is relevant to the active constituent is also relevant to the primary application.
3B Meaning of reference chemical product
For these Regulations, reference chemical product, for an application under section 10 or 27 of the Code (the primary application), means a chemical product that:
(a) is or was the subject of another application, being an application under section 10 or 27 of the Code that was lodged before the primary application; and
(b) is referred to in the primary application because information that is relevant to the chemical product is also relevant to the primary application.
3BA Definition of timeshift application
(1) An application is a timeshift application if:
(a) it is covered by subregulation (2); and
(b) the applicant and the APVMA have agreed that it will be assessed in accordance with assessment periods set out in a project plan for the application agreed to by the applicant and the APVMA.
(2) An application is covered by this subregulation if:
(a) the application is of a kind described in column 1 of item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 14 or 15 of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6; and
(b) if the application is of a kind described in column 1 of item 10 or 14—the APVMA has determined that at least 2 of the modules at items 2 to 10 of the table in Schedule 7 are necessary for the application.
Note: The table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 sets out the assessment periods and fees applicable to applications. For timeshift applications, see item 27 of the table.
3C Definition of confidential commercial information—section 3 of the Code
For paragraph (e) of the definition of confidential commercial information in section 3 of the Code, the following information is prescribed:
(a) the name of the applicant;
(b) the application number;
(c) the chemical product number;
(d) the name of each of the active constituents of the chemical product;
(e) a short description of the application and its purpose, including a description of the way in which the chemical product is intended to be used.
4 Definition of date‑controlled chemical product—section 3 of the Code
For the purposes of the definition of date‑controlled chemical product in section 3 of the Code, the following are declared to be date‑controlled chemical products:
(a) each veterinary chemical product;
(b) an agricultural chemical product specified in Schedule 1.
Note: Division 3 of Part 4 of the Code dealing with date‑controlled chemical products does not apply to listed chemical products or reserved chemical products: see regulation 43A.
5A Meaning of lodged
(1) For the definition of lodged in subsection 3(1) of the Code, an application is lodged when the applicant gives:
(a) the information in the approved form for the application; and
(b) any other information specified for the application under section 8B of the Code;
to the APVMA, in the manner (if any) required by regulation 65.
(2) However, if the applicant does not give the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) to the APVMA within 7 days of giving the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) to the APVMA, the applicant is taken to have lodged the application 7 days after giving the APVMA the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).
7 Definition of agricultural chemical product—section 4 of the Code
(1) For subsection 4(3) of the Code, a substance or mixture of substances included in a class of substances or mixtures of substances listed in Part 2 of Schedule 3 is declared to be an agricultural chemical product.
(2) For paragraph 4(4)(b) of the Code, a substance or mixture of substances included in a class of substances or mixtures of substances listed in Part 3 of Schedule 3 is declared not to be an agricultural chemical product.
8 Definition of veterinary chemical product—section 5 of the Code
(1) For paragraph 5(3)(b) of the Code, a substance or mixture of substances included in a class of substances or mixtures of substances listed in Part 2 of Schedule 3AA is declared to be a veterinary chemical product.
(2) For paragraph 5(4)(b) of the Code, a substance or mixture of substances included in a class of substances or mixtures of substances listed in Division 3.1 of Part 3 of Schedule 3AA is declared not to be a veterinary chemical product.
8AA Safety criteria—active constituents
For subparagraph 5A(2)(a)(vii) of the Code, the method of analysis (if any) of the chemical composition of the active constituent concerned is a prescribed matter.
8AB Safety criteria—chemical products
(1) For subparagraph 5A(3)(a)(vii) of the Code, the following are prescribed matters for a chemical product:
(a) for all chemical products—the method of analysis (if any) of the chemical composition and form of the constituents of the chemical product;
(b) for a product manufactured in Australia—whether each step in the manufacture of the product complies, or will comply, with the manufacturing principles and the Australian GMP Code;
(c) for a product manufactured outside Australia—whether each step in the manufacture of the product complies, or will comply, with a standard that the APVMA has determined is comparable to the manufacturing principles and the Australian GMP Code;
(d) for a molluscicide in the form of a bait and of which the active constituent is metaldehyde:
(i) whether the product contains sufficient green pigment or dye to colour the bait a distinctive green colour; and
(ii) whether the product contains, in the bait, any bone meal or other product of animal origin;
(e) for a molluscicide in the form of a bait and of which the active constituent is methiocarb:
(i) whether the product contains sufficient blue pigment or dye to colour the bait a distinctive blue colour; and
(ii) whether the product contains, in the bait, any bone meal or other product of animal origin;
(f) for an agricultural chemical product to be applied to seeds to be stored before planting or sowing—whether the product contains sufficient pigment or dye to colour the seed to enable the seed to be readily distinguished from seed to which the product has not been applied.
(2) However, paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) do not apply if the product is prescribed under subregulation 59(1) for the purposes of section 120A of the Code.
8AD Trade criteria
(1) For subsection 5C(3) of the Code, this regulation sets out the extent to which the APVMA is required to have regard to the matters set out in subsections 5C(1) and (2) of the Code in determining whether a chemical product meets the trade criteria.
(2) If it can be reasonably expected that the chemical product will be used in relation to:
(a) a crop or animal, a product of which might be provided to a place outside Australia; or
(b) a crop that will be fed to an animal mentioned in paragraph (a);
the APVMA must have full regard to all of the matters set out in subsections 5C(1) and (2) of the Code.
(3) In any other case, the APVMA is to have regard to the matters set out in subsections 5C(1) and (2) of the Code to the extent that the APVMA thinks is relevant.
8AE Labelling criteria
(1) For paragraph 5D(1)(j) of the Code, the following are prescribed matters:
(a) for a chemical product that is a veterinary chemical product—the duration of any treatment using the product;
(b) the prevention of undue prejudice to trade or commerce between Australia and places outside of Australia;
(c) the appropriate signal words (if any) required by the current Poisons Standard;
(d) for a chemical product that is a date‑controlled chemical product—the storage of containers for the product;
(e) any other matter determined by the APVMA CEO under subregulation (2).
(2) For paragraph 6(2)(c) of the Act, the APVMA CEO may determine matters in relation to which a label must contain adequate instructions.
8AF Standards made by APVMA
(1) Before making or varying a standard under section 6E of the Code, the APVMA must:
(a) consider whether it is necessary to make the standard or variation, having regard to any relevant standards specified in any of the following:
(i) the British Pharmacopoeia;
(ii) the British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary);
(iii) the European Pharmacopoeia;
(iv) the United States Pharmacopeia;
(v) the FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides; and
(b) publish a notice in the Gazette and on the APVMA’s website stating:
(i) that it proposes to make or vary the standard; and
(ii) the reasons that the APVMA considers it is necessary to make the standard or variation; and
(iii) how to obtain more information about the proposed standard or variation; and
(c) prepare a draft of the standard or variation the APVMA proposes to make; and
(d) publish on the APVMA’s website:
(i) the draft standard or variation; and
(ii) if the APVMA determines that the standard or variation is necessary to prevent imminent risk to persons of death, serious injury or serious illness—a statement to that effect; and
(iii) an invitation to the public to make a written submission on the draft standard or variation within the period stated in the invitation.
(2) The period mentioned in subparagraph (1)(d)(iii) must be not less than 28 days after the publication of the invitation, unless the APVMA determines that the standard or variation is necessary to prevent imminent risk to persons of death, serious injury or serious illness.
(3) In deciding whether to make the standard or variation, the APVMA must consider any submissions received in accordance with the invitation mentioned in subparagraph (1)(d)(iii).
(4) If the APVMA makes or varies a standard under section 6E of the Code, the APVMA must publish a notice in the Gazette and on the APVMA’s website stating:
(a) that it has made the standard or variation; and
(b) its reasons for making or varying the standard; and
(c) how to obtain more information about the standard or variation.
(4A) For the purposes of subparagraph 6(2)(a)(iii) of the Act, a labelling standard must include requirements relating to one or more of the following:
(a) the presentation of the label, including the size, colour, legibility, dimensions, layout and format of the label;
(b) the display of the label;
(c) the information contained on the label.
Note: A label can contain information in addition to the information required by legislation.
(5) If the APVMA decides, after taking into account the matters mentioned in subregulation (3), not to make the standard or variation, the APVMA must publish a notice in the Gazette stating:
(a) that it has abandoned the development of the standard or variation; and
(b) the reasons for abandoning the development of the standard or variation; and
(c) how to obtain more information about the decision to abandon the development of the standard or variation.
Division 1.2—General provisions about applications
8AFA Application requirements—chemical product registration renewal applications
For subparagraph 8A(a)(v) of the Code, an application for the renewal of the registration of a chemical product must nominate whether the application is for a 5 year or 12 month renewal period.
8AG Application requirements—timeshift applications
(1) For paragraph 8A(d) of the Code, a timeshift application must include a project plan agreed to by the applicant and the APVMA that includes:
(a) timeframes for the applicant to provide information; and
(b) assessment periods for assessing the application.
(2) The applicant and the APVMA may, at any time, agree to vary a timeframe or assessment period set out in the project plan.
8AH Application requirements—copies of applications
For paragraph 8A(d) of the Code, if the APVMA gives an applicant a notice under subsection 11(2), 28(2) or 110A(2) of the Code, or subregulation 8AP(1) or 8AQ(2) of these Regulations, asking the applicant to provide copies of the application, the applicant must provide the requested number of copies, in the form requested, to the APVMA within 28 days of the date of the notice.
8AHAA When other information may be taken into account in determining applications
(1) For the purposes of subsection 8C(2A) of the Code, the information is information that clarifies or updates information referred to in subparagraph 8C(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of the Code.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 8C(2A) of the Code, the circumstances are that the information is provided by, or on behalf of, the applicant on the request of the APVMA and is provided before the end of the period of 14 days beginning on the day the request is made.
Division 1.3—General provisions about notices
8AHA Published notice of approvals of labels and variations of relevant particulars or conditions of approvals
(1) If the APVMA approves a label for a container for a chemical product, or varies the relevant particulars or conditions of the approval, it must, unless it thinks that in the circumstances it is unnecessary to do so, publish notice of the approval or variation.
(2) The notice must:
(a) be published in the Gazette, as soon as practicable, and in any other manner that the APVMA thinks appropriate; and
(b) for an approval—state that the label has been approved, and the date of the approval as provided by section 22 of the Code; and
(c) for a variation—state that the relevant particulars or conditions of the approval have been varied and the day on which the variation took place; and
(d) include any information set out under regulation 8AN.
8AK Information to be given in notice to holder
For paragraph 8F(2)(e) of the Code, the following information is prescribed for a notice given to a holder under subsection 8F(1) of the Code:
(a) for the approval of an active constituent:
(i) the information required by section 8H of the Code in relation to the approval; and
(ii) the date of the approval under section 22 of the Code; and
(iii) the date on which the notice is given to the holder; and
(iv) any other details entered in the Record about the active constituent that the APVMA thinks appropriate;
(b) for the registration of a chemical product:
(i) the information required by section 8H of the Code in relation to the registration; and
(ii) the date of the registration under section 22 of the Code; and
(iii) the distinguishing name of the chemical product; and
(iv) the date on which the notice is given to the holder; and
(v) any other details about the chemical product, entered in the Register, that the APVMA thinks appropriate;
(c) for the approval of a label:
(i) the date of the approval under section 22 of the Code; and
(ii) the distinguishing number of the label; and
(iii) the date on which the notice is given to the holder; and
(iv) any other details about the label, entered in the relevant APVMA file, that the APVMA thinks appropriate;
(d) for the variation of a relevant particular or condition:
(i) the information required by section 8J of the Code in relation to the variation; and
(ii) the date of the variation under section 22 of the Code; and
(iii) the date on which the notice is given to the holder; and
(iv) for a variation of a relevant particular or condition of an approval of an active constituent—any other details entered in the Record about the active constituent that the APVMA thinks appropriate; and
(v) for a variation of a relevant particular or condition of a registration of a chemical product—any other details about the chemical product, entered in the Register, that the APVMA thinks appropriate; and
(vi) for a variation of a relevant particular or condition of an approval of a label—any other details about the label, entered in the relevant APVMA file, that the APVMA thinks appropriate.
8AL Information to be given on refusal of application to vary prescribed relevant particular
For paragraph 8G(2)(c) of the Code, a notice of refusal of an application to vary a prescribed relevant particular of an approval or registration, made under Division 2A of Part 2 of the Code, must inform the holder of the approval or registration that the holder may apply to have the particular varied under Division 3 of Part 2 of the Code.
8AM Publication requirements—approvals and variations of approvals of active constituents
(1) For paragraphs 8H(2)(e) and 8J(2)(d) of the Code, this regulation sets out the information that must be included in a notice published in the Gazette under those sections in relation to:
(a) the approval of an active constituent; or
(b) the variation of the relevant particulars or conditions of the approval of an active constituent.
(2) The information is:
(a) the name of the applicant for the approval or variation; and
(b) the application number for the application for approval or variation; and
(c) the name of the active constituent; and
(d) the distinguishing number given to the active constituent by the APVMA when the APVMA approved the active constituent; and
(e) a short description of the application and its purpose, including the way in which the active constituent is intended to be used.
(3) The following information must also be published by the APVMA on the APVMA website:
(a) the information mentioned in paragraphs (2)(a) to (e);
(b) brief details about the APVMA’s decision.
(4) For each item of information relied on by the APVMA in making its decision, the following details must also be published by the APVMA on the APVMA website:
(a) the details for the information mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) of the definition of application information details in subregulation 3(1);
(b) if the item of information was given to the APVMA in connection with the application by the applicant or a person on behalf of the applicant:
(i) the data number given to the item of information by the APVMA; and
(ii) unless the information is publicly available—the name and address of the authorising party for the item of information.
8AN Publication requirements—registrations, variations of registrations and approval of labels
(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 8H(2)(e) and 8J(2)(d) of the Code and paragraph 8AHA(2)(d) of these Regulations, this regulation sets out the information that must be included in the Gazette in relation to:
(a) the registration of a chemical product; or
(b) the approval of a label for containers for a chemical product; or
(c) the variation of the relevant particulars or conditions of:
(i) the registration of a chemical product; or
(ii) the approval of a label for a container for a chemical product.
(2) The information is:
(a) the name of the applicant for the registration, approval or variation; and
(b) the application number for the application for registration, approval or variation; and
(c) the name of the chemical product; and
(d) for a registration of a chemical product or variation of the relevant particulars or conditions of the registration of a chemical product—the distinguishing number given to the product by the APVMA when the APVMA registered the product; and
(e) for approval of a label or variation of the relevant particulars or conditions of the approval of a label—the distinguishing number given to the label by the APVMA when the APVMA approved the label; and
(f) the name of the active constituents of the chemical product; and
(g) a short description of the application and its purpose, including the way in which the chemical product is intended to be used.
(3) The following information must also be published by the APVMA on the APVMA website:
(a) the information mentioned in paragraphs (2)(a) to (e);
(b) brief details about the APVMA’s decision.
(4) For each item of information relied on by the APVMA in making its decision, the following details must also be published by the APVMA on the APVMA website:
(a) the details for the information mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) of the definition of application information details in subregulation 3(1);
(b) if the item of information was given to the APVMA in connection with the application by the applicant or a person on behalf of the applicant:
(i) the data number given to the item of information by the APVMA; and
(ii) unless the information is publicly available—the name and address of the authorising party for the item of information.
8AO Matters for notice following preliminary assessment
(1) For subparagraphs 11(2)(a)(ii) and 28(2)(a)(ii) and paragraph 110A(2)(b) of the Code, this regulation prescribes the matters that must be set out in a notice under subsection 11(2), 28(2) or 110A(2) of the Code.
(2) The matters are the following:
(a) that the application to which the notice relates has passed preliminary assessment;
(b) the section of the Code under which the application will be determined;
(c) the date on which the assessment of the application will commence;
(d) if an amount of application fee payable in relation to the application under subregulation 70(2) is unpaid:
(i) the balance of the application fee that is payable; and
(ii) that the balance must be paid within 28 days of the date of the notice;
(e) that the APVMA may determine that:
(i) the application is more correctly categorised as an application mentioned in a different item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 to the item in relation to which any fee has been paid; or
(ii) different modules, levels and types mentioned in Schedule 7 are necessary for the application;
and that if it does so, a further amount of application fee may be payable and the assessment period may change;
(f) the number of copies (if any) of the application that must be given to the APVMA and the form in which those copies must be given;
(g) that if copies of the application are required, the copies must be given to the APVMA within 28 days of the date of the notice;
(h) the assessment period for the application and the expected date by which the application will be determined;
(i) if the modular assessment period applies to the application—the modules to be completed in relation to the application;
(j) that if the APVMA or another prescribed authority makes a request under section 159 of the Code, the assessment period will be extended;
(k) for an applicant who is a nominated agent for an approval or registration—the applicant’s obligations under subsection 152(2) of the Code;
(l) that if the applicant becomes aware of any information (new information) that contradicts any information given to the APVMA or shows that the constituent or product to which the application relates may not meet the safety criteria, the trade criteria or the efficacy criteria, the applicant must give the new information to the APVMA in accordance with sections 160A and 161 of the Code;
(m) that if the APVMA does not determine the application within the assessment period for the application (or the extended application period, if applicable), the applicant may:
(i) notify the APVMA under subsection 165(3) of the Code that the applicant wishes to treat the application as having been refused; and
(ii) apply under subsection 167(1) of the Code for a review of the decision;
(n) that the applicant may withdraw the application in accordance with section 8D of the Code.
8AP Matters for notice—applications for technical assessments etc.
(1) The APVMA must give a person a notice if:
(a) the person lodges an application for the APVMA to provide an assessment of a technical nature, and the APVMA decides to provide that assessment (see regulation 8AS); or
(b) the person lodges an application for the APVMA to:
(i) make an interchangeable constituent determination (see regulation 19AEB); or
(ii) make or vary an ingredient determination (see clause 10 of Schedule 3AA).
(2) The notice must set out the following:
(a) the date on which the assessment or the determination will commence;
(b) if an amount of application fee payable for the application under subregulation 70(2) is unpaid:
(i) the balance of the application fee that is payable; and
(ii) that the balance must be paid within 28 days of the date of the notice;
(c) if the applicant must give copies of the application to the APVMA:
(i) the number of copies that must be given; and
(ii) the form in which those copies must be given; and
(iii) that the copies must be given to the APVMA within 28 days of the date of the notice;
(d) the assessment period for the application and the expected date by which the application will be determined;
(e) the modules to be completed in relation to the application;
(f) that the assessment period will be extended if the APVMA or another prescribed authority makes a request under section 159 of the Code;
(g) that if the APVMA does not determine the application within the assessment period for the application (or the extended application period, if applicable), the applicant may:
(i) notify the APVMA under subsection 165(3) of the Code that the applicant wishes to treat the application as having been refused; and
(ii) apply under subsection 167(1) of the Code for review of the decision;
(h) that the applicant may withdraw the application in accordance with section 8D of the Code.
(3) The notice must be given to the person within 1 month of the day on which the person lodges the application.
(4) If a person lodges an application under regulation 8AS for the APVMA to provide an assessment of a technical nature, and the APVMA decides not to provide that assessment, the APVMA must notify the person of that decision within 1 month of the day on which the person lodges the application.
8AQ Matters for notice in relation to extension of permit
(1) This regulation applies to an application for an extension or extensions of a permit under subsection 115(3) of the Code.
(2) Within 1 month of the application being lodged, the APVMA must give the applicant a notice setting out the following:
(a) that the application will be determined under section 115 of the Code;
(b) the date on which the assessment of the application will commence;
(c) if an amount of application fee payable in relation to the application under subregulation 70(2) is unpaid:
(i) the balance of the application fee that is payable; and
(ii) that the balance must be paid within 28 days of the date of the notice;
(d) the number of copies (if any) of the application that must be given to the APVMA and the form in which those copies must be given;
(e) that any copies must be given to the APVMA within 28 days of the date of the notice;
(f) the assessment period for the application and the expected date by which the application will be determined;
(fa) that the assessment period will be extended if the APVMA or another prescribed authority makes a request under section 159 of the Code;
(g) if the modular assessment period applies to the application—the modules to be completed in relation to the application;
(h) that if the applicant becomes aware of any information (new information) that contradicts any information given to the APVMA or shows that the constituent or product to which the application relates may not meet the safety criteria, the trade criteria or the efficacy criteria, the applicant must give the new information to the APVMA in accordance with sections 160A and 161 of the Code;
(i) that if the APVMA does not determine the application within the assessment period for the application (or the extended application period, if applicable), the applicant may:
(i) notify the APVMA under subsection 165(3) of the Code that the applicant wishes to treat the application as having been refused; and
(ii) apply under subsection 167(1) of the Code for review of the decision;
(j) that the applicant may withdraw the application in accordance with section 8D of the Code.
Division 1.6—Listed chemical products
8AR Listed chemical products
For subsection 8T(1) of the Code, the chemical products, or classes of chemical products, specified in Schedule 3B are listed chemical products for the purposes of the Code.
Part 2—Approvals and registration
Division 2.1A—Pre‑application assessments and assistance
8AS APVMA may provide technical assessments
If a person applies to the APVMA for an assessment of a technical nature (a technical assessment) before making an application, the APVMA may provide the technical assessment.
Example: Assessment of data an applicant is considering submitting to the APVMA as part of a proposed application for registration of a chemical product or approval of an active constituent.
Note: Regulation 70 provides for fees for making an application for a technical assessment.
8AT APVMA may provide pre‑application assistance
(1) A person may apply to the APVMA for assistance (pre‑application assistance) in preparing or making an application to the APVMA under the Code or these Regulations.
(2) If a person makes an application for pre‑application assistance in accordance with subregulation (1), the APVMA may provide the pre‑application assistance.
Note: Regulation 69B prescribes the fees payable for pre‑application assistance.
Division 2.1—Granting or refusing approvals and registrations
Subdivision 2.1.1—Preliminary applications—summaries of applications
8B Summaries of applications for active constituents for chemical products
(1) This regulation applies to an application for the approval of an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product.
(2) For paragraph 11(2)(b) of the Code, the details are:
(a) the name of the applicant; and
(b) the application number; and
(c) the name of the active constituent; and
(d) the active constituent number; and
(e) a short description of the application and its purpose, including the way in which the active constituent is intended to be used; and
(f) for any reference active constituent mentioned in the application:
(i) the name of the reference active constituent; and
(ii) if the active constituent is an approved active constituent—the distinguishing number that the APVMA gave to the active constituent when the approval was granted; and
(g) a short description of each item of information contained in, or accompanying, the application in compliance with subparagraph 8A(a)(v) of the Code, including the application information details for the item of information; and
(h) any other information that the APVMA considers to be relevant to its decision on the application.
8D Summaries of applications for chemical products that are not the same as a registered chemical product
(1) This regulation applies to an application for:
(a) registration of a chemical product that is not a chemical product mentioned in paragraph 8E(1)(a); or
(b) approval of a label for a container for a chemical product mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2) For paragraph 11(2)(b) of the Code, the details are:
(a) the name of the applicant; and
(b) the application number; and
(c) the name of the chemical product; and
(d) the chemical product number; and
(e) the name of each of the active constituents of the chemical product; and
(f) a short description of the application and its purpose, including the way in which the chemical product is intended to be used; and
(g) for any reference active constituent mentioned in the application:
(i) the name of the reference active constituent; and
(ii) if the active constituent is an approved active constituent—the distinguishing number that the APVMA gave to the active constituent when the approval was granted; and
(h) for any reference chemical product mentioned in the application:
(i) the name of the reference chemical product; and
(ii) if the chemical product has been registered—the distinguishing number that the APVMA gave to the chemical product when the APVMA decided to register the product; and
(i) a short description of each item of information contained in, or accompanying, the application in compliance with subparagraph 8A(a)(v) of the Code, including the application information details for the item of information; and
(j) any other information that the APVMA considers to be relevant to its decision on the application.
8E Summaries of applications for chemical products that are the same as a registered chemical product
(1) This regulation applies to an application for:
(a) registration of any kind of chemical product that is:
(i) the same as a registered chemical product; and
(ii) intended to be marketed under a brand name that is different from the brand name used for the registered chemical product; or
(b) approval of a label for a container for a chemical product mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2) For paragraph 11(2)(b) of the Code, the details prescribed are:
(a) the name of the applicant; and
(b) the application number; and
(c) the chemical product number; and
(d) the name of each of the active constituents of the chemical product; and
(e) a short description of the application and its purpose, including the way in which the chemical product is intended to be used.
Subdivision 2.1.3—Particulars for approvals, registrations and labelling
15 Particulars of approved active constituents to be recorded
(1) For paragraph 19(c) of the Code, the following particulars are prescribed:
(a) if a name is given to the active constituent by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry—that name;
(b) if no name is given to the active constituent by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry—the name given to the active constituent in the standard prescribed in respect of the active constituent for the purposes of paragraph 87(1)(a) of the Code;
(c) the name of the active constituent;
(d) the composition and purity of the active constituent;
(e) the name of the manufacturer of the active constituent;
(f) the address of each site at which the active constituent is manufactured by the manufacturer;
(g) identifying information for the holder of the approval of the active constituent;
(h) the date of entry of these particulars in the Record of Approved Active Constituents;
(j) identifying information for any nominated agent for the approval.
(2) A particular mentioned in paragraphs (1)(c) to (j) is only prescribed for an active constituent approved in accordance with section 14A of the Code if the particular is readily available to the APVMA.
16 Particulars of registered chemical products to be recorded
For paragraph 20(1)(c) of the Code, the following particulars are prescribed:
(a) the distinguishing name of the chemical product;
(b) the constituents of the chemical product;
(c) the concentration of each constituent of the chemical product;
(d) if possible, the composition and purity of each active constituent of the chemical product;
(da) the formulation type for the chemical product;
(db) the net contents for the chemical product;
(e) identifying information for the holder of the registration of the chemical product;
(g) the name of each manufacturer of the chemical product;
(h) the address of each site at which the chemical product is manufactured by the manufacturer;
(j) the date of entry of these particulars in the Register of Chemical Products;
(k) identifying information for any nominated agent for the registration.
17 Particulars for label
(1) For paragraph 21(a) of the Code, the following particulars are prescribed:
(a) the appropriate signal words required by the current Poisons Standard;
(b) the name of the chemical product that is to appear on a label for containers of the chemical product;
(c) the name of each active constituent of the product;
(d) the proportion of each active constituent of the product;
(e) the name of each constituent for the product that is:
(i) not an active constituent; and
(ii) classified as a poison in the current Poisons Standard;
(f) the proportion of each constituent referred to in paragraph (e);
(h) the net contents of the product;
(j) particulars determined by the APVMA CEO under subregulation (2).
(2) For paragraph 6(2)(c) of the Act, the APVMA CEO may determine additional particulars to be placed on a label for a product.
(3) For subparagraph 21(c)(iva) of the Code, the following information is prescribed in relation to the approval of a label for a chemical product, unless the information has already been recorded for the approval of the label as part of the registration of the chemical product:
(a) identifying information for the holder of the approval;
(b) identifying information for any nominated agent for the approval;
(c) the distinguishing name of the chemical product that is prescribed under paragraph 16(a) and entered in the Register;
(d) the distinguishing number of the chemical product that is entered in the Register.
Subdivision 2.1.4—Conditions of approval—active constituents and chemical products
17C Conditions of approval or registration—active constituents and chemical products
(1) For paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Code, the table sets out conditions to which the approval of an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product is subject.
| Conditions for approval of active constituent |
| Item | Condition |
| 1 | The active constituent must be manufactured in accordance with the composition and purity entered for the active constituent in the Record in accordance with paragraph 15(1)(d) |
| 2 | The active constituent must be manufactured by the manufacturer whose name is entered for the active constituent in the Record in accordance with paragraph 15(1)(e) |
| 3 | The active constituent must be manufactured at a site of manufacture entered for the active constituent in the Record in accordance with paragraph 15(1)(f) |
| 4 | The identifying information for the holder of the approval, and the nominated agent (if any), of the active constituent must be the identifying information for the holder and nominated agent (if any) entered for the active constituent in the Record |
(2) For paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Code, the table sets out conditions to which the registration of a chemical product is subject.
| Conditions for registration of chemical product |
| Item | Condition |
| 1 | The chemical product must contain each of the constituents entered for the chemical product in the Register in accordance with paragraph 16(b) |
| 2 | The chemical product must be manufactured: (a) in accordance with the particulars entered for the chemical product in the Register in accordance with paragraphs 16(b), (c), (d) and (da); and (b) by a manufacturer whose name is entered for the chemical product in the Register in accordance with paragraph 16(g); and (c) at a site of manufacture entered for the chemical product in the Register in accordance with paragraph 16(h) |
| 3 | A chemical product manufactured in Australia must not be supplied unless the APVMA has determined it is satisfied that each holder of a licence to carry out steps in the manufacture of the product is complying with the following conditions of the licence: (a) any conditions imposed on the licence under subsections 126(1) and (2) of the Code; (b) the condition mentioned in paragraph 126(4)(a) of the Code, if the licence is subject to that condition; (c) any of the conditions mentioned in subregulations 61(3) to (7A) to which the licence is subject |
| 4 | A chemical product manufactured outside Australia must not be supplied unless: (a) the holder of the registration of the product has, on request by the APVMA, given the APVMA, or arranged for the manufacturer of the product to give the APVMA, evidence that each step in the manufacture of the product complies with a standard that the APVMA has determined is comparable to manufacturing principles and the Australian GMP Code (an overseas GMP compliance assessment); and (b) the APVMA has assessed the overseas GMP compliance assessment and is satisfied that each step in the manufacture of the product complies with a standard that the APVMA has determined is comparable to manufacturing principles and the Australian GMP Code |
| 5 | The formulation type of the chemical product as supplied must be the formulation type entered for the chemical product in the Register in accordance with paragraph 16(da) |
| 6 | The net contents for the chemical product as supplied must be the net contents entered for the chemical product in the Register in accordance with paragraph 16(db) |
| 7 | The identifying information for the holder of the registration, and the nominated agent (if any), for the chemical product as supplied must be the identifying information for the holder and nominated agent (if any) entered for the chemical product in the Register |
(3) Items 3 and 4 of the table in subregulation (2) do not apply in relation to a chemical product if:
(a) the chemical product is prescribed under subregulation 59(1) for the purposes of section 120A of the Code; or
(b) the holder of the registration of the product is an exempt person within the meaning given by regulation 59A, 59B, 59C or 59D.
18 Conditions of registration of chemical products—containers
(1) For paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Code, the registration of a chemical product is subject to the condition that the product is supplied only in a container that meets the requirements mentioned in subregulation (2).
(2) The container must:
(a) be impervious to, and incapable of chemical reaction with, its contents when under conditions of temperature and pressure that are likely to be encountered in normal service; and
(b) have sufficient strength and impermeability to prevent leakage of its contents during handling, transport and storage under normal handling conditions; and
(c) if it is intended to be opened more than once—be able to be securely and readily closed and reclosed; and
(d) have sufficient excess capacity to prevent it from breaking if its contents expand during handling, transport or storage; and
(e) enable all or any part of its contents to be removed or discharged in such a way that, with the exercise of no more than reasonable care, the contents cannot:
(i) harm a person; or
(ii) have an unintended effect that is harmful to the environment.
(3) Nothing in subregulation (2) is intended to affect the operation of any other law that applies in relation to containers for chemical products.
Subdivision 2.1.6—Conditions of approval—labels
18B Prescribed conditions for approval of labels
For paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Code, the approval of a label for containers for a chemical product is subject to the conditions prescribed by this Subdivision.
18C Label must be attached to containers for chemical products
The label must be attached to the container for the chemical product to which it relates before the supply of the product.
Note: For supply, see section 3 of the Code.
18D Information on label
(1) Unless authorised by a permit, the label must state the following information:
(a) the information recorded for the label in the relevant APVMA file under subparagraphs 21(c)(iii) and (iv) of the Code;
(b) the batch number of the chemical product;
(c) the expiry date of the chemical product (if applicable);
(d) the date of manufacture of the chemical product (if applicable);
(e) the name and address of the person primarily responsible for marketing the product.
Note: A label can contain information in addition to the information required by legislation.
(2) The label must not contain information that is contrary to the information mentioned in subregulation (1).
(3) The information mentioned in subregulation (1), on the label, must not be altered, defaced, obliterated, obscured or destroyed.
18E Labelling standards and requirements
The label must comply with the requirements of:
(a) if a labelling standard has been made by the APVMA—the labelling standard; or
(b) if a labelling standard has not been made by the APVMA—either:
(i) if the product is a veterinary chemical product—the Veterinary Labelling Code made by the APVMA, as in force from time to time; or
(ii) if the product is an agricultural chemical product—the Agricultural Labelling Code made by the APVMA, as in force from time to time.
Note: The Veterinary Labelling Code and the Agricultural Labelling Code are available at http://www.apvma.gov.au.
18F Requirements for information on labels
(1) The label must not contain misleading or deceptive information about either:
(a) the information required by subregulation 18D(1) to be stated on the label; or
(b) the use, safety, environmental impact or efficacy of the chemical product to which the label relates.
(2) If the label is, or is required to be, attached to a container, information must not accompany or be placed on the container, including in the form of another label, if the information expressly or impliedly:
(a) negates or varies information required by subregulation 18D(1) to be stated on the label; or
(b) qualifies or minimises the substance or effect of the information required by subregulation 18D(1) to be stated on the label.
(3) To avoid doubt, the label must not contain instructions about the circumstances in which, or the purposes for which, the chemical product can be used, if those instructions are inconsistent with the instructions for use approved for the label by the APVMA.
18G Requirements about claims inconsistent with labels
(1) The holder of the approval of the label in relation to the label must not make any claim, or cause or permit any claim to be made, about:
(a) a registered chemical product; or
(b) a chemical product that contains a registered chemical product;
that is inconsistent with an instruction on the label for a container for the chemical product.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to:
(a) a claim exempted by the APVMA from the operation of section 84 of the Code; or
(b) a claim made in a notice published under paragraph 45A(1)(b) of the Code; or
(c) a claim permitted to be made under a law of the Commonwealth; or
(d) a claim about conduct the person is authorised to engage in by a permit issued by the APVMA.
18H Retention of label and information about label
(1) The holder of the approval of the label must:
(a) retain a copy of each form of the label that is attached to a container, or a series of containers, released for supply; and
(b) record either:
(i) if the form of the label states a sequential batch number of the chemical product—the first batch number in the sequence for the form of label; or
(ii) if the form of the label does not state a sequential batch number of the chemical product—each batch number for the form of label; and
(c) record the day on which the series of containers on which the form of the label is attached is first released for supply.
(2) The label and information mentioned in subregulation (1) must be retained:
(a) in a secure manner; and
(b) for a 5 year period commencing on the last day on which the chemical product is supplied in a container with the label attached.
(3) For paragraphs (1)(a) and (c), a container is released for supply on the day when the container is sent from a manufacturing or packaging facility for the purposes of distribution or sale.
18I Providing label and information about label to APVMA
(1) The holder of the approval of the label must, on a written request by the APVMA for:
(a) a copy of a form of the label mentioned in paragraph 18H(1)(a); and
(b) information about the label mentioned in paragraphs 18H(1)(b) and (c);
provide the label and information requested to the APVMA.
(2) If the request is for a copy of a form of a label, the copy must be accompanied by a declaration that the copy is of a form of label that has been attached to a container to which it relates.
(3) The label and information must be provided to the APVMA on the earlier of the following:
(a) within 10 days of the day on which the request for the label and information is received;
(b) on a day advised by the APVMA.
(4) The APVMA must not advise a date for paragraph (3)(b) unless:
(a) the APVMA believes it is necessary to receive the label or information before the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) to prevent imminent risk to persons of death, serious illness or serious injury; and
(b) the APVMA provides the reasons for the early date in the written request.
18J Identifying information recorded for holder and nominated agent
The approval of a label for containers for a chemical product is subject to the condition that the identifying information for the holder of the approval, and the nominated agent (if any) for the holder, must be the identifying information for the holder, and the nominated agent (if any), recorded for the label in the relevant APVMA file.
Subdivision 2.1.6A—Incorrect particulars and conditions
18K Incorrect particulars and conditions APVMA must correct
For paragraph 26(1)(b) of the Code, the following kinds of relevant particulars or conditions are prescribed:
(a) the signal words required by the current Poisons Standard in relation to an approved label;
(b) the following information about the holder of an approval or registration or the nominated agent (if any) for the approval or registration:
(i) the name of the holder or agent;
(ii) the ABN (if any) of the holder or agent;
(iii) the trading name (if any) of the holder or agent;
(iv) the street address of the holder or agent;
(v) the postal address of the holder or agent, if it is different from the street address.
Division 2.2—Granting or refusing applications for variation of relevant particulars, or conditions, of approvals or registration
Subdivision 2.2.1—Variation applications—summaries of applications
19AD Summaries of applications for variation for chemical products
(1) This regulation applies to an application for variation of the relevant particulars or conditions of:
(a) the registration of a chemical product; or
(b) the approval of a label for a container for a chemical product.
(2) For paragraph 28(2)(b) of the Code, the details are:
(a) the name of the applicant; and
(b) the application number; and
(c) the name of the chemical product; and
(d) if the application is in relation to the registration of a chemical product—the distinguishing number that the APVMA gave to the product when it decided to register the product; and
(e) the name of each of the active constituents of the chemical product; and
(f) a short description of the application and its purpose, including the way in which the chemical product is intended to be used; and
(g) for any reference active constituent mentioned in the application:
(i) the name of the reference active constituent; and
(ii) if the active constituent is an approved active constituent—the distinguishing number that the APVMA gave to the active constituent when the approval was granted; and
(h) for any reference chemical product mentioned in the application:
(i) the name of the reference chemical product; and
(ii) if the chemical product has been registered—the distinguishing number that the APVMA gave to the chemical product when the APVMA decided to register the product; and
(i) a short description of each item of information contained in, or accompanying, the application in compliance with subparagraph 8A(a)(v) of the Code, including the application information details for the item of information; and
(ia) if the APVMA were to make a variation as a result of the application and this may result in:
(i) an extension of a protection period in relation to protected information; or
(ii) an extension of a limitation period for information covered by an item in the table in subsection 34M(1) of the Code;
a statement in relation to this matter; and
(j) any other information that the APVMA considers to be relevant to its decision on the application.
Subdivision 2.2.2—Interchangeable constituent determinations
19AEA Interchangeable constituent determinations
APVMA may determine interchangeable constituents
(1) The APVMA may, by legislative instrument, determine that one or more constituents of a chemical product or a class of chemical products may be interchanged with another constituent.
(2) Without limiting subregulation (1), the interchangeable constituent determination may authorise a constituent being interchanged with another constituent if one or more requirements specified in the determination are met.
(3) The power under subregulation (1) may be exercised on the APVMA’s own initiative or on application under regulation 19AEB.
(4) If an interchangeable constituent determination can be made in relation to a class of chemical products, or varied so that it applies to a class of chemical products, the APVMA must make or, if varying a determination, vary the determination accordingly.
APVMA to be satisfied of certain matters
(5) Before making or varying an interchangeable constituent determination, the APVMA must be satisfied that:
(a) the constituent to be interchanged is not an active constituent of the product; and
(b) the interchange of the constituents does not introduce material of human or animal origin into the product; and
(c) the interchange of the constituents would not require variation to:
(i) the signal words required by the current Poisons Standard to be contained on the label of the product; or
(ii) the formulation type of the product entered in the Register; and
(d) after the constituents are interchanged, the chemical product would continue to:
(i) meet the safety criteria, the trade criteria and the efficacy criteria; and
(ii) comply with any requirements prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 8A(b) or 41(1)(c) of the Code.
(6) For the purposes of being satisfied of the matters mentioned in subregulation (5), the APVMA must have regard to any requirements to which the interchange of a constituent is, or could be, subject.
Variation or revocation of an interchangeable constituent determination
(7) If the APVMA proposes to vary or revoke an interchangeable constituent determination, the APVMA must:
(a) publish on its website a notice setting out the proposed variation or reasons for the proposed revocation; and
(b) invite written submissions on the variation or revocation to be made on or before a specified date (the consultation period).
(8) The notice must:
(a) be published at least 28 days before the interchangeable constituent determination is so varied or revoked; and
(b) remain on the APVMA’s website until the determination is so varied or revoked.
(9) The APVMA must consider submissions made during the consultation period.
(10) The APVMA may make a submission public, unless the person that made the submission has requested that the submission, or a part of it, be kept confidential.
19AEB Applying for an interchangeable constituent determination
(1) A person may apply to the APVMA for the making of an interchangeable constituent determination in relation to a chemical product or a class of chemical products.
(2) The application must specify the following for each constituent covered by the application:
(a) the identity of the constituent, including:
(i) the common name of the constituent; and
(ii) if a name is given to the constituent by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry—that name; and
(iii) the chemical abstract service number for the constituent;
(b) the purpose of the constituent in the chemical product;
(c) any requirements (including, for example, minimum purity or other quality specifications) for the constituent.
(3) The APVMA must make an interchangeable constituent determination if the APVMA is satisfied:
(a) that the application meets the application requirements; and
(b) of the matters mentioned in subregulation 19AEA(5).
(4) The APVMA must, within 14 days of making an interchangeable constituent determination:
(a) inform the applicant, in writing, of that fact; and
(b) provide the applicant with a copy of the determination.
Note: For notification requirements if the APVMA refuses an application, see section 8G of the Code.
(5) The following provisions of the Code apply in relation to an application under subregulation (1) as if the application were an application made under the Code in relation to an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product:
(a) section 157 (samples to be given for analysis);
(b) section 159 (requiring information to determine an application).
Note 1: A number of provisions in the Code apply automatically in relation to applications made under it (including applications made under these Regulations). See, for example, sections 8B to 8D, and sections 8G, 8S, 156A, 164 and 165, of the Code.
Note 2: Regulation 19AEC applies certain other provisions in relation to applications made under this regulation.
19AEC Limits on information that may be used for interchangeable constituent determinations
Overseas trials and experiments, consultation and information, reports or samples
(1) The following provisions apply in relation to the making, variation or revocation of an interchangeable constituent determination as if the constituent to which the determination relates were an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product:
(a) section 159 of the Code (requiring information to determine an application);
(b) subsections 160(2) and (3) of the Code (overseas trials and experiments);
(c) section 8 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 (consultation).
Limits on use of information
(2) The APVMA must not use information given to it in connection with an application under the Code:
(a) to assess an application made under regulation 19AEB; or
(b) to make any other decision in relation to the making, variation or revocation of an interchangeable constituent determination;
unless the information was given to it in connection with the application mentioned in paragraph (a) or the decision mentioned in paragraph (b).
(3) A person or body consulted under section 8 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992, as that section applies under subregulation (1), must not, for the purposes of providing information or advice in relation to the making, variation or revocation of an interchangeable constituent determination, use information that the APVMA must not, under subregulation (2), use in relation to the interchangeable constituent determination.
(4) The following provisions of the Code apply in relation to subregulations (2) and (3) in the same way as they apply in relation to subsections 34G(1) and (3) of the Code:
(a) subsections 34G(1B) and (2);
(b) sections 34H to 34M.
(5) For subregulation (4), the condition in subsection 34J(4) of the Code is taken to be replaced by the condition that:
(a) the information relates to the making, variation or revocation of an interchangeable constituent determination in relation to a constituent; and
(b) the information shows that a matter mentioned in subregulation 19AEA(5) may not be satisfied in relation to the constituent.
(6) For subregulation (4), if the APVMA relies on information to make, vary or revoke an interchangeable constituent determination, a limitation period is taken to apply to the information under section 34M of the Code that ends 3 years after the day the determination is made, varied or revoked.
Division 2.3—Reconsideration of approval or registration
20 Reconsideration work plan
(1) For subsection 31(2) of the Code, a work plan for a proposed reconsideration must include the following:
(a) the date of any relevant notice published under section 30 of the Code;
(b) the date on which the APVMA will commence the reconsideration;
(c) the proposed timeframe for the reconsideration and how the timeframe has been calculated for regulation 78B;
(d) the matters the APVMA proposes dealing with in the reconsideration;
(e) the expected date on which a notice will be given to the holder under subsection 32(1) of the Code;
(f) both:
(i) the expected date on which the APVMA proposes to inform persons about the reconsideration; and
(ii) the persons proposed to be informed;
(g) the expected date on which a notice (if any) will be given to the holder under subsection 33(1) of the Code, and a summary of the type of information, report, result or sample it is anticipated will be required by the notice;
(h) the expected date on which a notice (if any) will be given under section 34AB of the Code, and the anticipated recipients of the notice;
(i) the expected date on which a decision will be made in relation to the reconsideration under section 34 of the Code.
(2) For paragraph 31(3)(a) of the Code:
(a) the APVMA must review and update the work plan at least once a year; and
(b) if the APVMA issues a notice or information mentioned in paragraph (1)(e), (f), (g) or (h), the APVMA must update the work plan to include the date the notice or information was issued; and
(c) if the APVMA makes a decision in relation to the reconsideration under section 34 of the Code, the APVMA must include in the work plan details of the decision and the date of the decision; and
(d) if the APVMA varies the instructions on a label for containers for a chemical product under section 34A of the Code in relation to the reconsideration—the APVMA must include in the work plan details of the variation; and
(e) if the APVMA issues a permit in relation to the reconsideration—the APVMA must include in the work plan details of the permit; and
(f) if the APVMA takes any suspension, cancellation or recall action, in relation to the reconsideration, under section 34AA, 41, 101, 102 or 103 of the Code, the APVMA must include in the work plan details of the action taken and the date of the action.
21 Period for giving information, reports, results or samples
(1) For subsection 33(1A) of the Code, the period stated in a notice issued under subsection 33(1) of the Code must not exceed the period that is half of the period in which the APVMA is required, under regulation 78B, to conclude the reconsideration to which the notice relates.
(2) For subregulation (1), the period in which the APVMA is required, under regulation 78B, to conclude the reconsideration, is to be calculated as at the date of the notice.
(3) For subsection 33(1B) of the Code, the APVMA may allow a further period if an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the holder prevents the holder from fulfilling the holder’s obligations in the notice.
22 Notice of decision on reconsideration
For paragraph 34AC(2)(d) of the Code, the following information is prescribed:
(a) particulars of the notice published under paragraph 34AC(1)(b) of the Code in relation to the affirmation;
(b) the date on which the notice is given to the holder;
(c) the date the APVMA affirmed the approval or registration;
(d) for an affirmation of a registration of a chemical product—the distinguishing name of the chemical product;
(e) for an affirmation of an approval of a label—the distinguishing number of the label;
(f) any other details entered in the Record, Register or relevant APVMA file for the active constituent, chemical product or label that the APVMA thinks appropriate.
22AA Reconsideration by APVMA of approval of label
For subsection 34AF(1) of the Code, the prescribed matters are either or both of the following:
(a) the matters mentioned in paragraphs 5D(1)(g), (h) and (i) of the Code;
(b) the matters mentioned in paragraphs 8AE(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of these Regulations.
Division 2.6—Late applications
23 Late applications for renewal of registration of chemical product
(1) For the purposes of subsection 48(3) of the Code, the APVMA may accept a late application for the renewal of the registration of a chemical product:
(a) if:
(i) before the end of the period for making an application referred to in subsection 48(2) of the Code, the applicant requests in writing that the APVMA accept a late application; and
(ii) the APVMA agrees to that request; or
(b) if:
(i) after the end of the period for making an application referred to in subsection 48(2) of the Code and before the registration of the product ends, the applicant requests in writing that the APVMA accept a late application; and
(ii) the APVMA agrees to that request.
(2) The fee payable for acceptance of a late application for the renewal of the registration of a chemical product (other than an application to which paragraph (1)(a) applies) is $50.
Division 2.7—Renewal of registration
23A When renewed registration ends
For paragraph 50(2)(b) of the Code, the method for working out the date the registration of a chemical product (as renewed) ends is:
(a) if the holder applies for the registration of the product to be renewed, or further renewed, as the case may be, for a period of 5 years—add 5 years to the date on which the registration would otherwise end; or
(b) if the holder applies for the registration of the product to be renewed, or further renewed, as the case may be, for a period of 12 months—add 12 months to the date on which the registration would otherwise end.
Part 2B—Reserved chemical products
23G Reserved Schedule
For subsection 56ZU(1) of the Code, Part 2 of Schedule 3C specifies chemical products or classes of chemical products that are reserved chemical products for the purposes of the Code.
23H Conditions for dealing with reserved chemical product—containers for supply
(1) For subsection 56ZU(3) of the Code, a container used for the supply of a chemical product mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 3C must:
(a) be impervious to, and incapable of chemical reaction with, its contents when under conditions of temperature and pressure that are likely to be encountered in normal service; and
(b) have sufficient strength and impermeability to prevent leakage of its contents during handling, transport and storage under normal handling conditions; and
(c) if it is intended to be opened more than once—be able to be securely and readily closed and reclosed; and
(d) have sufficient excess capacity to prevent it from breaking if its contents expand during handling, transport or storage; and
(e) enable all or any part of its contents to be removed or discharged in such a way that, with the exercise of no more than reasonable care, the contents cannot:
(i) harm a person; or
(ii) have an unintended effect that is harmful to the environment.
(2) Nothing in subregulation (1) is intended to affect the operation of any other law that applies in relation to containers for chemical products.
23I Conditions for dealing with reserved chemical product—labels
(1) For subsection 56ZU(3) of the Code, a label for a chemical product mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 3C must not contain a claim about the product and its active constituents that is inconsistent with:
(a) the definition of disinfectant in section 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3C; and
(b) the particulars of the product, and active constituents of the product, set out in Schedule 3C.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 56ZU(3) of the Code, a label for a chemical product of the kind mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 3C must include any first aid instructions and safety directions that apply to the product, based on its type and formulation, in accordance with the FAISD Handbook of the APVMA, as changed from time to time.
Note: The FAISD Handbook is the Handbook of First Aid Instructions, Safety Directions, Warning Statements and General Safety Precautions for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals. The FAISD Handbook could in 2019 be viewed on the APVMA’s website (http://www.apvma.gov.au).
Part 3—Compensation for provider of certain information in respect of continued registration of certain chemical products
Division 3.1—Notices
24 Prescribed information—notice to primary holder
For the purposes of subparagraph 60(3)(a)(i) of the Code, the following information about the secondary holder, and the secondary active constituent or the secondary chemical product, is prescribed:
(a) if the notice relates to a secondary active constituent that is an approved active constituent:
(i) the name and business address of the secondary holder entered in the Record; and
(ii) the particulars of the secondary active constituent entered in the Record;
(b) if the notice relates to a secondary active constituent that is not an approved active constituent—the name and business address of the secondary holder included in the application for approval of the secondary active constituent;
(c) if the notice relates to a secondary chemical product that is a registered chemical product:
(i) the name and business address of the secondary holder entered in the Register; and
(ii) the particulars of the secondary chemical product entered in the Register or, if each primary holder so requests, the particulars of the approved active constituent for the registered chemical product entered in the Record;
(d) if the notice relates to a secondary chemical product that is not a registered chemical product—the name and business address of the secondary holder contained in the application for registration of the secondary chemical product.
25 Prescribed information—notice to secondary holder
For the purposes of subparagraph 60(3)(a)(ii) of the Code, the following information about each primary holder, and each primary active constituent or primary chemical product, is prescribed:
(a) if the notice relates to a primary active constituent:
(i) the name and business address of each primary holder entered in the Record; and
(ii) the particulars of each primary active constituent entered in the Record;
(b) if the notice relates to a primary chemical product:
(i) the name and business address of each primary holder entered in the Register; and
(ii) the particulars of each primary chemical product entered in the Register or, if the secondary holder so requests, the particulars of each approved active constituent entered in the Record; and
(iii) the information mentioned in paragraph 21(c) of the Code about the approved labels for containers for each primary chemical product.
Division 3.2—Conduct of arbitration
26 Rules governing the conduct of an arbitration
(1) For the purposes of section 71 of the Code (which deals with the conduct of an arbitration), regulations 27 to 39 apply to an arbitration under Division 3 of Part 3 of the Code.
(2) A law that relates to the conduct of commercial arbitration, to the extent that it is inconsistent with any regulation mentioned in subregulation (1), does not apply to an arbitration under Division 3 of Part 3 of the Code.
27 Notice of appointment of arbitrator
(1) When an arbitrator is appointed for a purpose of the Code, the APVMA must give notice in writing of the appointment, stating the arbitrator’s name and address, to:
(a) each primary holder in the matter to be arbitrated; and
(b) the secondary holder in the matter; and
(c) the mediator in the matter.
(2) The notice must be given within 14 days after the appointment.
28 Parties to give information to arbitrator
As soon as practicable after being notified of the arbitrator’s appointment, a holder must tell the arbitrator in writing about any proposal as to the terms of compensation that was made by the holder in the course of negotiations.
29 Mediator to submit report
As soon as practicable after being notified of the arbitrator’s appointment, the mediator must give a written report to the arbitrator:
(a) setting out the proposals and counter proposals (if any) made by the holders during the mediation; and
(b) summarising the issues raised during the mediation.
30 Arbitrator to conduct a hearing
Before determining the terms of compensation (if any), the arbitrator must conduct a hearing.
31 Arbitrator to give parties notice of hearing
(1) The arbitrator must give written notice of a hearing to each party to the arbitration, at least 14 days before the hearing.
(2) The notice must specify the date, time and place of the hearing.
32 Arbitrator’s powers if holder does not attend hearing
If the arbitrator has given a party to the arbitration notice of a hearing in accordance with regulation 31, the arbitrator may determine terms of compensation in accordance with Division 3 of Part 3 of the Code even if the holder does not attend the hearing.
33 Procedure at the hearing
The arbitrator may determine the procedure to be observed at a hearing.
34 Representation at the hearing
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), a party to an arbitration must not be represented by a legal practitioner at the hearing.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), the arbitrator may permit a party to be represented by a legal practitioner if, in the opinion of the arbitrator:
(a) legal representation is likely to shorten the proceedings or reduce costs; or
(b) the party would be unfairly disadvantaged if the party were not represented.
(3) The arbitrator must not permit a holder to be represented by a legal practitioner if, in the opinion of the arbitrator, another party would be unfairly disadvantaged as a result.
35 Arbitrator may require information etc
(1) If the arbitrator reasonably believes that a person is able to give information or produce a document that may be used for the purpose of determining:
(a) an amount referred to in subparagraph 69(1)(b)(i) or (ii) of the Code (each of which deals with the amount of the cost of obtaining protected information); or
(b) what, for the purposes of paragraph 69(1)(b) of the Code, is a fair proportion of that amount; or
(c) any other matter relevant to the determination of what is a reasonable proposal as to the terms of compensation;
the arbitrator may give notice in writing to the person in accordance with subregulation (2).
(2) A notice under subregulation (1) may require the person:
(a) to give the information to the arbitrator within the time and in the manner specified in the notice; or
(b) to attend before the arbitrator at a specified time and place and answer any question; or
(c) to produce the document to the arbitrator in accordance with the notice.
(3) A person must not fail to comply with a notice given to the person under subregulation (1).
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3A) It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (3) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter mentioned in this subregulation—see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code.
(3B) An offence under subregulation (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(4) An arbitrator may require evidence to be given on oath or affirmation, and for that purpose, the arbitrator may administer an oath or affirmation.
36 Fair proportion of cost of providing protected information
For the purposes of subsection 69(2) of the Code, the matters to which the arbitrator must have regard in determining what is a fair proportion of an amount of the cost incurred by each primary holder are as follows:
(a) the time that has elapsed since the protected information was obtained by each primary holder;
(b) the value of sales of the primary chemical product concerned since the registration of the product;
(c) whether each primary holder has already received compensation for the use of the protected information by the APVMA;
(d) the cost of obtaining the protected information if it were to be compiled at the time of the arbitration.
37 Arbitrator’s costs
(1) The parties to an arbitration are jointly and severally liable to pay any costs reasonably incurred by the arbitrator in relation to the arbitration.
(2) The APVMA may elect to pay the arbitrator’s costs mentioned in subregulation (1).
(3) If the APVMA pays the arbitrator’s costs, the APVMA may recover the costs from all or any of the holders as a civil debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
38 Holders’ cost of arbitration
Each party to an arbitration must bear the party’s own costs relating to the arbitration.
39 Arbitrator exonerated from liability
No action lies against an arbitrator for anything done in the course of an arbitration, if it is done in accordance with the Code and these Regulations.
Part 4—Control of chemical products
Division 4.1—General
40 Supply of substances for research etc for chemical products
(1) Subsections 74(1) and 75(1) of the Code (which deal with the possession of chemical products and active constituents for supply) do not apply to a person in relation to an amount of:
(a) a substance that is likely to be used as an active constituent for a chemical product; or
(b) an active constituent for a chemical product; or
(c) a chemical product;
to which subregulation (2) applies.
(2) This subregulation applies to a substance, constituent or chemical product in the possession or custody of a person if:
(a) the substance, constituent or product is to be used only for the purposes of research in connection with a chemical product; and
(b) the amount of the substance, constituent or product does not exceed the amount specified in subregulation (5); and
(c) the person complies with subregulations (6) and (8) in respect of the substance, constituent or product.
(3) Subsections 76(1), 77(1), 78(1) and 79(1) of the Code (which deal with the supply of chemical products and active constituents) do not apply to a person in relation to an amount of:
(a) a substance that is likely to be used as an active constituent for a chemical product; or
(b) an active constituent for a chemical product; or
(c) a chemical product;
to which subregulation (4) applies.
(4) This subregulation applies to a substance, constituent or chemical product supplied by a person if:
(a) the substance, constituent or product is to be used only for the purposes of research in connection with a chemical product; and
(b) the amount of the substance, constituent or product supplied in any 12 month period does not exceed the amount specified in subregulation (5); and
(c) the person complies with subregulations (7) and (8) in respect of the substance, constituent or product.
(5) For the purposes of subregulations (2) and (4), the amount of the substance, constituent or chemical product is:
(a) in the case of a substance or constituent—3 kilograms; or
(b) in the case of a chemical product—6 kilograms.
(6) A person referred to in subregulation (2) must make a record stating the amount of the substance, constituent or chemical product in the person’s possession or custody at any time.
(7) A person referred to in subregulation (4) must make a record that shows, at any time, the amount of the substance, constituent or chemical product supplied by the person in the preceding 12 month period.
(8) A record made under subregulation (6) or (7):
(a) must be in a form that is readily accessible for the purposes of Parts 9 and 9A of the Code (which deal with investigative powers and enforcement); and
(b) must be kept at the business premises of the person who made it for at least 2 years after it is made.
41 Supply etc. of substances with constituents differing from registered particulars
(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 83(1)(a) and 102(1)(b) of the Code, the prescribed extent is:
(a) the extent to which a difference of constituents is permitted by the standards prescribed by regulation 42; or
(b) if those standards do not permit a difference of constituents—nil.
(2) For the purposes of paragraphs 83(1)(b) and 102(1)(c) of the Code, the prescribed extent in relation to a constituent is:
(a) the extent to which a difference of concentration of the constituent is:
(i) permitted by the standards prescribed by regulation 42 (including the standard set out in subregulation 42(4)); or
(ii) necessary because of a difference of concentration of another constituent; or
(b) if those standards do not permit any such difference of concentration, and no difference is necessary as mentioned in subparagraph (a)(ii)—nil.
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs 83(1)(c) and 102(1)(d) of the Code, the prescribed extent is:
(a) the extent to which a difference of composition or purity is permitted by the standards prescribed by regulation 42; or
(b) if those standards do not permit a difference of composition or purity—nil.
42 Prescribed standards for chemical products
(1) For the purposes of subparagraph 87(1)(b)(ii) of the Code (which deals with standards for chemical products), all chemical products are prescribed.
(3) For paragraph 87(1)(a) of the Code, the standard prescribed for a chemical product, or a constituent contained in a chemical product, is:
(a) for a product or constituent in respect of which a standard is specified in an order under section 7 of the Act—that standard; or
(b) for a product or constituent (other than a product or constituent to which paragraph (a) applies) in respect of which a standard has been made under section 6E of the Code—that standard; or
(c) for a listed chemical product (other than a product to which paragraph (a) or (b) applies) mentioned in column 2 of item 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 3B—the established standard for the product; or
(d) for a listed chemical product (other than a product to which paragraph (a) or (b) applies) mentioned in column 2 of item 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 3B—the established standard for the product; or
(e) for a veterinary chemical product or a constituent (other than a product or constituent to which paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies) in respect of which a standard is specified in:
(i) the British Pharmacopoeia; or
(ii) the British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary); or
(iii) the European Pharmacopoeia; or
(iv) the United States Pharmacopeia;
the standard specified in the first of those publications, in the order set out in this paragraph, that applies to the product or constituent; or
(f) for a product or constituent (other than a product or constituent to which paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) applies) in respect of which a standard is specified in the FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides—that standard; or
(g) for a product or constituent (other than a product or constituent to which paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) applies) in respect of which the APVMA approved a standard before 1 July 2014 and the approval is still in force—that standard.
(4) If no standard is prescribed under subregulation (3) in respect of the concentration of an active constituent of a particular chemical product, the standard in respect of the concentration of that active constituent is the standard set out in the following table:
| Concentration of each active constituent as specified on the product label (g/kg or g/L at 20˚C) | Standard (allowable variation) |
| 500 or more | ± 25 g/kg or g/L of the active constituent |
| From 250 up to but not including 500 | ± 5% of the content of the active constituent |
| From 100 up to but not including 250 | ± 6% of the content of the active constituent |
| Less than 100 | ± 10% of the content of the active constituent |
42A Substances and chemical products exempted from section 88 of the Code
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 6(3)(c) of the Act, a substance or a chemical product is exempt from the operation of section 88 of the Code (which provides that certain notices are not to be published) if the substance or chemical product is:
(a) an active constituent that is exempted by the APVMA from the operation of subparagraph 15(1)(a)(i) of the Code; or
(b) an active constituent for a listed chemical product; or
(c) an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product in respect of which the APVMA has issued a permit covered by subregulation (2); or
(d) a chemical product in respect of which the APVMA has issued a permit covered by subregulation (2).
(2) A permit in respect of an active constituent or chemical product is covered by this subregulation if the permit authorises an act or omission in relation to the constituent or product that would otherwise be an offence against, or a contravention of a civil penalty provision mentioned in, section 74, 75, 76 or 78 of the Code.
Note: Sections 74, 75, 76 and 78 of the Code generally prohibit the supply of unapproved active constituents or unregistered or unreserved chemical products, and related acts or omissions.
43 When statements about chemical products can be made or reported
(1) For the purposes of subsection 89(3) of the Code, a person is not prevented from making or reporting a statement about a chemical product if the statement is not made for the purpose of promoting the product and is one of the following kinds of statement:
(a) a statement made:
(i) in a scientific paper or other scientific literature, or in a scientific report or presentation; or
(ii) at a conference or seminar, or in an address, meeting or discussion, concerning chemical products;
being a statement based on data published in a reputable, refereed scientific journal or of a standard publishable in such a journal;
(b) a statement made on radio or television or in a newspaper, journal or newsletter, as fair comment on any material:
(i) published for the purposes of a conference or seminar; and
(ii) based on data referred to in paragraph (a).
(2) Nothing in subregulation (1) is taken to permit a statement that would, apart from that subregulation, contravene section 84 of the Code.
43A Division 3 of Part 4 of the Code does not apply to listed chemical products or reserved chemical products
For the purposes of section 89A of the Code, listed chemical products and reserved chemical products are prescribed.
Note: Listed chemical products are specified in Schedule 3B and reserved chemical products are specified in Schedule 3C.
44 Record of manufacture or import of date‑controlled chemical product
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 90(1)(a) of the Code, a record in relation to a date‑controlled chemical product:
(a) must be made:
(i) in written or electronic form; and
(ii) in such a way as to ensure that the record is readily accessible for the purposes of Parts 9 and 9A of the Code (which deal with investigative powers and enforcement); and
(b) must include the following particulars:
(i) the name and business address of the manufacturer;
(ii) if the product is imported—the name and business address of the importer;
(iii) the distinguishing name of the product;
(iv) if the product is a registered chemical product—the distinguishing number given to the product under section 20 of the Code;
(v) the volume or quantity manufactured or imported;
(vi) the batch number.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 90(1)(b) of the Code, the period for keeping a record of a date‑controlled chemical product is the period that begins when the record is made and ends 12 months after the expiry date of the product to which it relates.
45 Restricted chemical products
For the purposes of subsection 93(1) of the Code (which deals with restricted chemical products), a chemical product specified in Column 2 of Schedule 4 is declared to be a restricted chemical product, the APVMA having certified in writing, in respect of the product, under subsection 93(2) of the Code, that it is in the public interest for the product to be so declared.
46 Supply of chemical product—batch number or record of supply
(1) A person must not supply a chemical product unless:
(a) the container for the product has attached to it a label containing a batch number, in a form approved by the APVMA, that enables the APVMA to identify the batch of that chemical product from which the contents of the container were taken; or
(b) the person makes a record, in respect of the supply, in accordance with subregulation (2).
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), a person who supplies a chemical product must make, as soon as practicable, a record:
(a) in a form approved by the APVMA; and
(b) in such a way as to ensure that the record is readily accessible for the purposes of Parts 9 and 9A of the Code (which deal with investigative powers and enforcement); and
(c) including the following particulars:
(i) the name and address of the person who supplied the product;
(ii) the name and address of the person to whom the product was supplied;
(iii) the date of supply;
(iv) the quantity of the product supplied or, if the product is supplied as part of a mixture of chemical products, the quantity of the mixture of products supplied;
(v) the identification number of the container in which the product was transported or stored for the purpose of supply or, if the container is a bulk tank, the location of the container;
(vi) the distinguishing name of the product supplied or, if the product is supplied as part of a mixture of chemical products, the distinguishing name of each of those products;
(vii) if the batch number of the product supplied or, if the product is supplied as part of a mixture of chemical products, the batch number of each of those products supplied, is known to the person who supplied the product—that batch number, or as the case requires, those batch numbers;
(viii) if the product is supplied in a refillable container—the date on which the product was placed in the container.
(3) A person who makes a record under subregulation (2) must keep the record for 3 years after it is made.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (1) or (3) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter mentioned in this subregulation—see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code.
(5) An offence under subregulation (1) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Division 4.2—Supply of hormonal growth promotants
47 Notice of intention to supply hormonal growth promotant
(1) If a person gives notice in writing to the APVMA:
(a) declaring the person’s intention to supply a hormonal growth promotant; and
(b) specifying each premises from which the person intends to supply the promotant;
the APVMA must assign, on payment of the prescribed application fee, a unique notification number to the person for each of those premises.
(2) The prescribed application fee is $429 for each premises specified in the notice.
47A Notification number may be replaced or withdrawn
(1) The APVMA may, at any time, by notice in writing to the assignee of a notification number for particular premises:
(a) without payment of a fee, assign a notification number for the premises in place of a notification number previously assigned; or
(b) if it appears to the APVMA that the premises are no longer used for the supply of hormonal growth promotant—inform the assignee that it intends, after a specified period, to withdraw the assigned notification number.
(2) If, within the specified period, the assignee does not satisfy the APVMA that the premises are still used for the supply of hormonal growth promotant, the APVMA may withdraw the assigned notification number.
47AB Review of decision withdrawing assigned notification number
Application may be made under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision of the APVMA under subregulation 47A(2) withdrawing an assigned notification number.
47B Notification number to be renewed annually
(1) Assignment of a notification number:
(a) begins to have effect on the day of the assignment; and
(b) unless continued under subregulation (2)—ceases to have effect at the end of 1 year after that day.
(2) A person to whom a notification number has been assigned for premises may continue the assignment of that number for those premises by giving notice in accordance with subregulation 47(1), and paying the prescribed fee under subregulation 47(2), on or before the day on which the assignment ceases to have effect.
47C Hormonal growth promotant not to be supplied etc
(1) A person must not supply a hormonal growth promotant unless:
(a) a notification number has been assigned to the person for the premises from which the supply occurs; and
(b) the notification number has not been withdrawn; and
(c) the assignment of the notification number has not ceased to have effect.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(1B) An offence under subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), premises from which supply occurs are premises from which the promotant is first taken:
(a) in response to a particular request for supply; and
(b) in the form and container in which it is supplied.
(3) Subregulation (1) is a civil penalty provision.
Note: Division 2 of Part 9A of the Code provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.
48 Supply of hormonal growth promotant—purchaser’s declaration
(1) A person must not supply a hormonal growth promotant unless:
(a) the recipient gives to the supplier, at the time of acquisition, a declaration that:
(i) is in a form approved by the APVMA; and
(ii) states:
(A) the total quantity and type of the promotant acquired; and
(B) the batch number of the promotant; and
(C) the purchaser declaration number for the premises where animals proposed to be treated with the promotant are to be kept; and
(iii) acknowledges that the recipient is aware that an animal treated with a hormonal growth promotant must be marked as an animal so treated, as required by the law of this jurisdiction (that is, by making in its ear an equilateral triangular hole 20 millimetres on each side); or
(b) the recipient has been assigned a notification number that has not ceased to have effect and has not been withdrawn.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) An offence under subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(4) Subregulation (1) is a civil penalty provision.
Note: Division 2 of Part 9A of the Code provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.
49 Record of supply of hormonal growth promotant—manufacturer and supplier
(1) A person who manufactures and supplies a hormonal growth promotant must make, on each occasion on which the promotant is supplied to another person (in this regulation called the recipient), a record containing the following particulars:
(a) the distinguishing name of the promotant entered in the Register of Chemical Products;
(b) the name and address of the manufacturer;
(c) the notification number assigned to the premises from which the promotant was supplied to the recipient;
(d) the quantity of the promotant supplied;
(e) the date of manufacture of the promotant;
(f) the batch number of the promotant;
(g) the quantity of promotant manufactured in that batch;
(h) the date of supply of the promotant;
(i) the name and address of the recipient;
(j) if 1 or more notification numbers have been allotted to the recipient:
(i) the notification number, and address, of each premises to which the promotant is supplied; and
(ii) the quantity of the promotant supplied to each of those premises;
(k) if no notification number has been allotted to the recipient—the purchaser declaration number for the premises where animals treated with the promotant are to be kept.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
Note: Regulation 52 sets out further requirements regarding the form of the record.
(3) An offence under subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(4) Subregulation (1) is a civil penalty provision.
Note: Division 2 of Part 9A of the Code provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.
50 Record of supply of hormonal growth promotant—importer and supplier
(1) A person who imports and supplies a hormonal growth promotant must make, on each occasion on which the promotant is supplied to another person (in this regulation called the recipient), a record containing the following particulars:
(a) the distinguishing name of the promotant entered in the Register of Chemical Products;
(b) the name and address of the importer;
(c) the notification number assigned to the premises from which the promotant was supplied to the recipient;
(d) the quantity of the promotant supplied;
(e) the date of importation of the promotant;
(f) the batch number of the promotant;
(g) the quantity of promotant imported from that batch;
(h) the date of supply of the promotant;
(i) the name and address of the recipient;
(j) if 1 or more notification numbers have been allotted to the recipient:
(i) the notification number, and address, of each premises to which the promotant is supplied; and
(ii) the quantity of the promotant supplied to each of those premises;
(k) if no notification number has been allotted to the recipient—the purchaser declaration number for the premises where animals treated with the promotant are to be kept.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
Note: Regulation 52 sets out further requirements regarding the form of the record.
(2) An offence under subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(3) Subregulation (1) is a civil penalty provision.
Note: Division 2 of Part 9A of the Code provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.
51 Record of supply of hormonal growth promotant—other suppliers
(1) This regulation applies to a person (in this regulation called the supplier) who:
(a) receives a hormonal growth promotant from another supplier (in this regulation called the previous supplier); and
(b) supplies the promotant to another person (in this regulation called the recipient).
(2) When the promotant is supplied, the supplier must make a record containing the following particulars:
(a) the distinguishing name of the promotant entered in the Register of Chemical Products;
(b) the name and address of the supplier;
(c) the notification number assigned to the premises from which the promotant was supplied to the recipient;
(d) the batch number of the promotant;
(e) the name and address of the recipient;
(f) the date of supply of the promotant to the recipient;
(g) the quantity of the promotant supplied to the recipient;
(h) the total quantity of the promotant remaining in the supplier’s possession after supply;
(i) the name and address of the previous supplier;
(j) the notification number (if any) assigned under this Division to the previous supplier for the premises from which the promotant was supplied by the previous supplier;
(k) the date of supply of the promotant by the previous supplier;
(l) the total quantity of the promotant supplied by the previous supplier;
(m) if 1 or more notification numbers have been allotted to the recipient:
(i) the notification number, and address, of each premises to which the promotant is supplied; and
(ii) the quantity of the promotant supplied to each of those premises;
(n) if no notification number has been allotted to the recipient—the purchaser declaration number for the premises where animals treated with the promotant are to be kept.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
Note: Regulation 52 sets out further requirements regarding the form of the record.
(4) An offence under subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(5) Subregulation (2) is a civil penalty provision.
Note: Division 2 of Part 9A of the Code provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.
52 Record of supply of hormonal growth promotant—general requirements
For the purposes of regulations 49, 50 and 51, a record must be made:
(a) in written or electronic form; and
(b) in such a way as to be readily accessible for the purposes of Parts 9 and 9A of the Code (which deal with investigative powers and enforcement).
53 Copy of records to be given to APVMA
(1) A person who makes a record under regulation 49, 50 or 51 must give a copy of the record to the APVMA within 14 days after the end of the month in which it was made.
(2) A person must not fail to comply with subregulation (1).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) An offence under subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(5) Subregulation (2) is a civil penalty provision.
Note: Division 2 of Part 9A of the Code provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.
54 Copy of records etc to be kept
(1) A person who makes a record under regulation 49, 50 or 51 must keep the record for 2 years after it is made.
(2) A person to whom a declaration is given under subparagraph 48(1)(a) must keep the declaration for 2 years after it is given.
(3) A person must not fail to comply with subregulation (1) or (2).
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
(5) An offence under subregulation (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(6) Subregulation (3) is a civil penalty provision.
Note: Division 2 of Part 9A of the Code provides for pecuniary penalties for contraventions of civil penalty provisions.
Part 5—Analysis
55 Analysis of chemical products—tests
For the purposes of Part 5 of the Code, a sample of a substance or mixture of substances must be analysed by means of any of the following tests that apply to the substance or mixture:
(a) a test prescribed in an order made under section 7 of the Act;
(c) a test specified in:
(i) the CIPAC Handbook and Addenda published by the Collaborative International Pesticides Analytical Council Limited; or
(ii) the AOAC Manual and Addenda published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists;
(iii) the British Pharmacopoeia; or
(iv) the British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary); or
(v) the European Pharmacopoeia; or
(vi) the United States Pharmacopeia;
(d) any other test approved by the APVMA in writing.
55A Prescribed standards for supplied substances
For the purposes of subparagraph 99(3)(j)(i) of the Code, the standard prescribed for an active constituent contained in a chemical product, or a chemical product, is:
(a) for an active constituent or chemical product in respect of which a standard is specified in an order under section 7 of the Act—that standard; or
(b) for an active constituent or chemical product (other than a constituent or product to which paragraph (a) applies) in respect of which a standard has been made under section 6E of the Code—that standard; or
(c) for a listed chemical product (other than a product to which paragraph (a) or (b) applies) mentioned in item 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 3B in respect of which there is an established standard—the established standard for the product; or
(d) for a listed chemical product (other than a product to which paragraph (a) or (b) applies) mentioned in item 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 3B—the established standard for the product; or
(e) for a veterinary chemical product or an active constituent (other than a product or constituent to which paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) applies) in respect of which a standard is specified in:
(i) the British Pharmacopoeia; or
(ii) the British Pharmacopoeia (Veterinary); or
(iii) the European Pharmacopoeia; or
(iv) the United States Pharmacopeia;
the standard specified in the first of those publications, in the order set out in this paragraph, that applies to the product or constituent; or
(f) for an active constituent or chemical product (other than a constituent or product to which paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) applies) in respect of which a standard is specified in the FAO and WHO Specifications for Pesticides—that standard; or
(g) for an active constituent or chemical product (other than a constituent or product to which paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) applies) in respect of which the APVMA approved a standard before 1 July 2014 and the approval is still in force—that standard.
56 Analysis at an accredited laboratory
For the purposes of paragraph 99(4A)(c) of the Code (which deals with requirements for analysis), a prescribed laboratory, in relation to the analysis of a substance or mixture of substances, is a laboratory accredited by NATA, or approved by the APVMA, to carry out an analysis of that kind.
Part 5A—Recall notices
56A When a notice of recall is not required to be published
For the purposes of subsection 106(7) of the Code, the circumstances are that:
(a) the chemical product has not been supplied to premises where a person can purchase the product; and
(b) the chemical product has not been supplied to a user of the product.
Part 6—Permits
57 Requirements for issue of permit on application
(1) Subregulation (2) applies to the issue by the APVMA of a permit on application for a person to do, or omit to do, any thing which would, apart from the permit, be an offence against an eligible law of this jurisdiction.
(2) For paragraph 112(2)(e) of the Code, the use of the active constituent or chemical product, as proposed in the application for the issue of the permit, must be:
(a) a minor use; or
(b) an emergency use; or
(c) for the purpose of research.
Note: Subregulation (2) does not affect permits issued in relation to an offence mentioned in paragraph 109(a) of the Code or a contravention mentioned in paragraph 109(c) of the Code.
(3) For paragraph 112(2)(e) of the Code, if the permit is issued for a person to do, or omit to do, any thing which would, apart from the permit, be:
(a) an offence against section 121 of the Code; or
(b) a contravention of the civil penalty provision referred to in section 121 of the Code;
the permit must be expressed to be in force for a period of not more than 90 days.
57A Requirements for issue of permit on APVMA’s own initiative
For paragraph 112A(2)(b) of the Code, if a permit issued by the APVMA on its own initiative would permit a person to do, or omit to do, any thing which would, apart from the permit, be:
(a) an offence against section 121 of the Code; or
(b) a contravention of the civil penalty provision referred to in section 121 of the Code;
the permit must be expressed to be in force for a period of not more than 90 days.
57B Duration of permit—extension for further period
For paragraph 115(3A)(b) of the Code, the APVMA must be satisfied that:
(a) the requirements mentioned in paragraphs 112(2)(e) and (f) of the Code will continue to be met in respect of the permit; and
(b) for a permit in respect of an active constituent where the APVMA considers that its assessment for paragraph 112(2)(c) of the Code in relation to the issue of the permit is no longer valid—that the requirement mentioned in paragraph 112(2)(c) of the Code is met in respect of the permit; and
(c) for a permit in respect of a chemical product where the APVMA considers that its assessment for paragraph 112(2)(d) of the Code in relation to the issue of the permit is no longer valid—that the requirement mentioned in paragraph 112(2)(d) of the Code is met in respect of the permit; and
(d) the holder will continue to be able to comply with the conditions of the permit unless the APVMA is satisfied that special circumstances make the extension for a further period appropriate despite this requirement not being met; and
(e) none of subparagraphs 112(4)(b)(iv) to (xi) of the Code applies to:
(i) the holder; or
(ii) any other person who makes, or participates in making, decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the holder’s affairs; or
(iii) if the holder is a body corporate—a major interest holder of the body corporate;
unless the APVMA is satisfied that special circumstances make the extension for a further period appropriate despite this requirement not being met; and
(f) the permit is not a permit to which paragraph 112(2)(g) of the Code applied at the time the permit was issued; and
(g) the permit is not a permit that was taken to have been issued under section 45B or 47D of the Code; and
(h) if an application has not been made by any person for variation of a relevant particular or condition of approval or registration for the active constituent or chemical product in respect to which the permit is issued—that there are reasonable grounds for the application not having been made.
Part 7—Manufacture of chemical products
59 Part 8 of the Code does not apply to listed chemical products, reserved chemical products and certain other products
(1) For the purposes of section 120A of the Code, the following chemical products are prescribed:
(aa) any listed chemical product;
(ab) any reserved chemical product;
(a) any agricultural chemical product;
(b) an ingredient used in the manufacture of a chemical product if the ingredient:
(i) does not have a therapeutic or biological effect on a plant or animal; or
(ii) is a herb, or an oil extracted from a herb, the sole use of which is as a starting material for use in the manufacture of a chemical product;
(c) any product prepared in a research facility or pilot plant solely for experimental use;
(d) any veterinary homeopathic preparation that:
(i) is more dilute than a one thousandfold dilution of a mother tincture; and
(ii) is not required to be sterile;
(e) any skin cleanser or shampoo;
(f) any coat conditioner intended for external use only;
(g) any equine hoof protectant;
(h) any sheep branding substance;
(i) a substance of any of the following kinds that is intended to be added to stockfood:
(i) organic acids;
(ii) antioxidants;
(iii) pellet‑binding products;
(iv) mould inhibitors;
(v) preservatives;
(vi) feed handling improvers;
(vii) colouring agents;
(viii) anticaking agents;
(ix) deodorising agents;
(x) flavours;
(xi) flavour enhancers;
(xii) sweeteners;
(xiii) aromatic substances;
(xiv) appetising substances.
Note: Listed chemical products are specified in Schedule 3B and reserved chemical products are specified in Schedule 3C.
(2) In paragraph (1)(d):
mother tincture means a liquid prepared by the process of solution, extraction or trituration.
veterinary homeopathic preparation means a preparation:
(a) formulated for use on the principle that it is capable of producing in a healthy animal symptoms similar to those which it is administered to alleviate; and
(b) prepared according to the practices of homeopathic pharmacy using the method of:
(i) serial dilution and succussion of a mother tincture in water, ethanol, aqueous ethanol or glycerol; or
(ii) serial trituration in lactose.
59A Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—single step
For the purposes of paragraph 121(4)(a) of the Code, a person who performs only a single step in the manufacture of a product is an exempt person in relation to the manufacture if:
(a) the step consists only of:
(i) packaging or labelling, or both packaging and labelling, the product; or
(ii) analysing or testing the product; and
(b) either:
(i) the licence that authorises the manufacture of the product (being a licence held by another person) permits the first‑mentioned person to perform the step for the product; or
(ii) the step consists only of applying a label that contains only a name and address, or the registration number of the product, or both, to a package, or packages, of the product.
59B Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—chemical product that ceases to be prescribed
For the purposes of paragraph 121(4)(a) of the Code, if a product ceases to be prescribed for the purposes of section 120A of the Code, each person that:
(a) performs a step in the manufacture of that product; and
(b) is not the holder of a licence authorising the performance of that step in relation to the product; and
(c) applied, before the product ceased to be prescribed for the purposes of section 120A of the Code, for a licence authorising the performance of that step in relation to the product;
is an exempt person in relation to that product during the period beginning when the product ceases to be prescribed for the purposes of section 120A of the Code and ending when the APVMA gives notice of its decision on the application.
59C Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—legal personal representative etc of licence holder
(1) For paragraph 121(4)(a) of the Code, the legal personal representative of a licence holder who dies is an exempt person in relation to the manufacture of a product the production of which is authorised by the licence, subject to the following conditions:
(a) that he or she gives the APVMA notice, in writing, of the grant of probate or administration not later than 3 months after it occurs;
(b) that he or she complies with the terms of the licence as if he or she were the holder of the licence;
(c) that he or she complies with the Code and these Regulations as if he or she were the holder of the licence.
(2) The trustee in bankruptcy of a licence holder is an exempt person in relation to the manufacture of a product the production of which is authorised by the licence, subject to the following conditions:
(a) that he or she gives the APVMA notice, in writing, of the bankruptcy not later than 3 months after it occurs;
(b) that he or she complies with the terms of the licence as if he or she were the holder of the licence;
(c) that he or she complies with the Code and these Regulations as if he or she were the holder of the licence.
(3) An exemption under this regulation has no effect if the licence issued to the deceased person or the bankrupt (as the case may be) is not in force.
(4) If the APVMA reasonably requires the legal personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy to provide further information, or documents, relating to a grant of probate or letters of administration, or a trusteeship (as the case requires), and that request is not complied with within the time allowed by the APVMA, the exemption ceases to have effect at the end of that time.
(5) The time allowed to comply with a request under subregulation (4) must not be shorter than 1 month from the date of the request.
59D Manufacture of chemical products—exempt persons—person that acquires business including transfer of licence
(1) For paragraph 121(4)(a) of the Code, a person who is the transferee of a business:
(a) involving the manufacture of chemical products; and
(b) in relation to which a licence has been issued;
is an exempt person in relation to the manufacture of a product the production of which is authorised by the licence, subject to the following conditions:
(c) that the person notifies the APVMA, in writing, of the transfer not later than 6 weeks after it is agreed;
(d) that the person complies with the terms of the licence as if he or she were the holder of the licence;
(e) that the person applies for a licence in relation to the business, in accordance with section 122 of the Code, within 3 months after acquiring the business.
(2) An exemption under subregulation (1):
(a) ceases to have effect if the person’s application under paragraph (1)(e) is refused by the APVMA; and
(b) has no effect if the licence referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is not in force.
59E Requirements for issue of licence
For paragraph 123(1)(b) of the Code, it is a requirement for the issue of a licence that, if directed to do so by the APVMA CEO, the applicant for the licence:
(a) undergoes an audit by an APVMA inspector, or another person authorised in writing by the APVMA, of the facilities, equipment, systems, processes, procedures and personnel to be used in the manufacture of the chemical products; and
(b) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the APVMA that the applicant will comply with the conditions to be imposed on the licence if the licence is issued.
60 Licence condition—holder to give information about manufacture
For the purposes of paragraph 126(4)(b) of the Code (which deals with additional conditions of a licence), it is a condition of each licence that the holder of the licence must give the APVMA on or before each anniversary of the day on which the licence comes into force:
(a) the name, qualifications and details of the relevant experience of any person nominated by the holder of the licence as the person having control of:
(i) the production of the chemical products manufactured by or on behalf of the holder of the licence; and
(ii) the quality control measures that are, or are to be, employed in the manufacture of the chemical products; and
(b) if the APVMA so requests—details of chemical products manufactured by or on behalf of the holder of the licence during the previous 12 months.
61 Licence conditions—general
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 126(4)(b) of the Code (which deals with conditions in licences), the following subregulations set out conditions to which each licence to manufacture chemical products is subject.
(2) A holder of a licence must display publicly, at the premises to which the licence relates, a copy of the licence and of any notice issued by the APVMA imposing, varying or removing the conditions applicable to the licence.
(3) A holder of a licence must make records showing:
(a) the materials used in the manufacture of the chemical products, the supplier and quantities of the materials used and details of the tests performed on those materials; and
(b) the procedures and controls employed in the manufacture of the chemical products, including the results of tests carried out during the processing of the chemical products; and
(c) details of the tests performed on the chemical products and the results of those tests; and
(d) the stability studies (if any) that validate the recommended shelf life and appropriate storage conditions of the chemical products;
(e) any complaint or product failure in relation to the chemical products, and the investigations and actions undertaken in relation to the complaint or product failure.
(3A) The holder of a licence must manufacture the chemical products in accordance with:
(a) the manufacturing principles; and
(b) the Australian GMP Code.
(4) If the chemical products are produced in identifiable batches, the holder of the licence must assign a batch number to each batch of the finished products.
(5) A holder of a licence must keep at the premises to which the licence relates:
(a) the records specified in subregulation (3); and
(b) if it is not unreasonable in the circumstances—a sample from each batch of the finished products;
for at least 12 months after the expiry date of the products to which they relate or, if there is no expiry date, for at least 6 years after the date on which the manufacture of the products was completed.
(6) The holder of the licence must ensure that a person nominated by the holder as having control of the production of the chemical products or of the quality control measures that are to be employed in the manufacture of the products maintains that control.
(7) If a licence allows a person other than the licence holder (in this subregulation called the contractor) to perform a step of a kind set out in paragraph 59A(a) in the manufacture of a chemical product, the licence holder:
(a) must supervise the performance of that step; and
(b) must ensure that the respective responsibilities of the contractor and the licence holder in relation to the step are recorded in writing; and
(c) must ensure that the contractor maintains any records that, under the licence condition imposed by subregulation (3), the licence holder would be required to maintain if the licence holder performed the step; and
(d) must ensure that:
(i) the premises at which the contractor performs the step; and
(ii) the records referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c);
are made accessible to a person appointed by the APVMA to inspect the operations of the licence holder.
(7A) The holder of a licence may sub‑contract the manufacture of the chemical products only to:
(a) a manufacturer, or laboratory, licensed by the APVMA to perform a step in the manufacture of the chemical products; or
(b) a manufacturer or laboratory located outside Australia that the APVMA has determined complies with a standard of manufacture comparable to the manufacturing principles and the Australian GMP Code.
(8) If directed by the APVMA CEO, the holder of a licence must:
(a) undergo an audit by an APVMA inspector, or another person authorised in writing by the APVMA (an auditor), of the facilities, equipment, systems, processes, procedures and personnel used in the manufacture of the chemical products (a GMP audit); and
(b) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the APVMA that the holder is complying with the following conditions of the licence:
(i) any conditions imposed on the licence under subsections 126(1) and (2) of the Code;
(ii) the condition mentioned in paragraph 126(4)(a) of the Code, if the licence is subject to that condition;
(iii) any of the conditions mentioned in subregulations (3) to (7A) to which the licence is subject.
(8A) For the purposes of a GMP audit, the holder of the licence:
(a) must give the auditor access to all facilities, equipment, systems, processes, procedures and personnel used in the manufacture of the chemical products, and any information relevant to the GMP audit; and
(b) must not conceal or withhold relevant information from the auditor.
(8B) If the audit identifies a non‑conformance by the holder of the licence that, in the auditor’s opinion, is a critical non‑conformance, the holder must notify the APVMA in writing of the critical non‑conformance within 3 working days of being told of the critical non‑conformance by the auditor.
(8C) Following a GMP audit of the holder of a licence, the holder must:
(a) within the period determined by the APVMA, give to the APVMA:
(i) the original audit report, signed by the auditor, and any associated audit report supplements; and
(ii) details of the corrective action the holder proposes to take in relation to any non‑conformance identified in the audit report; and
(iii) a proposed period for taking the corrective action; and
(b) implement the corrective action within the period agreed to or specified by the APVMA; and
(c) give to the APVMA evidence demonstrating that the holder is complying with the following conditions of the licence:
(i) any conditions imposed on the licence under subsections 126(1) and (2) of the Code;
(ii) the condition mentioned in paragraph 126(4)(a) of the Code, if the licence is subject to that condition;
(iii) any of the conditions mentioned in subregulations (3) to (7A) to which the licence is subject.
(9) If the holder of a licence:
(a) changes his, her or its name; or
(b) being a corporation that has amalgamated with another corporation, carries on business under a name that is different from the name of the holder stated on the licence;
the holder must give notice in writing to the APVMA of the new name, and the circumstance giving rise to it, within 3 months after the occurrence of the circumstance.
(10) If a body corporate that is the holder of a licence becomes a Chapter 5 body corporate, within the meaning of the Corporations Law, the person responsible for its administration must notify the APVMA, in writing, that the body corporate has become a Chapter 5 body corporate within 3 months after that occurrence.
61A Determination following GMP audit
(1) For paragraph 6(2)(c) of the Act, this regulation applies if the holder of a licence is directed by the APVMA CEO to undergo a GMP audit under subregulation 61(8).
(2) On receipt of the information mentioned in subregulation 61(8C), the APVMA must:
(a) assess the information, having regard to the following:
(i) whether the audit report identified any non‑conformances;
(ii) whether any non‑conformances identified in the audit report have been rectified following corrective action;
(iii) any other matters the APVMA considers relevant; and
(b) determine whether the APVMA is satisfied that the holder is complying with the following conditions of the licence:
(i) any conditions imposed on the licence under subsections 126(1) and (2) of the Code;
(ii) the condition mentioned in paragraph 126(4)(a) of the Code, if the licence is subject to that condition;
(iii) any of the conditions mentioned in subregulations 61(3) to (7A) to which the licence is subject.
62 Licence condition—naming persons in control of production etc
For the purposes of paragraph 126(4)(b) of the Code (which deals with conditions in licences), if:
(a) an applicant for a licence to manufacture chemical products nominates a person as the person having control of the production of chemical products or of the quality control measures to be employed in the manufacture of the chemical products; and
(b) the licence is granted; and
(c) the applicant wishes to replace the nominated person with another person;
it is a condition of the licence that the licence holder must inform the APVMA as soon as practicable of the name, qualifications and experience of that other person.
Part 8—Enforcement
63 Method of securing samples
(1) This regulation applies to an inspector who exercises the power mentioned in paragraph 131A(1)(g) or 132A(1)(g) of the Code to take and keep samples of any thing on any premises.
(2) The inspector must ensure that:
(a) the sample is contained and sealed in an appropriate vessel or package; and
(b) the vessel or package is so marked as to clearly identify the sample; and
(c) the vessel or package cannot be opened, or the identification of the sample removed, without breaking the seal; and
(d) the sample is stored and transported in such a way that the composition of the sample is not altered.
64 Infringement notices
(1) For subsection 145DA(1) of the Code, each civil penalty provision mentioned in Schedule 5A is prescribed.
(2) For subsection 145DB(3) of the Code:
(a) the amount (in penalty units) mentioned for an individual in an item of Schedule 5A is the amount that applies for an alleged contravention by the individual of the provision mentioned in the item in the circumstances (if any) mentioned in the item; and
(b) the amount (in penalty units) mentioned for a corporation in an item of Schedule 5A is the amount that applies for an alleged contravention by the corporation of the provision mentioned in the item in the circumstances (if any) mentioned in the item.
Part 9—Miscellaneous
Division 9.1—Information
65 Information that must be given electronically
(1) For subsection 156A(2) of the Code, the information mentioned in an item in column 2 of the following table, given to the APVMA in relation to an application or a notice mentioned in column 1 for the item, must be given to the APVMA electronically.
| Information that must be given electronically |
| Item | Column 1 Application | Column 2 Information |
| 1 | Application to which paragraph 10(1)(c) or 27(1)(c) of the Code relates | Information required by the APVMA about a label for a container for the chemical product to which the application relates |
| 1A | Notice under section 26AB of the Code | Information given in relation to the notice |
| 1B | Application under section 26B of the Code | Information given in relation to the application |
| 2 | Application to which regulation 8AT applies | Information given in relation to the application |
| 3 | Application to which regulation 8B relates | The information mentioned in paragraph 8B(2)(g) |
| 4 | Application to which regulation 8D relates | The information mentioned in paragraph 8D(2)(i) |
| 5 | Application to which regulation 19AD relates | The information mentioned in paragraph 19AD(2)(i) |
(2) For subsection 156A(2) of the Code, all information required or permitted to be given to the APVMA in an approved form mentioned in subparagraph 8A(a)(i) of the Code or paragraph 26AD(1)(a) or 122(1)(a) of the Code must be given to the APVMA electronically.
65A Period for giving additional information, report or sample—applications
(1) For subsection 159(1AA) of the Code, subregulations (2) to (4) set out the maximum period that may be stated as the period in which the applicant or holder to whom a notice is issued under section 159 of the Code (the recipient) must respond to the notice.
(2) For an application (other than a timeshift application) for approval, registration, or a permit (other than a permit for emergency use), the maximum period is to be worked out as follows:
where:
MP means the maximum period.
XP means the extended assessment period mentioned for the application in column 3 of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 minus the assessment period mentioned for the application in column 2 of that table.
(3) For a timeshift application, the maximum period is the period agreed to by the APVMA and the applicant.
(5) For subsection 159(1AB) of the Code, the APVMA may allow a further period if an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the recipient prevents the recipient from complying with the notice in the period stated in the notice.
65B Period for giving additional information, report or sample—suspensions and cancellations
For subsection 159(1AA) of the Code, the period of 28 days is prescribed for a notice for the purposes of paragraph 159(1)(d) of the Code to suspend or cancel an approval, registration or permit.
66 Disclosure of confidential commercial information about toxicity etc
(1) For the purposes of subparagraphs 162(3)(a)(iii) and 162(3)(b)(iii) of the Code, this regulation prescribes the conditions under which confidential commercial information of a kind described in those subparagraphs may be disclosed by the authorised person about a chemical product or any of its constituents.
(2) Information about a protected chemical product that is compensatable protected information may be disclosed to a person (the requesting person) on request if the requesting person signs and gives to the APVMA, before the information is disclosed, a declaration stating that the information will not be used in connection with an application for registration, in Australia or elsewhere, of another chemical product, except with the consent of the holder of the registration of the protected chemical product.
(3) Information about a chemical product that is not compensatable protected information, may be disclosed to a person on request by making it available to that person, for the purpose of reading only, at the premises of the APVMA or, if the APVMA thinks it appropriate, at other premises.
(4) Despite subregulations (2) and (3), information about a constituent of a chemical product other than an active constituent may be disclosed to a medical practitioner, in connection with his or her professional duties.
(5) In this regulation, compensatable protected information means protected information in respect of which compensation for use of the information would be payable under Part 3 of the Code.
67 Disclosure of confidential commercial information about chemical products not yet registered etc
For the purposes of subparagraph 162(3)(c)(iii) of the Code a prescribed person is:
(a) in the case of a chemical product in respect of which an application for registration has been made—a person who is expressly authorised to obtain the information by the applicant for registration; or
(b) in the case of an active constituent in respect of which an application for approval has been made—a person who is expressly authorised to obtain the information by the applicant for approval.
68 Disclosure of confidential commercial information to international organisations
For the purposes of subparagraph 162(3)(d)(ii) of the Code, the following organisations are prescribed:
(a) the World Health Organization;
(b) the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;
(c) the International Labour Organization;
(d) the United Nations Environment Programme;
(e) the United Nations International Programme on Chemical Safety;
(f) the Organization for Economic Co‑operation and Development;
(g) any international organisation established jointly by 2 or more of the international organisations mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f);
(h) any international organisation that is an agency or committee of an international organisation mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g).
69 Disclosure of confidential commercial information—records
(1) The APVMA must make a record, on each occasion on which confidential commercial information is disclosed, of:
(a) the name and address of the person to whom the information is disclosed; and
(b) the nature of the information disclosed; and
(c) the date on which the information was disclosed.
(2) A record made under subregulation (1) must be kept for a period of 10 years.
(3) A person must not disclose any information contained in a record made under subregulation (1) to a person who is not a member of the staff of the APVMA.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3A) It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (3) if the defendant:
(a) has a reasonable excuse; or
(b) has the permission in writing of the Minister or a person authorised under subregulation (4).
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in this subregulation—see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code.
(3B) An offence under subregulation (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(4) The Minister may, in writing, authorise a person for the purposes of subregulation (3).
69AAA Disclosure of information given with applications under these Regulations
(1) Section 162 of the Code applies, with the modifications set out in this regulation:
(a) in relation to the disclosure of information, about an ingredient in a substance or in a mixture of substances, that is given to the APVMA in connection with an application under these Regulations—as if:
(i) the ingredient were an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product; and
(ii) subparagraphs (3)(a)(i) and (ii) of that section were omitted; and
(b) in relation to the disclosure of information, about a substance or a mixture of substances, that is given to the APVMA in connection with an application under these Regulations—as if:
(i) the substance or mixture were a chemical product; and
(ii) subparagraphs (3)(b)(i) and (ii) of that section were omitted; and
(c) if either paragraph (a) or (b) of this subregulation applies—as if subsections (11), (13) and (13A) of that section were omitted.
(2) The maximum penalty for an offence committed against subsection 162(1), (8) or (9) of the Code, as those subsections apply under subregulation (1), is 50 penalty units.
(3) For subregulation (1), a reference in section 162 of the Code to confidential commercial information is taken to be a reference to:
(a) a trade secret relating to the substance, mixture or ingredient; or
(b) any other information relating to the substance, mixture or ingredient that has a commercial value that would be, or could reasonably be expected to be, destroyed or diminished if the information were disclosed; or
(c) any other information that:
(i) concerns the lawful commercial or financial affairs of a person, organisation or undertaking; and
(ii) relates to the manufacture, distribution or supply of the substance, mixture or ingredient; and
(iii) if it were disclosed, could unreasonably affect the person, organisation or undertaking in an adverse manner.
(4) Section 8X of the Code applies in relation to conduct engaged in, in the performance of a function or duty or the exercise of a power, under a provision mentioned in subsection (1) of that section (to the extent that the provision applies in relation to an application made under these Regulations), as if:
(a) the reference in that section to confidential commercial information were a reference to information covered by paragraph (3)(a), (b) or (c) of this regulation; and
(b) the reference in that section to section 162 of the Code were a reference to section 162 of the Code as it applies under subregulation (1); and
(c) the reference in that section to subsection 162(1A) of the Code were a reference to that subsection as it applies under subregulation (1).
Division 9.2—Fees
69A Payment of fees
A fee prescribed by these Regulations and payable under the Code:
(a) is payable to the APVMA; and
(b) must be paid by electronic means.
Note: Unless otherwise specified, GST is not payable in respect of fees prescribed by these Regulations.
69AA Prescribed fee for notices of notifiable variations
Prescribed fee
(1) For the purposes of subsection 164(1) of the Code, $50 is the prescribed fee for lodging a notice under Division 2AA of Part 2 of the Code.
Notices for which prescribed fee is not payable
(2) However, a prescribed fee is not payable for lodging a notice under Division 2AA of Part 2 of the Code for:
(a) variations of the relevant particulars of the registration of a chemical product in respect of one or more active constituents of the product if the variation:
(i) is to vary the particulars of one or more constituents listed for the product in an interchangeable constituent determination; and
(ii) in the case of a product in respect of which 9 or more constituents are entered in the Register—is to no more than 25% of those constituents; and
(iii) in the case of a product in respect of which fewer than 9 constituents are entered in the Register—is to no more than 2 of those constituents; or
(b) variations of the relevant particulars of the approval of a label for containers for a chemical product if:
(i) the variation is the result of a notifiable variation of a kind mentioned in subregulation (3); and
(ii) the varied label would not include misleading or deceptive information about the use, safety, environmental impact or efficacy of the product.
(3) For the purposes of subparagraph (2)(b)(i), the kinds of notifiable variations are the following:
(a) a variation of the net contents of an agricultural chemical product, but only if:
(i) the variation will not result in the instructions for the use or disposal of the product, or the containers for the product, being modified or affected; and
(ii) the net contents of the product, as varied, is in the range recorded in the Register for the product;
(b) a variation of the instructions for the use of a chemical product, but only if:
(i) the variation is to remove the use of the product from the instructions; and
(ii) the variation of the instructions will not otherwise modify or affect the instructions for another use of the product.
69B Fees for pre‑application assistance
(1) For section 164 of the Code, this regulation provides for the fees payable in respect of pre‑application assistance provided by the APVMA under regulation 8AT.
(3) The fee for one unit, or a part of one unit, of pre‑application assistance is $192.50 (GST inclusive).
(4) A person applying for pre‑application assistance under regulation 8AT must pay the fee that would be payable for 2 units of pre‑application assistance (regardless of the assistance to be given by APVMA) when the application is lodged.
(5) If more than 2 units of pre‑application assistance are provided by the APVMA to the person in relation to the application, the person must pay the fee for each additional unit, or part of a unit, of pre‑application assistance provided to the person when the APVMA issues an invoice for the fee.
Note: Regulation 70 provides for pre‑application assistance fees to be rebated from fees payable for certain applications, up to a maximum rebate amount.
70 Fees for applications
(1) For section 164 of the Code, this regulation provides for the fees payable in respect of applications under the Code or these Regulations.
Note: Regulations 70A, 70B, 71A, 72 and 72A make further provision regarding fees payable in respect of applications under the Code.
(2) The fee (the application fee) payable for an application of a kind described in column 1 of an item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 is as follows:
(a) if the application is a timeshift application—the fee in column 5 of item 27 of the table; and
(b) otherwise—the fee in column 5 of the applicable item.
(2A) Without limiting paragraph (2)(b), a fee in column 5 of an item of the table may be expressed as an amount specified in, or worked out in accordance with, a legislative instrument made by the APVMA.
(3) If any pre‑application assistance fee is paid in relation to an application, the application fee for the application is reduced by the amount of pre‑application assistance fee paid (excluding GST).
(4) However, the maximum amount by which the application fee may be reduced under subregulation (3), for an application of a kind mentioned in Column 1 of an item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6, is the amount mentioned in column 4 for the item.
(4AA) Without limiting subregulation (4), an amount in column 4 of an item of the table may be expressed as an amount (if any) specified in, or worked out in accordance with, a legislative instrument made by the APVMA.
(4A) Subject to subregulation (4), the reduction in application fee provided by subregulation (3) in relation to an application lodged by an applicant may be applied in respect of any application lodged by the applicant.
(5) A reference in column 5 of an item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 to a modular assessment fee is a reference to the modular assessment fee in respect of the application to which that item refers, worked out in accordance with regulation 70A.
(6) The minimum amount of the application fee that is required to be paid at the time of making an application is as follows:
(a) if the application fee for the application is less than $710—the total amount of the application fee;
(b) in any other case—$710.
Note: Subparagraph 8A(a)(iii) of the Code states that an application must be accompanied by so much of the prescribed fee as is required to be paid when the application is made.
(7) The balance, if any, of the application fee is payable within 28 days of the date of the notice given to the applicant in relation to the application under subsection 11(2), 28(2) or 110A(2) of the Code, or subregulation 8AP(1) or 8AQ(2) of these Regulations.
(8) No fee is payable in respect of an application for a permit:
(a) if:
(i) the applicant is:
(A) the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or
(B) an authority or agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
(C) an officer or employee of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, or of an authority or agency of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and
(ii) the permit is in support of the Commonwealth’s, State’s or Territory’s core activities; and
(iii) the permit is for a use that does not have a commercial benefit; or
(b) in respect of an emergency use of a chemical product.
70A Modular assessment fees
(1) Schedule 7 sets out the assessment modules that may be necessary to determine an application for which a modular assessment fee is payable.
(2) An assessment module may have different levels or types of assessment.
(3) The fee payable for a module, level or type of assessment mentioned in an item in Schedule 7, in relation to an application, is the fee (if any) mentioned for the item in column 3 of Schedule 7.
(4) The modular assessment fee for an application is the sum of the fees payable for:
(a) the preliminary assessment module in item 1 in Schedule 7; and
(b) the other modules, levels and types of assessment that the APVMA considers necessary for the application to undergo; and
(c) the type of finalisation assessment module in items 11.1 to 11.3 in Schedule 7 that the application must undergo.
70B Recategorised applications
(1) This regulation applies if:
(a) both of the following apply:
(i) the fee mentioned in subregulation 70(2) (the application fee) has been paid in relation to an application on the basis that the application is of a kind mentioned in an item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 (the original item);
(ii) the APVMA determines, at any time after preliminary assessment of the application, that the application is more correctly categorised as an application of a kind mentioned in a different item of the table (the recategorised item); or
(b) both of the following apply:
(i) the application fee has been paid in relation to an application on the basis that particular modules, levels and types mentioned in Schedule 7 (the original modules) are necessary for the application;
(ii) the APVMA considers, at any time after preliminary assessment of the application, that different modules, levels and types mentioned in Schedule 7 (the recategorised modules) are necessary for the application.
(2) If the application fee is the same as the fee payable under subregulation 70(2) for the recategorised item or recategorised modules, the APVMA must notify the applicant, in writing:
(a) that the APVMA has recategorised the application and will proceed with the assessment of the application; and
(b) if the assessment period for the recategorised item or recategorised modules is different from the assessment period for the original item or original modules—of the assessment period for the application.
(3) If the application fee is less than the fee payable under subregulation 70(2) for the recategorised item or recategorised modules:
(a) the APVMA must notify the applicant, in writing:
(i) that the APVMA has recategorised the application; and
(ii) that the applicant must pay the difference between the application fee and the fee payable under subregulation 70(2) for the recategorised item or recategorised modules (the additional amount) before the APVMA can determine the application; and
(iii) that the additional amount is payable within 28 days of the date of the notice; and
(iv) that the APVMA must refuse the application if the additional amount is not paid by that date; and
(v) that the applicant may withdraw the application; and
(vi) if the assessment period for the recategorised item or recategorised modules is different from the assessment period for the original item or original modules—of the assessment period for the recategorised item or recategorised modules; and
(b) for section 164 of the Code, the applicant must pay the additional amount within 28 days of the date of the notice; and
(c) for paragraph 164(8)(b) of the Code, the APVMA may waive the additional amount if the application is refused on the basis that the additional amount has not been paid within 28 days of the date of the notice.
(4) If the application fee is more than the fee payable under subregulation 70(2) for the recategorised item or recategorised modules:
(a) the APVMA must notify the applicant, in writing:
(i) that the APVMA has recategorised the application; and
(ii) of the amount of the fee for the recategorised item or recategorised modules; and
(iii) that the applicant is entitled to a refund of the difference between the application fee and the fee payable under subregulation 70(2) for the recategorised item or recategorised modules; and
(iv) that the APVMA will proceed with the assessment of the application; and
(v) if the assessment period for the recategorised item or recategorised modules is different from the assessment period for the original item or original modules—of the assessment period for application; and
(b) the APVMA must, as soon as practicable, remit to the applicant the difference between the application fee and the fee payable under subregulation (2) for the recategorised item or recategorised modules.
71A Fees for continued registration of chemical product
(1) For the purposes of section 164 of the Code, the fee payable for an application for the renewal, or further renewal, of the registration of a chemical product that is made in a financial year specified in an item of column 1 of the table is:
(a) if the application is for the renewal, or further renewal, of the product for a period of 12 months—the amount specified in column 2 of the item; or
(b) if the application is for the renewal, or further renewal, of the product for a period for 5 years—the amount specified in column 3 of the item.
| Item | Column 1 Financial year | Column 2 12 month renewal | Column 3 5 year renewal |
| 1 | Financial year beginning on 1 July 2020 | $550 | $3,350 |
| 2 | Financial year beginning on 1 July 2021 and later financial years | $600 | $3,650 |
(2) In addition, for section 164 of the Code, an annual fee (the overseas GMP compliance assessment fee) is payable by the holder, in relation to the registration of a veterinary chemical product, for each site outside Australia at which:
(a) the product is manufactured; or
(b) a step in the manufacture of the product occurs.
(3) However, the overseas GMP compliance assessment fee is not payable:
(a) in relation to a site if the holder has, in the financial year in respect of which the fee is payable, already paid an overseas GMP compliance assessment fee in relation to another chemical product manufactured at the same site; or
(b) in relation to a chemical product that is prescribed under regulation 59 for the purposes of section 120A of the Code.
(4) The amount of the overseas GMP compliance assessment fee is $1 000 for each financial year for which the registration is in force.
(5) The overseas GMP compliance assessment fee for a financial year is payable on or before the last day for payment of the fee shown on an invoice issued for the fee by the APVMA for the financial year.
(6) A fee payable under this regulation is not refundable if the registration of the chemical product is subsequently suspended or cancelled.
71B Overseas GMP compliance assessment
(1) This regulation applies in relation to the registration of a veterinary chemical product if:
(a) the product is manufactured outside Australia; and
(b) the product is not prescribed under regulation 59 for the purposes of section 120A of the Code; and
(c) the registration of the product is subject to a condition that each step in the manufacture of the product complies with any of the following:
(i) the Code;
(ii) the manufacturing principles;
(iii) the Australian GMP Code;
(iv) any standards that apply to the chemical products;
(v) any standard determined by the APVMA to be comparable to the manufacturing principles or the Australian GMP Code; and
(d) the registration of the product is subject to a condition that the holder in relation to the registration must, if directed by the APVMA CEO, give to the APVMA, or arrange for the manufacturer of the product to give to the APVMA, evidence of compliance with the condition mentioned in paragraph (c).
(2) For paragraph 6(2)(c) of the Act, subregulations (3) and (4) apply if the APVMA CEO has directed the holder to provide evidence of compliance with the condition mentioned in paragraph (1)(c).
(3) If a GMP audit was carried out, and a report of the audit has been given to the APVMA, the APVMA must assess the report having regard to:
(a) whether the audit report identified any non‑conformances; and
(b) whether any non‑conformances identified in the audit report have been rectified following corrective action; and
(c) any other matters that the APVMA considers relevant.
(4) The APVMA must:
(a) assess any evidence of compliance with the condition given to the APVMA by the holder or on behalf of the holder; and
(b) determine whether the APVMA is satisfied that the condition has been complied with.
(3) In this regulation:
GMP audit has the meaning given by paragraph 61(8)(a).
71C Fees for applications relating to holder or nominated agent
For section 164 of the Code, the following fees are prescribed:
(a) for an application under section 8L of the Code to change the holder of an approval or registration—$50;
(b) for an application under section 8M of the Code to nominate a nominated agent—$50;
(c) for an application under section 8P of the Code to change a nominated agent—$50.
72 Remission and waiver of fees for applications
(1) For paragraph 164(8)(b) of the Code, this regulation prescribes circumstances in which the APVMA may remit the whole or part of a fee that has been paid, or waive a fee that is payable.
(2) The APVMA may remit the whole or part of a fee paid in respect of an application if:
(a) the APVMA refuses the application under subsection 11(3), 28(3) or 110A(4) of the Code; or
(b) the APVMA refuses the application under paragraph 8A(d) of the Code on the basis that:
(i) the applicant failed to give the APVMA the number of copies of the application required by the notice issued for the application under subsection 11(2), 28(2) or 110A(2) of the Code, or subregulation 8AP(1) or 8AQ(2) of these Regulations; or
(ii) failed to give the APVMA the copies in the form required by that notice.
Note: The APVMA may also waive a fee that is payable, or remit a fee that was paid, in respect of an application to the APVMA that is to be or has been withdrawn—see paragraph 164(8)(a) of the Code.
(3) The APVMA may remit the whole or part of a fee paid in respect of an application, other than an application for the renewal of the registration of a chemical product or for a permit, if the application is not determined within the period worked out for the application under regulation 76.
(4) The APVMA may remit the whole or part of a fee paid in respect of a module of assessment specified in Schedule 7 if the module is not completed within the time specified for the module in Schedule 7.
(5) If the APVMA refuses an application on the basis that the applicant failed to pay the balance of the application fee for the application, as required by a notice issued for the application under subsection 11(2), 28(2) or 110A(2) of the Code, or subregulation 8AP(1) or 8AQ(2) of these Regulations, the APVMA may waive the balance of the application fee.
(6) In any other circumstances, the APVMA may waive or remit the whole or part of a fee payable or paid under the Code or these Regulations, if the APVMA considers it desirable to do so.
(7) In this regulation:
application fee has the meaning given by subregulation 70(2).
72A Fees for licences
(1) For section 164 of the Code, this regulation prescribes matters relating to fees payable in respect of licences issued under Part 8 of the Code.
Fee for licence application
(2) The fee payable for an application for the issue of a licence is $900.
Annual licence fee
(3) The holder of a licence must pay an annual licence fee, for each financial year in which the licence is held, as follows:
(a) for a category 1 licence—$7 500;
(b) for a category 2, 3 or 4 licence—$5 000;
(c) for a category 6 licence—$1 800;
(d) for a multi‑category licence—$7 500.
(4) However, if a licence is issued on a date other than on 1 July in a financial year, the annual licence fee payable for the first financial year of the licence is a pro rata amount of the fee mentioned for the licence in subregulation (3) for the number of whole months of the financial year remaining on the date the licence is issued.
(5) The annual licence fee payable for a licence for the second financial year, and each subsequent financial year, in which the licence is held is reduced by 50% if the licence holder gives the APVMA satisfactory evidence that the total notional wholesale value of the chemical products manufactured under the licence in the previous financial year was less than $50 000.
(6) If a licence is not in force on 1 July of a financial year because the licence is suspended:
(a) an annual licence fee is not payable for the licence for that financial year unless the suspension is revoked later in the financial year; and
(b) the amount payable is a pro rata amount of the fee mentioned for the licence in subregulation (3) for the number of whole months of the financial year remaining on the date of the revocation.
(7) The annual licence fee is payable on receipt of an invoice for the fee issued by the APVMA.
Fee for variation of licence
(8) An additional fee of $1 800 is payable in respect of a licence if:
(a) the holder of the licence requests that the APVMA vary the licence; and
(b) the APVMA determines that a GMP audit is required in order to assess the request.
(10) In this regulation:
GMP audit has the meaning given by paragraph 61(8)(a).
notional wholesale value has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994.
(11) In subregulation (5):
(a) the notional wholesale value of a batch of a veterinary chemical product is the notional wholesale value at the time of completion of manufacture of the batch; and
(b) a reference to the chemical products manufactured does not include veterinary products that are prescribed under regulation 59 for the purposes of section 120A of the Code.
Note: Section 3 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994 has the following definition:
“notional wholesale value, in relation to a chemical product at a particular time, means the amount that the APVMA determines would have been received:
(a) if the product is an Australian product—by the manufacturer; or
(b) if the product is an imported product—by the importer;
in respect of the product if, at that time, the product had been sold by the manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, by wholesale to a person with whom the manufacturer or importer was dealing at arm’s length.”
73 Fees for copies and extracts
(1) Subject to subregulation (3), the prescribed fee:
(aa) under subsection 8W(2) of the Code—for a copy of, or extract from, a document (other than a document in any part of the Record or Register) in the possession or custody of the APVMA in relation to an approved active constituent or registered chemical product; or
(a) under subsection 17(5) of the Code—for a copy of, or extract from, a part of the Record of Approved Active Constituents in respect of an active constituent; or
(b) under subsection 18(5) of the Code—for a copy of, or extract from, a part of the Register of Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products in respect of a chemical product; or
(d) under subsection 97(4) of the Code—for a copy of a certificate in respect of an analysis; or
(e) under subsection 113(6) of the Code—for a copy of a permit; or
(f) for the disclosure, under section 162 of the Code, of confidential commercial information:
(i) of a kind described in subparagraphs 162(3)(a)(iii) or 162(3)(b)(iii) of the Code, other than to a medical practitioner referred to in subregulation 66(4); or
(ii) to a person referred to in subparagraph 162(3)(c)(ii);
is the fee worked out in accordance with subregulation (2).
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the fee is the sum of the following:
(a) $95; and
(b) $95 for each additional hour or part of an hour, after the first hour, of work done by the APVMA to make the copy or extract available; and
(c) 20 cents for each photocopied page in excess of the first 100 pages; and
(d) $4.40 for each page of a copy, other than a photocopy, of a document; and
(e) $4.40 for each page of a transcript of:
(i) a sound recording; or
(ii) a document in shorthand.
(3) No fee is payable, in respect of any matter referred to in subregulation (1), by:
(i) an authority in this jurisdiction having any function or power in relation to a matter referred to in paragraph 159(1)(a), (b), or (d) of the Code; or
(ii) the collecting agency.
73A Fees for converting information and documents into electronic form
(1) This regulation applies if, on or after 1 July 2015:
(a) a person gives to the APVMA information or documents (required material) in hard copy form that, under the Code or these Regulations, must or may accompany an application; and
(b) under the Code or these Regulations the required material is not required to be given electronically.
(2) The APVMA must notify the person that:
(a) the APVMA will convert the required material into electronic form; and
(b) the person will be required to pay the prescribed fee, as worked out under subregulation (6), for the conversion of the required material.
(3) If the APVMA converts the required material into electronic form it must give the person a written notice specifying the prescribed fee to be paid for the conversion and the period within which the fee must be paid.
(4) The person must pay the prescribed fee specified in the notice under subregulation (3) within the period specified in the notice.
(5) The period specified in the notice under subregulation (3) must not be more than 14 days after the day the notice is given.
(6) The prescribed fee is the sum of:
(a) $90; and
(b) $90 for each hour or part of an hour, after the first hour, of work done by the APVMA to convert the required material into electronic form.
Division 9.3—Notification, assessment periods and review
75 Notification that application has been received
Within 10 days of receiving an application under the Code, the APVMA must notify the applicant that the application has been received.
76 Period within which APVMA is to determine application
(1) For the purposes of subsection 165(1) of the Code, the period for determining an application of a kind specified in column 1 of an item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 is the period (if any) specified in column 2 of that item, subject to regulations 76A and 76B.
(1A) Without limiting subregulation (1), a period specified in column 2 of an item of the table may be expressed as a period specified in, or worked out in accordance with, a legislative instrument made by the APVMA.
(1B) If:
(a) an application is of the kind mentioned in section 10 or 27 of the Code (the primary application); and
(b) the applicant makes another application of the same kind as the primary application (the secondary application); and
(c) the secondary application is made at the same time as the primary application; and
(d) the applicant nominates the secondary application as an application related to the primary application; and
(e) the chemical products to which the primary and secondary applications relate would have, if the applications were approved:
(i) the same identifying information for the holder of the registration of the chemical products; and
(ii) the same manufacturer; and
(iii) the same address at which the chemical products are manufactured; and
(iv) the same active constituent on the label of the chemical products;
then, the period applicable under subregulation (1) and applicable to the primary application also applies to the secondary application.
(2) A reference in column 2 or 3 of an item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 to a modular assessment period, is a reference to the modular assessment period in respect of the application to which that item refers, worked out in accordance with regulation 77.
(4) Despite subregulation (1), if:
(a) the APVMA receives an application for a permit in respect of a chemical product; and
(b) the application is in respect of an emergency use of the chemical product;
the APVMA must determine the application as soon as is practicable in the circumstances of the case.
76A Extended assessment periods
(1) This regulation specifies extended assessment periods that apply to applications.
(2) An extended assessment period applies to an application of a kind mentioned in an item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 (other than a timeshift application) if the APVMA gives a notice to the applicant under section 159 of the Code in relation to the application.
(3) However subregulation (2) does not apply to an application if the application is an application to which an extended assessment period has previously applied under subregulation (2).
(4) The extended assessment period for an application to which subregulation (2) applies is the period mentioned in column 3 of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 for the item.
(5) Without limiting subregulation (4), a period mentioned in column 3 of an item of the table may be expressed as a period specified in, or worked out in accordance with, a legislative instrument made by the APVMA.
76B Extension of assessment period or extended assessment period for recategorised applications
(1) The assessment period or extended assessment period for an application is extended if:
(a) the APVMA recategorises the application under regulation 70B; and
(b) an additional amount is payable by the applicant under subregulation 70B(3).
(2) The extension of the assessment period or extended assessment period for the application is the period:
(a) starting on the date of the notice given by the APVMA under subregulation 70B(3); and
(b) ending on the date on which the applicant pays the additional amount.
77 Meaning of modular assessment period
For the purposes of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6, the modular assessment period for an application of a kind specified in column 1 of that table is:
(a) in the case of a timeshift application—the assessment period set out in the project plan for the application; and
(b) in the case of any other kind of application—the sum of:
(i) for each of the assessment modules set out in items 2.1 to 10.3 of the table in Schedule 7 that the APVMA considers necessary for the application to undergo—the longest of the periods specified in column 2 of the table for those items; and
(ii) for the type of finalisation set out in items 11.1 to 11.3 of the table in Schedule 7 that the APVMA considers necessary for the finalisation of the application—the period specified for that item.
78 Commencement of assessment period
(1) For an application of a kind mentioned in an item of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6 (other than item 13A), the period specified in column 2 or 3 of the item commences on the following date:
(a) if the notice issued in relation to the application under subsection 11(2), 28(2) or 110A(2) of the Code, or subregulation 8AP(1) or 8AQ(2) of these Regulations, required the applicant to pay an amount of application fee for the application, or provide a number of copies of the application, or both—the date on which the applicant complies with all requirements in the notice;
(b) in any other case—on the date of the notice issued under subsection 11(2), 28(2) or 110A(2) of the Code, or subregulation 8AP(1) or 8AQ(2) of these Regulations, in relation to the application.
(2) For an application of a kind mentioned in item 13A of the table in clause 2.1 of Schedule 6, the period specified in column 2 or 3 of the item commences when the application is lodged.
78A Period for determining applications relating to holders and nominated agents
For subsection 165(1) of the Code, the APVMA must determine an application made under section 8L, 8M or 8P of the Code within 1 month after the application is lodged.
78AA Period for determining applications for renewal of registration
For the purposes of subsection 165(1) of the Code, the APVMA must determine an application for the renewal of the registration of a chemical product within 1 month after the application is lodged.
78B Period within which APVMA is to conclude reconsiderations
(1) This regulation is made for subsection 165A(1) of the Code.
(2) The reconsideration period starts immediately after the end of the period specified in the notice given by the APVMA in relation to the reconsideration under paragraph 32(1)(b) of the Code.
(3) A reconsideration of an approval or registration is concluded when the APVMA:
(a) gives a notice in relation to the reconsideration under paragraph 34AC(1)(a) of the Code; or
(b) suspends or cancels the approval or registration under section 34AA of the Code.
(4) The period in which the APVMA must conclude a reconsideration of an approval or registration (the reconsideration assessment period) is to be worked out in accordance with the formula in subregulation (5).
(5) The formula is:
where:
A means:
(a) if an assessment relating to toxicology is required for the purposes of the reconsideration—the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 3.1 to 3.5, 4.1 and 7.1 to 7.4 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary for the reconsideration; or
(b) in any other case—the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 4.1 and 7.1 to 7.4 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary for the reconsideration.
Example: If the APVMA determines that items 3.1 and 7.3 of Schedule 7 are necessary for the reconsideration, A is the longest of the periods in column 2 for those items, which is 13 months (the period for item 3.1).
B means:
(a) if an assessment relating to work health and safety is required for the purposes of the reconsideration—the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 2.1 to 2.5, 3.1, 3.3 to 3.5, 5.1 to 5.5, 9 and 10.1 to 10.3 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary for the reconsideration; or
(b) in any other case—the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 2.1 to 2.5, 5.1 to 5.5, 9 and 10.1 to 10.3 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary for the reconsideration.
C means the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 11.1, 11.2 or 11.3 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary for the reconsideration.
D means 4 months.
E means the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary for the reconsideration.
J means:
(a) if the APVMA must consult each coordinator designated for a jurisdiction about the reconsideration in accordance with subsection 34A(3) of the Code—3 months; and
(b) in any other case—nil.
X means:
(a) if the APVMA appoints an arbitrator under section 64 of the Code—3 months; and
(b) in any other case—nil.
78C Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
For paragraph 167(1)(y) of the Code, the following decisions are prescribed:
(a) a decision to refuse an application under subsection 8L(3) of the Code;
(b) a decision to refuse an application under subsection 8M(3) of the Code;
(c) a decision to refuse an application under subsection 8P(3) of the Code;
(caa) a decision to refuse an application under regulation 8AS;
(ca) a decision to refuse an application, in whole or part, made under regulation 19AEB;
(d) a decision to refuse an application under subclause 10(4) of Schedule 3AA.
Division 9.4—Logo of APVMA
79 Logo of the APVMA
For the definition of protected symbol in subsection 170A(5) of the Code, the logo of the APVMA is set out in Schedule 8 of these Regulations.
Part 10—Transitional and application provisions
Division 10.1—Transitional provisions for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013
80 Definitions
In this Division:
Amendment Act means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013.
commencement time means the time when item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Amendment Act commences.
old Code application means an application:
(a) lodged with the APVMA before 1 July 2014; and
(b) in respect of which a notice was given to an approved person under section 11A of the old Code before 1 July 2014; and
(c) not determined before 1 July 2015.
82 Continuation of old Code requirements for old Code applications
For subitem 58(1) of Schedule 6 to the Amendment Act, and despite item 47 of Schedule 6 to the Amendment Act, the requirements of paragraphs 11(1)(b), 28(1)(b), 56J(1)(b), 56T(1)(b), 110(2)(b) and 122(1)(b) of the old Code continue to apply to an old Code application on and after 1 July 2015.
83 Preliminary notices issued under old Code
(1) This regulation applies to an old Code application if:
(a) a notice was issued under subsection 11A(3) of the old Code requiring the applicant to rectify defects in the application; and
(b) the period for rectifying the defects (the rectification period) ends after 30 June 2015; and
(c) the applicant has not rectified the defects before 1 July 2015.
Note: Paragraph 11A(3)(a) of the old Code provides that the notice must require the applicant to rectify the defects within 1 month or such further period as the APVMA allows.
(2) For subitem 58(1) of Schedule 6 to the Amendment Act, the APVMA must:
(a) for an application made under section 10 of the old Code:
(i) complete a preliminary assessment of the application under section 11 of the new Code within 1 month of the earlier of the following dates:
(A) the day the applicant has rectified all of the defects;
(B) the last day of the rectification period; and
(ii) comply with the requirements of subsection 11(2) and (3) of the new Code; and
(b) for an application made under section 27 of the old Code:
(i) complete a preliminary assessment of the application under section 28 of the new Code within 1 month of the earlier of the following dates:
(A) the day the applicant has rectified all of the defects;
(B) the last day of the rectification period; and
(ii) comply with the requirements of subsection 28(2) and (3) of the new Code.
84 Assessment periods for old Code applications
(1) For subitem 58(1) of Schedule 6 to the Amendment Act, the remaining period, after 30 June 2015, within which the APVMA must determine an old Code application (the remaining period) is to be worked out in accordance with the following formula:
where:
O means the number of days in the period starting on the day the assessment period for the application commenced under regulation 78 or 78A of the old Code (the commencement date), and ending on 30 June 2015.
P means the number of months within which the APVMA would have been required to determine the application, under subregulation 76(1) or (1A), if the application had been made on or after 1 July 2014.
R means the number of days in the period starting on the commencement date and ending on 30 June 2015 to which no regard was to be had, under paragraph 165(2)(a) of the old Code, in working out the period within which the application was to be determined under the old Code.
(2) If the remaining period worked out under subregulation (1) for an application is zero or less than zero, no remaining period applies to the application.
(3) The remaining period (if any) within which the APVMA must determine the application, worked out in accordance with subregulation (1), commences on 1 July 2015.
(4) However, if:
(a) the APVMA issues a notice under subsection 159(1) of the old Code before 1 July 2015 requiring the applicant to comply with a requirement; and
(b) the applicant has not, before 1 July 2015, complied with the notice; and
(c) the time specified in the notice for complying with the notice, or extended by the APVMA under subsection 159(1) (the compliance date) ends on or after 1 July 2015;
the remaining period does not commence until the earliest of the following dates:
(d) the day the applicant complies with the notice;
(e) the compliance date.
(5) This regulation has effect despite regulations 76, 76A, 76B and 78.
85 Reconsiderations commenced under old Code
(1) This regulation applies to a reconsideration begun under Division 4 of Part 2 of the old Code before 1 July 2014, but not concluded by 1 July 2015.
(2) Section 31 of the new Code applies to the reconsideration as if the reference in subsection 31(2) to “commencing the reconsideration” were a reference to “1 July 2015”.
Note: Section 31 of the new Code requires the APVMA to prepare and maintain a work plan for each reconsideration.
(3) For subsection 165A(1) of the Code, the remaining period, after 30 June 2015, within which the APVMA must conclude the reconsideration (the reconsideration assessment period) is to be worked out in accordance with the formula:
where:
A means the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary after 1 July 2015 for the reconsideration.
Example: If the APVMA determines that items 3.1, 4.1 and 7.3 of Schedule 7 are necessary after 1 July 2015 for the reconsideration, A is the longest of the periods in column 2 for those items, which is 13 months (the period for item 3.1).
B means the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 2.1 to 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.1 to 6.3, 9, and 10.1 to 10.3 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary after 1 July 2015 for the reconsideration.
C means the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 11.1, 11.2 or 11.3 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary after 1 July 2015 for the reconsideration.
D means 4 months.
E means the longest of the periods, in months, mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 7 for whichever of items 8.1, 8.2 or 8.3 of Schedule 7 that the APVMA determines are necessary after 1 July 2015 for the reconsideration.
J means:
(a) if the APVMA must, after 1 July 2015, consult each coordinator designated for a jurisdiction about the reconsideration in accordance with subsection 34A(3) of the Code—3 months; and
(b) in any other case—nil.
X means:
(a) if the APVMA appoints an arbitrator under section 64 of the Code after 1 July 2015—3 months; and
(b) in any other case—nil.
(4) The remaining period within which the APVMA must conclude the reconsideration, worked out in accordance with subregulation (3), commences on 1 July 2015.
(5) However, if:
(a) the APVMA issues a notice in relation to the reconsideration under subsection 33(1) or 159(1) of the old Code before 1 July 2015; and
(b) the holder of the approval or registration under reconsideration has not, before 1 July 2015, complied with the notice; and
(c) the time specified in the notice for complying with the notice (the compliance date) ends on or after 1 July 2015;
the remaining period does not start until the earliest of the following dates:
(a) the day the holder complies with the notice;
(b) the compliance date.
(6) Subregulations (3) to (5) have effect despite regulation 78B.
Division 10.2—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014
86 Operation of Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014
The amendments of these Regulations made by Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Regulation 2014 apply to acts, omissions, matters and things happening on or after the commencement of that Schedule.
Division 10.3—Application of amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Removal of Re‑approvals and Re‑registrations) Regulation 2014
87 Application of amendments in relation to existing approvals of labels
(1) This regulation applies if:
(a) immediately before 1 January 2015 the distinguishing name (the approved product name) of a chemical product is contained on a label for containers of the chemical product; and
(b) an approval of the label (the label approval) with the approved product name was in force immediately before 1 January 2015.
(2) Subject to these Regulations, on and after 1 January 2015 the label approval continues in force as follows:
(a) the approved product name is taken to be the name of the chemical product that is to appear on a label for containers of the chemical product as prescribed under paragraph 17(1)(b);
(b) the approved product name is taken to be recorded in the relevant APVMA file in relation to the label approval in accordance with subparagraph 21(c)(iva) of the Code; and
(c) the distinguishing number of the chemical product that is entered in the Register immediately before 1 January 2015 in relation to the label approval is taken to be recorded in the relevant APVMA file in accordance with subparagraph 21(c)(iva) of the Code.
Note: The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Removal of Re‑approvals and Re‑registrations) Regulation 2014 amended these Regulations by substituting a new paragraph 17(1)(b) and inserting new paragraphs 17(3)(c) and (d). The effect of the amendments was to change how approvals of labels for containers for chemical products take place. The amendments commenced on 1 January 2015.
Division 10.4—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Timeshift Applications and Other Measures) Regulations 2019
88 Definitions
In this Division:
amending regulations means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Timeshift Applications and Other Measures) Regulations 2019.
commencement day means the day on which the amending regulations commence.
89 Applications
The amendments of these Regulations made by the amending regulations apply in relation to applications made on or after the commencement day.
90 Exemption from operation of section 88 of the Code
Regulation 42A, as inserted by the amending regulations, applies to a substance or chemical product covered by paragraph 42A(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) whether the substance or chemical product first meets the requirement of the applicable paragraph before, on or after the commencement day.
Division 10.5—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Cost Recovery) Regulations 2020
91 Notices of intention to supply hormonal growth promotant
The amendment of subregulation 47(2) of these Regulations made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Cost Recovery) Regulations 2020 applies in relation to a notice given on or after 1 July 2020.
92 Applications
The amendments of Schedules 6 and 7 to these Regulations made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Cost Recovery) Regulations 2020 apply in relation to applications made on or after 1 July 2020.
Division 10.6—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations 2021
93 Minor use
Regulation 3AA, as inserted by Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations 2021, applies in relation to applications made under section 110 of the Code on or after the commencement of this regulation.
Division 10.7—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Improvements) Regulations 2021
94 Applications for variation for chemical products
The amendment of regulation 19AD made by Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Improvements) Regulations 2021 applies in relation to applications made under section 27 of the Code on or after the commencement of this regulation.
Division 10.8—Amendments made by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Cost Recovery and Other Measures) Regulations 2022
95 Application of amendments
(1) The amendments of regulation 78B made by Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Cost Recovery and Other Measures) Regulations 2022 apply in relation to a reconsideration of an approval or registration under Division 4 of Part 2 of the Code if the period for the reconsideration starts on or after 1 February 2023.
(2) The amendments of Schedules 6 and 7 made by Schedule 1 to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment (Cost Recovery and Other Measures) Regulations 2022 apply in relation to applications made on or after 1 February 2023.