Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00508:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00508
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/12)
Character Range: 34114–37053

3  Definitions
  In this Code, unless the contrary intention appears:
active constituent, in relation to a proposed or existing agricultural chemical product or veterinary chemical product, means the substance that is, or one of the substances that together are, primarily responsible for the biological or other effect identifying the product as an agricultural chemical product or a veterinary chemical product, as the case may be.
adequate, in relation to instructions on a label for containers for a chemical product, means adequate to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that the product meets the safety criteria and the trade criteria.
agricultural chemical product has the meaning given by section 4.
agvet law means:
 (a) the Agvet Code or the Agvet Regulations of this, or another, jurisdiction; or
 (b) the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994; or
 (c) the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.
agvet penalty provision means:
 (a) a civil penalty provision of the Agvet Code or the Agvet Regulations of this, or another, jurisdiction; or
 (b) a civil penalty provision of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994; or
 (c) a civil penalty provision of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.
animal means any animal (other than a human being), whether vertebrate or not, and whether a food‑producing species or not, and includes:
 (a) mammals, birds, bees, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans and molluscs; and
 (b) the semen, ova or embryo of an animal (other than a human being) or any other substance or thing directly relevant to the reproduction of an animal (other than a human being); and
 (c) any other prescribed form of animal life, whether prescribed by reference to a species or in any other way.
application means an application under this Code.
approval means approval under Part 2 of:
 (a) an active constituent for a proposed or existing chemical product; or
 (b) a label for containers for a chemical product.
approved active constituent means an active constituent that is approved and complies with the relevant particulars entered in the Record for the constituent.
approved analyst means a person appointed under subsection 69G(1) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 to be an approved analyst for the purposes of this Code.
approved form means a form approved by the APVMA or prescribed by the regulations.
approved label means a label that is approved and complies with the relevant particulars recorded in the relevant APVMA file for the label.
APVMA means the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority continued in existence by section 6 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.
Australia includes any external Territories that are participating Territories.
authorising party for