Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00413:reg:5:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00413
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 18/23)
Character Range: 47002–50066

3.9 Agricultural or veterinary chemical products

Regulation 335, Part 3 of Schedule 9: Agricultural and veterinary chemicals must have a label in English that complies with the requirements of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority and also includes the following:
    * any hazard statement that is consistent with the correct classification of the chemical, and
    * any precautionary statement that is consistent with the correct classification of the chemical.

Agricultural or veterinary chemical refers to any agricultural chemical product or veterinary chemical product as defined in the Commonwealth's Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
Code Act 1994.
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) labelling codes for agricultural and veterinary chemical products are the Ag Labelling Code and the Veterinary Labelling Code, respectively. You may omit the hazard pictogram and signal word from the labels of these chemicals. However, the label must contain hazard statements and precautionary statements for all of the intrinsic hazards of the product.
Note: Hazard and precautionary statements required for some intrinsic hazards under the WHS Regulations may not be required on labels by APVMA legislation. As the manufacturer or importer, you must ensure that any additional hazard and precautionary statements required by the WHS Regulations are included on the label, provided they are not contrary to the information required
by the APVMA legislation.

3.10 Products containing nanomaterials

For engineered or manufactured nanomaterials[3] or chemicals containing engineered or manufactured nanomaterials, it is recommended that labels be prepared in accordance with this Code unless there is evidence that the nanomaterials are not hazardous.
The following label statements are recommended for products containing nanomaterials when the hazards are not fully characterised:
    * Contains engineered/manufactured nanomaterials. Caution: Hazards unknown.
    * Contains engineered/manufactured nanomaterials. Caution: Hazards not fully characterised.
These phrases are for use on an interim basis, as the manufacturer/importer has a duty to correctly classify the chemical and include information on known hazards on the label in accordance with the WHS Regulations.

4. LABELLING DESIGN AND LAYOUT

The label must be written English.
The size of a label should be:
    * large enough to contain all of the relevant hazard and other information in a size and style that is easily visible and legible in the workplace
    * appropriate to the size of the container, with larger labels present on larger containers.
The information on a label may be presented using one or more panels, or sections, dependent
on the size and shape of the container. The label should be firmly secured to the outside of the container and should be visible in the normal storage position. The label should be sufficiently durable so as to remain legible and firmly attached to the container for the foreseeable lifetime