Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00426:section:7:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00426
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 20329–21860

(1A) have the same meanings as in the Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.
 (1C) The APVMA has any functions and powers that are conferred on it by Division 2A of Part 3 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
 (2) The APVMA has any functions and powers that are expressed to be conferred on it by a law of a State.
 (3) The APVMA has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance of its functions and, in particular, may:
 (a) enter into contracts; and
 (b) acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and
 (c) occupy, use and control any land or building owned or held under lease by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory and made available for the purposes of the APVMA; and
 (d) appoint agents and attorneys, and act as agent for other persons; and
 (da) make available to the public, either without charge or upon payment of a fee to the APVMA, manuals, reports, lists of requirements and other documents; and
 (e) do anything incidental to any of its powers.
 (4) In the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers, the APVMA is to have regard to the Commonwealth Government's policy in relation to the principle of ecologically sustainable development and, in particular, to the need to use, conserve and enhance the community's resources so that ecological processes, on which life depends, are maintained, and the total quality of life, now and in the future, can be increased.