Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00447:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00447
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 4220–7069

3  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
active constituent has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.
Agency has the same meaning as Commonwealth entity in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
agricultural chemical product has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994.
APVMA means the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority continued in existence by section 6 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.
assessment means an assessment under section 16.
Australia includes any external Territories that are participating Territories.
Australian product means a chemical product that has been manufactured in Australia, but does not include an imported product.
chemical product means an agricultural chemical product or a veterinary chemical product but does not include such a product that, under the regulations, is exempt from levy.
civil penalty order has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.
civil penalty provision means a provision declared by this Act to be a civil penalty provision.
collecting agency means:
 (a) if an Agency is specified by instrument under section 3A to be the collecting agency—the Agency; or
 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the APVMA.
give information includes make a statement.
imported product means a chemical product that has been imported into Australia (whether or not the product was manufactured in Australia).
inspector means:
 (a) a person appointed as an inspector for the purposes of this Act under subsection 69F(1) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992; or
 (b) an officer of the Public Service of a State or Territory to whom an arrangement referred to in subsection 69F(2) of that Act applies for the purposes of this Act.
interested person, in relation to a registered chemical product, means:
 (a) subject to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), the person (the original applicant) who applied for the registration or, in the case of a chemical product whose registration has been renewed, applied for the renewal, or the last renewal, as the case may be, of the registration; or
 (b) subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), if the original applicant has entered into a contract with another person in relation to the product under which, or as a result of which, the other person will or may apply to the APVMA to have the other person's name entered in the relevant particulars in relation to the product, or to have a label approved in relation to containers for the product, and the