Control of Plants Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Control of Cultivation of Plants
11. Use of pesticide
Feedback & supportA person must not use any pesticide in the cultivation of any plant unless —
pesticide
“pesticide” means any substance or mixture of substances prepared or used for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest and any substance or mixture of substances prepared or used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant;
the pesticide is registered with the Director-General; and
the person is a certified pesticide operator or the use is supervised by a certified pesticide operator.
Any person who uses any pesticide in the cultivation of any plant must ensure that —
plant
“plant” means any species of plant or any part of a plant whether living or dead and includes any vegetable, fruit, flower, leaf, stem, branch, spore, seed, root, cutting, graft, scion and any other part, whether severed or attached, intended for propagation or from which further plants may be propagated;
the pesticide is properly stored in the prescribed manner;
the pesticide container is disposed of in the prescribed manner; and
the pesticide residue on any plant cultivated does not exceed the prescribed level.