The Pesticides Act 1999 controls the use of pesticides in New South Wales. Legislation, Standards and Codes may be linked to one or more of the University's compliance frameworks either as the driver of the requirements, or as a component of the framework. The relevant frameworks are listed below.Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW) - Level 3
The objects of this Act are as followsâ€"
(a) to promote the protection of human health, the environment, property and trade in relation to the use of pesticides, having regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development within the meaning of the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991,
(b) to minimise risks to human health, the environment, property and trade,
(c) to promote collaborative and integrated policies in relation to the use of pesticides,
(d) to establish a legislative framework to regulate the use of pesticides.Relevant Compliance Frameworks
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