Training—use of declared vertebrate poisons
55G Training—use of declared vertebrate poisons
A person commits an offence if the person uses a declared vertebrate poison.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the person holds—
a VET statement of attainment issued by a registered training organisation stating that the person has successfully completed each approved VET course unit of competency required for this section; or
a qualification that is substantially equivalent to the statement of attainment mentioned in paragraph (a).
Subsection (1) does not apply if—
the declared vertebrate poison is in the form of a prepared bait; and
the use is in accordance with an environmental authorisation.
Note 1 Environmental authorisation—see the Act, dictionary.
Note 2 It is an offence to conduct a class A activity without an environmental authorisation—see the Act, s 42. The commercial use of a registered agvet chemical product for pest control or turf management is a class A activity—see the Act, sch 1, table 1.2, item 29.
Note 3 The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (3) and s (4) (see Criminal Code, s 58).
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