Training—use of declared avicides
55H Training—use of declared avicides
A person commits an offence if the person uses a declared avicide.
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 subparagraph (i); and
has successfully completed an approved avicide training course.
Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58).
The authority may approve a VET course unit of competency or other training course for this section (an approved avicide training course) if satisfied that it includes appropriate training in—
identifying pest birds and understanding their behaviour; and
assessing how to manage pest birds and control them using agvet chemical products.
An approval is a notifiable instrument.
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