Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

The APVMA must give notice of what it proposes to do before it:

varies the relevant particulars or conditions under section 34A; or

suspends or cancels the approval or registration under section 34AA.

The notice must:

be given to the holder in writing; and

be given to the other persons informed of the reconsideration as mentioned in subsection 32(2):

in writing; or

in the way the persons were informed under that subsection; and

include a draft statement of reasons for the proposed course of action; and

set out the information on which the reasons are based (including information not given to the APVMA by the holder); and

for variation of relevant particulars or conditions—set out the proposed variation; and

invite written submissions from the holder or other persons within 3 months.

This subsection does not authorise the disclosure of confidential commercial information whose disclosure would otherwise be prohibited by section 162: see section 8X.

The APVMA is not required to comply with this section more than once in relation to:

variation of the relevant particulars or conditions; or

suspension or cancellation of the approval or registration.