Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995

For paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Code, the registration of a chemical product is subject to the condition that the product is supplied only in a container that meets the requirements mentioned in subregulation (2).

The container must:

be impervious to, and incapable of chemical reaction with, its contents when under conditions of temperature and pressure that are likely to be encountered in normal service; and

have sufficient strength and impermeability to prevent leakage of its contents during handling, transport and storage under normal handling conditions; and

if it is intended to be opened more than once—be able to be securely and readily closed and reclosed; and

have sufficient excess capacity to prevent it from breaking if its contents expand during handling, transport or storage; and

enable all or any part of its contents to be removed or discharged in such a way that, with the exercise of no more than reasonable care, the contents cannot:

harm a person; or

have an unintended effect that is harmful to the environment.

Nothing in subregulation (2) is intended to affect the operation of any other law that applies in relation to containers for chemical products.