Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995

1

Any biocide for use in the manufacture of paper, paper pulp, glue, plywood, carpets, plastics, glass, fabrics, domestic items, bedding material, leather goods or surface coatings (including paint but excluding antifouling paint), if:

(a) the biocide is incorporated into the product during manufacture for the protection of the goods; and

(b) the biocide is not incorporated into the product for the purpose of that product releasing the biocide into the environment; and

(c) the manufactured product is not claimed to have any effect as an agricultural chemical product

2

Any fungicide, bactericide or deodorant for use in footwear and clothing

3

Any soil ameliorant, conditioner or fertiliser applied to soil or other growing media if the product is not claimed to have any effect as a regulator of plant growth

4

Invertebrate pest management lures based on food and not containing any active constituent

5

Vertebrate pest management lures

6

Any disinfectant, mould inhibitor, air freshener or sanitiser sold by retailers, or presented or promoted primarily through retailers, to consumers for domestic use, except any sanitiser for use in swimming pool or spa water

7

Cyanuric acid for use in swimming pools as a chlorine stabiliser

8

Cut flower preservatives

9

Any hay inoculant, silage inoculant or legume inoculant, if the product is based on bacteria, enzymes or both

10

Any predatory insect, predatory mite or macroscopic parasite

11

The nematode Deladenus siricidicola for the control of Sirex species wood wasps in pine plantations

12

Any industrial biocide used in the manufacture of paper pulp

13

Head lice or body lice treatments for human beings

14

Substances that present a physical barrier to a pest that:

(a) do not contain a biocide; and

(b) do not otherwise affect the pest; and

(c) are not released into the environment

15

Products (such as soils and potting mixtures) that contain naturally occurring Trichoderma species, if the product:

(a) does not control or claim to control specific diseases; and

(b) does not claim to promote plant growth; and

(c) is not otherwise represented, supplied or used as an agricultural chemical product

16

Substances used to adjust the pH of swimming pool or spa water

17

Ozone generated on site for treatment of swimming pool or spa water

18

Hot water and steam treatments solely based on water and not containing other constituents

19

Any product for domestic use by householders in controlling a plant disease or pest, that:

(a) is a food normally consumed by human beings; and

(b) is not a plant extract or other manufactured compound; and

(c) is not claimed to have effect as an agricultural chemical product; and

(d) is not expressly supplied as an agricultural chemical product

20

Biocides used to control organisms in air conditioning or water‑cooling systems, other than open water‑cooling systems through which water flows once with no recirculation

21

Biocides used in sewage treatment to control organisms in sewage and wastewater

22

Biocides used to control organisms in water effluent from ore extraction and processing

23

Biocides to control organisms in water, used for the purpose of maintaining equipment associated with the extraction of coal seam gas in serviceable condition

23A

Biocides used to control organisms in fuel, including aviation fuel, fuel oil and marine diesel

23B

Biocides used to control organisms in oil, including lubricating oil and hydraulic oil

24

Whole vertebrate animals if represented, supplied or used for a purpose mentioned in subsection 4(2) of the Code

25

Carbon dioxide or nitrogen used as a fumigant

26

Citronella oil, including in candles and sticks, unless the citronella oil is used:

(a) as an insect repellent on human beings; or

(b) as an insect repellent on food producing species or food crops