Biosecurity Regulation 2017

This clause applies to a fertiliser, liming material or trace element product only if the fertiliser, liming material or trace element product has a concentration of cadmium, lead or mercury above the following levels (the trigger levels)—

cadmium—1 milligram per kilogram of fertiliser, liming material or trace element,

lead—20 milligrams per kilogram of fertiliser, liming material or trace element,

mercury—0.2 milligrams per kilogram of fertiliser, liming material or trace element.

A person must not import into the State or supply a fertiliser, liming material or trace element product unless the parcel (being the sack, package or container holding the fertiliser, liming material or trace element product)—

is clearly marked to show the proportion of cadmium, lead and mercury in the fertiliser, liming material or trace element product expressed as milligrams per kilogram or parts per million, and

is clearly marked with the prescribed warning.

In this clause, the prescribed warning is—

if the concentration of cadmium is not more than 1 milligram per kilogram of fertiliser or liming material—“This product contains heavy metal impurities. Its use may result in the accumulation of [lead/mercury/lead and mercury (select only those metals that are present in the product above the metal’s trigger level)] in the soil and may lead to residue levels in plant and animal products in excess of the maximum level specified by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.”, or

if the concentration of cadmium is more than 1 milligram per kilogram of fertiliser or liming material—“This product contains heavy metal impurities. Its use may result in the accumulation of [cadmium/cadmium and lead/cadmium and mercury/cadmium, lead and mercury (select only those metals that are present in the product above the metal’s trigger level)] in the soil. Depending on soil characteristics, irrigation water quality, plant species and variety, crop uptake of cadmium may lead to residue levels in plant and animal products in excess of the maximum level specified by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. In pasture, the offal from grazing animals may also exceed these limits.”.