Codes of practice
191 Codes of practice
The Minister may issue a code of practice for any or all of the following purposes —
controlling declared pests;
keeping declared pests;
carrying out agricultural activities or other related activities so as to minimise the risk of an occurrence or the spread of a declared pest;
the use and management of chemical products;
the import of permitted organisms and prescribed potential carriers;
the supply and use of animal feed and fertilisers.
The Minister may approve a code of practice issued under another written law, or issued by an industry body or other person, if the code is appropriate for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1).
A code of practice may be approved as existing or in force from time to time or as existing or in force at a particular time.
A code of practice approved under this section may consist of any code, standard, rule, specification or provision relating to a purpose mentioned in subsection (1).
A code of practice issued under this section may incorporate by reference any other code or subsidiary legislation, as those terms are defined in section 190, as existing or in force from time to time or as existing or in force at a particular time.
The Minister may —
amend a code of practice issued under this section; and
approve a revision of the whole or any part of a code of practice approved under this section.
The Minister may cancel a code of practice issued under this section or cancel the approval of a code of practice.
The Director General must publish a notice in the Gazette giving details of the issue of a code of practice or any approval or cancellation made under this section.
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