This Act, consisting of 31 sections divided into three Parts, establishes the following: "fertilizer" means: (a) any substance likely to increase plant growth which supplies nutrients to plants or conditions soil for that purpose, other than farmyard or stable manure, humus, seaweed, crude night-soil, crude offal, crude refuse or crude waste which is untreated or undried; and (b) any substance prescribed as a fertilizer for the purposes of this Act. A person must not sell any fertilizer (except in bulk) if the package containing the fertilizer: (a) does not have the prescribed label; or; (b) has any false or misleading label, brand or mark in respect of the nature, quality, strength, purity or composition of the fertilizer; or (c) does not contain the prescribed caution or warning. A seller must not sell to any person any fertilizer in bulk, except sale of any fertilizer in bulk to a manufacturer of fertilizer, or any custom fertilizer mixture unless the seller provides that person with an invoice or delivery docket. Other provisions of this Act concern the inspection and analysis of fertilizer.
Australia · 1993-10-27