Medicines and Poisons (Pest Management Activities) Regulation 2021. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Regulation Date 2021 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Disinfection/disinfestation Certification Crops/grasses Pests/diseases Enforcement/compliance Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Alien species Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Pesticides Plant protection Risk assessment/management Standards Toxicity/poisoning Transport/storage Use restrictions Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The Regulation lays down the discipline for pest management activities. Referring to the enabling Act the Regulation provides for a definition of a fumigant and a pest for. Part 2 and Schedule 1 indicate approved persons to carry out pest management activities. Furthermore the Part approves departmental standards called ‘Competency requirements for licensed technicians undertaking pest management activities with pesticides and fumigants’. Part 3 contains standard conditions for pest management licences; it prescribes general competency condition and specific conditions depending on the activity carried out and the type of pest and places where the activity is carried out. Part 4 provides for the requirements for carrying out pest management activities, these include conditions on when to use fumigants or pesticides, labelling, storage, and incident management. Part 5 concerns offences. Full text English Website www.legislation.qld.gov.au References - Legislation Implements Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 (Act No. 26 of 2019). Legislation | Australia | 2019 (2021) Keyword: Access-to-justice, Enforcement/compliance, Inspection, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Public health, Risk assessment/management, Use restrictions, Crops/grasses, Farming, Pesticides, Offences/penalties, Agricultural development, Basic legislation, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Toxicity/poisoning, Vaccination, Drugs, Alien species, Plant protection, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX