Seeds Act 1985. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Tasmania Document type Legislation Date 1985 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to regulate and control the production, supply and sale of seeds, to provide for the esting of seeds, and to repeal the Seeds Act 1950. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Planting material/seeds Internal trade Packaging/labelling Certification Basic legislation Plant production Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 1 August 1986. Abstract This Act, consisting of 30 sections, concerns the sale of crop seeds in Tasmania. The Act provides for: certificates of analysis in respect of a package of seeds; the labelling of seeds; the prohibition of sale of prohibited seeds; duties of the Official Seed Testing Laboratory; the establishment of seed certification and registration schemes; etc. Full text English Website www.thelaw.tas.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Seeds Regulations 2010. Legislation | Australia | 2010 Keyword: Plant variety, Planting material/seeds, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX