Lawns For Spraying/Applying pesticides
VICTORIA
The law states that a person who carries a business using herbicides, insecticides or fungicide is exempt from needing a commercial operators license (section 30 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (control of Use) Act 1992)) provided all the chemical use is done in residential gardens and the person using the chemical has completed a recognised training course in farm chemical use (see below for details on course).
Further Information: Department of Natural Recourses and Environment: Chemical Standards Branch Ph: (03) 9210 9361, Fax: (03) 9210 9298 Or website: http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/farming/chemstds/intro.htm
The Farm Chemical Users Course is around 16 hours in length and is usually held over 2 – 3 days depending on the institute and area. The price of this course varies from around $100 to $150, once again depending on area and provider.
Further details can be obtained by ChemCert Australia (Vic) Inc. on Ph: (03) 5622 2055, Fax: (03) 5622 2199 or email: chemcertvic@sympac.com.au
Click here to view a list of providers who are accredited to conduct the Farm Chemical users course.