Pesticide links
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There are many websites which give information on pesticide legislation and on the use of pesticides in domestic, agricultural, forestry, commercial and industrial situations. This webpage has been set up to provide links to some websites which have useful information on the pesticide topics listed below. Mostly there will be direct links to webpages on the topic specified. In some instances links will take you to a homepage and you will need to use the search facility of that website to find information on a particular topic.
Agriculture departments
QLD Department Primary Industries and Fisheries
NSW Department of Primary Industries
VIC Department Primary Industries
TAS Department of Primary Industries and Water
WA Department of Agriculture and Food
NT Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries & Mines
Disposal
drumMUSTER
NetWaste
Resource NSW
Domestic use
VIC Department of Human Services
ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services
Children
Commonwealth departments
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
Department of the Environment and Water Resources (DEWR)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC)
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
Environment departments
Department of Territory and Muncipal Services ACT
Department of Environment & Climate Change NSW
Environmental Protection Agency QLD
Environment Protection Authority SA
Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment TAS
EPA Victoria
Environmental Protection Authority WA
Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts NT
Forestry departments
Primary Industries and Resources (Forestry) SA
Forestry Tasmania
CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products
Health
National Health & Medical Research Council
NSW Health
Department of Health & Community Services (NT)
Better Health Channel
Cornell University (USA)
US EPA
Minnesota Department of Health (USA)
World Health Organization
International
BBA (Germany)
Danish Environmental Protection Agency
FAO
Swedish Chemicals Agency
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
OECD
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Canada)
Pesticides Safety Directorate (UK)
Environment Agency (UK)
US EPA
Legislation
NSW pesticide and other relevant legislation
Stock Medicines Act 1989 (NSW DPI)
Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW Health)
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW WorkCover)
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW EPA)
Pesticides Act 1999 (NSW EPA)
State government pesticide legislation
QLD Department of Primary Industries
VIC Department of Primary Industries (Chemical Standards Branch)
SA Primary Industries & Resources (PIRSA)
WA Department of Health
NT Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines
ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services
TAS Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (DPIWE)
Commonwealth pesticide legislation
Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
Pest Control
Invertebrates
Department of Medical Entomology - Westmead Hospital
enHealth Council publication - Guidelines for control of public health pests -Lice, fleas scabies, bird mites, bedbugs and ticks
NSW DPI State Forests - termites
Vertebrates
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Department of Primary Industries (VIC)
Department of Agriculture and Food (WA)
PMEP Cornell University USA
School