Licences need to be renewed every five years, which requires licence holders to show that their required qualifications are current. All 'perpetual' licences previously issued without an expiry date will lapse on 31 December 2020, so licence holders wishing to continue to aerially apply pesticides in NSW will need to renew by that date - see more information below in renewing an aerial applicator licence.
Pesticides can only be applied from aircraft endorsed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) as suitable for agricultural operations. The Pesticides Act 1999 prohibits the attachment of pesticide spray equipment to any aircraft not endorsed for agricultural operations.