MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 4A Great Barrier Reef protection measures
Part 2 Requirements for carrying out agricultural ERAs

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               (b)    a provision about an ERMP—means the agricultural
                      property on which the agricultural ERA the subject of
                      the ERMP is carried out.
               relevant primary documents, for an agricultural ERA record,
               see section 84(2).
               sugar cane growing means a system for growing sugar cane,
               whether or not it includes the rotation of other crops.




Part 2                       Requirements for carrying out
                             agricultural ERAs

Division 1                   Fertiliser application requirements

Subdivision 1                Offence

78        Offence about fertiliser application
               A person who carries out an agricultural ERA must not apply
               nitrogen or phosphorus to soil on the relevant agricultural
               property unless—
               (a)    all of the conditions under subdivision 2 have been
                      complied with; or
               (b)    the person has an accredited ERMP for the agricultural
                      ERA and the ERMP—
                      (i)   provides for an alternative procedure to prevent
                            over-fertilisation of the property; and
                      (ii) states that the procedure is an alternative to
                           compliance with the conditions.
               Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.


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