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The basic difference is that it is effects-based rather than assuming that ‘one size fits all’. As a result, over the long term it will not be business as usual. The HSNO Act is not about telling people exactly how to do everything. Instead, it is about setting standards and expecting people to live up to those standards. Over the longer term this means that controls on hazardous substances will set the objectives to be met but not limit how they are met. This will allow all those who manage hazardous substances to use new and improved methods of compliance without having to wait for law changes or get special permissions from a government official.
If you wish to know more about when and how existing hazardous substances will be transferred to the HSNO framework you should contact ERMA New Zealand or monitor the website ( www.hsno.govt.nz ).
Changes to the fee structure for gaining a Vertebrate Pest Control licence
With the commencement of the ACVM Act and the HSNO Act, there has been a change in the fee structure for gaining a Vertebrate Pest Control (VPC) licence.
The work will continue to be carried out by the ACVM Group under delegated authority from ERMA New Zealand under the HSNO Act. The fee structure will be as follows:
The $295 (including GST) fee covers the ACVM Group administrative function plus the examination fee. In addition to this fee there will be a cost of $200 (including GST) per person for the provision of training. There-fore, the total fee charged for the application, training and examination is $495 (including GST).
The above fee covers 1-5 controlled poisons where the application is made at any one time. These controlled poisons are:
- Sodium Fluoroacetate (1080)
- Phosphorus
- Cyanide
- 3-Chloro-P-Toluidine Hydrochloride (DRC 1339) and
- Alphachloralose (in concentrations greater than 2.5%).
For groups of over 10 people there would be a maximum of $2950 (including GST) for examinations (if all done as a single group at the same time and place) and a maximum of $2000 (including GST) for training (if all done as a single group at the same time and place).
AgriQuality, working on contract to the ACVM Group, will provide examination functions in most cases.
However, training could be provided via other reputable service providers, such as polytechs or pest control organisations.
Where AgriQuality provide the training function, the fee will be collected by the ACVM Group.
Applicants must travel to the AgriQuality site nominated by the ACVM Group. This will be the closest AgriQuality site to the applicant unless the applicant re-quests to sit at a specific site (this site should be noted on the bottom right of the application form).
Agreements with ERMA New ZealandThe ACVM Group and ERMA New Zealand have signed operational agreements covering:
For applicants the VPC process will remain the same as it has been – applications will be made to the ACVM Group and the approval process will be the same as that run by the Pesticides Board in the past. There are some changes to fees (see above). The ACVM Group will be operating under delegated authority for the period until the VPC products are transferred to the HSNO and ACVM Acts. The agreement on parallel processing of applications under the ACVM Act outlines the intention to work together with ERMA New Zealand staff, and to keep any duplication to an absolute minimum (providing that the application is being dealt with by both organisations at the same time). There is provision for each organisation to advise the other on receipt of applications and to share as much information as possible. Both agreements form part of an overarching memorandum of understanding between MAF and ERMA New Zealand. |
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