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Pest control newsletter

Number 33 August 2013

This newsletter informs licensed pest control operators about current Licence applications or renewals received from 1 July events and issues that affect the 2013 will be subject to the following fees: industry. It is published quarterly  Technician licence $580.40 by the Pest Control Team of the Department of Health.  Trainee licence $192.60  Interstate operator licence $62.90 In this issue: New pest control licensing  1300 information line  Licence fees 2013 – 2014 database  New pest control licensing database The Pest Control Team has moved to a new licensing  New PUBCRIS iPhone app database. The changes relevant to PCOs are as follows:

 Licence payment options Licences can now be paid for using credit card or Remember: BPAY. Please note that it can take up to two days for a payment to reach our accounts. It is an offence to use, or permit  Application process any of your employees to use, As a result of the new system, applying for a new pesticides for commercial gain in licence will now be a two step process. Victoria without an appropriate Step one: Submit a completed application form and licence. Serious penalties apply supporting documentation to the department - upon under sections 99 and 109 of the processing of the application the department will Public Health and Wellbeing Act generate a request for payment for the prescribed 2008 if these requirements are licence fee and send it to the applicant. breached. Step two: Timely payment of the invoice - the licence will not be approved until payment is received and if payment is not received within 45 days of the date on which the request for payment is generated the application will be abandoned and you will need to reapply. Following payment the department will 1300 information line generate the photo ID licence card and send it to the licence holder. The Pest Control Team phone service is now available Monday to Friday, from 9:00am - 12:00pm.  Licence renewal All queries after these hours should be directed to The licence renewal process will remain unchanged. [email protected].  Processing times Licence fees 2013 - 2014 The processing time for pest control licences will remain unchanged. PCOs are advised to allow 5 days The fees for a pest control licence increase annually for a licence to be issued after payment is received in accordance with the Monetary Units Act 2004.

Department of Health and processed by the department. Credit card is recommended as the quickest method of payment. Enquiries  Photo ID cards Department of Health Under the new system, trainee photo ID cards will be generated on a green background to differentiate Pest Control Program them from the current red licences which will now only GPO Box 4541 be issued to fully qualified technicians. This change Melbourne VIC 3001 will be rolled out as trainee licences come up for renewal. Phone: 1300 887 090 New PUBCRIS iPhone app Fax: 1300 881 765 The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Email: [email protected] Authority (APVMA) have released a mobile app for iPhone and iPad. They also plan to provide access to Website: www.health.vic.gov.au/pestcontrol users of other mobile operating systems in the coming months.

The Public Chemical Registration Information System © Copyright, State of Victoria, Department of Health Search (PUBCRIS) database contains details of agricultural and veterinary chemical products which 2013 are registered for use in Australia. The data includes This publication is copyright, no part may be the product name, registering company, active reproduced by any process except in accordance with constituents and product category. the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. For further information about the new app, follow the link from the APVMA website at www.apvma.gov.au/products/databases/#iphone_app or download the app directly from the Apple App Store. To receive this publication in an accessible format phone 1300 887 090. Submissions to the newsletter Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, Melbourne. August 2013. The department will consider articles submitted for Print managed by Finsbury Green. inclusion in this newsletter. These articles must be of a non-commercial nature and limited to 150 words.

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