You need this licence if you intend to carry out the business of ground distribution of herbicides or direct and authorise ground equipment to be used to carry out ground distribution of herbicides.
A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.
You may need to meet the commercial operator licence requirements as well as a ground distribution contractor if you are self-employed and operate your own ground distribution equipment.
You are obligated to make a record of all ground distributions carried out and keep these for a minimum period of two years. These must be made available to authorised officers on request.
One or three years
Fees Details for this service in table format.
One year. Fees for 2021-22
Three years. Fees for 2021-22
Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966 Queensland (Opens in new window)
Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Regulation 2021 Queensland (Opens in new window)
Licences are generally issued within three weeks of receiving an application.
The licence cannot be transferred.
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Biosecurity Queensland
Plant Biosecurity and Product Integrity
Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.
Ground distribution contractor's licence (Opens in new window)