The New South Wales Pesticides Regulation 1995 requires public authorities such as Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) to prepare a Pesticide Use Notification Plan that outlines how they will notify the community of pesticide applications made to public places.
RMS finalised the Roads and Maritime Services Pesticide Use Notification Plan following a 4-week public exhibition period. This statewide plan covers all pesticides used by or on behalf of RMS and describes:
- What public places are covered by the plan.
- Who regularly uses these public places and an estimate of the level of use.
- How and when the community will be informed about pesticide applications in public places (i.e. what notification arrangements will be used).
- How the community can access this plan and get more information.
- Contact details for anyone wanting more information on the plan.
Internet-based notification
This website provides information on the RMS' forward pesticide application program for pesticide uses that are:
- directly controlled by RMS, and
- applied on urban and rural roadsides, and where
- no notification exemptions apply.
Please refer to the Roads and Maritime Services Pesticide Use Notification Plan for further information on Internet-based notification.