10 Glossary
- ACVM
- Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act (1997)
- Agrichemicals
- agricultural chemicals
- ANZECC
- Australian and New Zealand Environmental and Conservation Council
- ERMA
- Environmental Risk Management Authority
- EEL
- Environmental exposure limit
- HSNO
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996
- NO&OM
- New Organisms and Other Matters Bill (amendments to the HSNO Act became law in
October 2003)
- OECD
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OSH
- Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour
- RMA
- Resource Management Act 1991
- SDS
- safety data sheet
- TA
- territorial authority - city or district councils
- TEL
- Tolerable exposure limit
- TRIPS
- Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property