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Antifouling paints are registered pesticides. This fact sheet provides information on complying with the requirements of the Pesticides Act 1999 and Pesticides Regulation 2017 when using antifouling paints in NSW.

There are ways to use pesticides alongside other measures to improve safety and efficacy. Integrated pest management (IPM) is an environmentally sensitive way of managing pests. Learn about IPM, and read some case studies with examples of how it can be used.

These case studies show how integrated pest management has been used to control pests and weeds in NSW.

Learn about the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), the Australian Government regulator of agricultural and veterinary chemical products. You may need approval from the APVMA to possess, prepare, or use a pesticide.

If you are using pesticides in public parks, near schools, in common areas or spraying aerially, you must notify the community. Learn who you must notify, and the format for notifications.

Pest management technicians applying certain pesticides outside next door to a sensitive place such as a nursing home or school must notify the person responsible for that sensitive place 5 working days before applying the pesticide.

When pesticides are applied in the common areas of multiple occupancy residential complexes, residents must be notified before the application by the organiser (generally the strata or property manager or real estate agent), and during the application by the pest management technician.

Public authorities, such as local councils, government agencies and electricity network State owned corporations must consult their community when developing pesticide use notification plans, and notify their community when they intend to use pesticides in outdoor public places they own or manage such as parks and reserves. From 1 July 2018 this will also include NSW universities.