Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 8 of 1990 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 17 September 2007
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 134 of 2007
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of
amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and
Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
Contents
Part 1--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
3............ Objects of Act .................................................................................... 1
4............ Additional operation of Act ............................................................... 2
5............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 2
6............ Meaning of chemical ......................................................................... 14
7............ Meaning of industrial chemical ......................................................... 15
7A......... Meaning of value of relevant industrial chemicals etc. ..................... 17
8............ Application of Act ........................................................................... 18
9............ Act to bind Crown ............................................................................ 18
10.......... Relationship to other Commonwealth laws etc. ............................... 18
10AA.... Application of Criminal Code .......................................................... 18
10A....... Consultation with Gene Technology Regulator ............................... 18
10B....... Director may seek advice about classes of GM products ................ 19
10C....... Director to take advice into account ................................................. 20
Part 2--Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances 21
Division 1--Keeping of Inventory 21
11.......... Inventory .......................................................................................... 21
12.......... Content of Inventory ........................................................................ 21
13.......... Conditions of use etc. of, and other information about, chemicals ... 22
13A....... Director to notify of inclusion or variation of particulars ................ 23
13B....... Inclusion of new industrial chemical in non‑confidential section of Inventory before 5 years 24
14.......... Inclusion of new industrial chemical in Inventory after 5 years ....... 25
15.......... Inventory to be publicly available .................................................... 26
15A....... Offence for failing to comply with conditions of use etc. ................ 26
Division 2--Confidential Section of Inventory 28
16.......... Confidential section .......................................................................... 28
17.......... Holder of a confidence ...................................................................... 28
18.......... Effect of inclusion in confidential section ......................................... 28
18A....... Transfer of industrial chemical from non‑confidential section to confidential section 29
19.......... Transfer of industrial chemical from confidential section to non‑confidential section 30
Division 3--Amendment of Inventory 33
20.......... Amendment of Inventory ................................................................. 33
20AA.... Chemicals wrongly included in the Inventory .................................. 33
20AB.... Details of trade name products ......................................................... 34
Division 4--Amnesty in respect of Eligible Chemicals 37
20A....... Object of amnesty ............................................................................ 37
20B....... Amnesty period ................................................................................ 37
20C....... Who may apply ................................................................................ 37
20D....... How application is to be made ......................................................... 37
20E........ Determination of application ............................................................ 38
20F........ Effect of inclusion of chemical in Inventory ..................................... 38
20G....... Effect of refusal of application ......................................................... 38
Part 3--Notification and Assessment of Industrial Chemicals 40
Division 1--New Industrial Chemicals to be Assessed 40
21.......... Introduction of new industrial chemicals .......................................... 40
21AA.... Annual reporting obligations for introductions under section 21 ..... 42
21AAA. Exempt information supplied under section 21AA .......................... 43
21AB.... List of chemicals and summary of information ................................ 43
Division 1A--Commercial Evaluation Permit System 45
21A....... Object of commercial evaluation permit system .............................. 45
21B....... Application for commercial evaluation permit or renewal of permit 45
21C....... Joint applications ............................................................................. 46
21D....... Form of application etc. ................................................................... 46
21E........ Restrictions on applications ............................................................. 47
21F........ Director may request further information about application ........... 48
21G....... Grant of commercial evaluation permit ............................................ 48
21H....... Refusal of application ....................................................................... 48
21J........ Notice of permit to be published in Chemical Gazette .................... 49
21K....... Duration of commercial evaluation permit ....................................... 50
21L........ Conditions of commercial evaluation permit .................................... 50
21M...... Additional operation of section 21L ................................................. 51
21N....... Cancellation of commercial evaluation permit .................................. 52
21P........ Exempt information .......................................................................... 53
Division 1B--Low Volume Chemicals Permit System 54
21Q....... Object of permit system for low volume chemicals ......................... 54
21R....... Who may apply for permit or renewal of permit ............................. 54
21S........ How application is to be made ......................................................... 55
21SA..... Director may request further information about application ........... 56
21T....... Applicant may withdraw or amend application ............................... 56
21U....... Determination of application ............................................................ 56
21V....... Duration of permit ............................................................................ 57
21W...... Permit may be subject to conditions ................................................ 57
21X....... Form of permit ................................................................................. 59
21Y....... Notice of permit to be published in Chemical Gazette .................... 59
21Z....... Notice of refusal of application ........................................................ 60
21ZA.... List of low volume chemicals ........................................................... 60
21ZB..... Exempt information .......................................................................... 60
Division 1C--Controlled use permit system 61
22A....... Object of controlled use permit system ........................................... 61
22B....... Who may apply for permit or renewal of permit ............................. 61
22C....... How application is to be made ......................................................... 62
22D....... Director may request further information about application ........... 63
22E........ Applicant may withdraw or amend application ............................... 63
22F........ Determination of application ............................................................ 63
22G....... Duration of permit ............................................................................ 64
22H....... Permit may be subject to conditions ................................................ 64
22I......... Offence for contravention of permit ................................................. 66
22J........ Cancellation of permit ...................................................................... 66
22K....... Form of permit ................................................................................. 66
22L........ Notice of permit to be published in Chemical Gazette .................... 66
22M...... Notice of refusal of application ........................................................ 67
22N....... List of controlled use chemicals ........................................................ 67
22O....... Exempt information .......................................................................... 67
Division 2--Notification Procedures before Assessment 68
22P........ Object and overview of assessment certificates ............................... 68
23.......... Application for a non‑self‑assessed assessment certificate for any chemical 68
23A....... Application for a self‑assessed assessment certificate for certain chemicals 70
24.......... Variation of requirements of section 23 ............................................ 71
24A....... Variation of requirement for notification statement in case of polymers of low concern 72
25.......... Exempt information about new industrial chemical .......................... 72
26.......... Withdrawal of application ................................................................ 72
27.......... Director may require further information ......................................... 72
28.......... Applicants to give further information ............................................. 73
29.......... Further exempt information .............................................................. 74
30.......... Permits allowing introduction before assessment ............................. 74
30A....... Application for early introduction of non‑hazardous chemicals ...... 76
30AA.... Dual applications for introduction permits ...................................... 78
30B....... Exempt information about early introduction .................................. 79
30C....... Revocation of permit ........................................................................ 79
Division 3--Assessment, self‑assessment and reports 80
31.......... Assessment of chemical .................................................................... 80
31A....... Time periods for applications for non‑self‑assessed assessment certificates under section 23 80
5>31B....... Time periods for applications for self‑assessed assessment certificates under section 23A 81
5>32.......... Nature of non‑self‑assessed assessment ........................................... 82
33.......... Contents of non‑self‑assessed assessment report ............................ 83
33A....... Nature of self‑assessed assessment .................................................. 84
33B....... Contents of self‑assessed assessment report ................................... 84
33C....... Moving from the self‑assessed system to the non‑self‑assessed system 85
34.......... Full public report .............................................................................. 86
35.......... Summary report ................................................................................ 86
36.......... Notice to applicant on completing report ........................................ 86
37.......... Application for variation of assessment report ................................ 87
38.......... Publication of report ......................................................................... 87
39.......... Giving of assessment certificates ...................................................... 89
40.......... Application for variation of full public report ................................. 89
Division 3A--Extension of original assessment certificates 91
40A....... Application for extension of original assessment certificate to cover other importers or manufacturers 91
40B....... Requests for additional information ................................................. 92
40C....... Applicants to give further information ............................................. 92
40D....... Exempt information .......................................................................... 93
40E........ Director to prepare modifications of original assessment report ..... 93
40F........ Variation of additional information ................................................... 94
40G....... Publication of modifications ............................................................. 94
40H....... Extensions of original assessment certificate .................................... 95
40J........ Withdrawal of application ................................................................ 95
Division 3B--Obligations relating to certain permits and self‑assessed assessment certificates 96
40K....... Record keeping requirements ............................................................ 96
40L........ Director may obtain information and documents ............................. 96
40M...... Self‑incrimination .............................................................................. 97
40N....... Annual reports .................................................................................. 98
Division 4--Effect of Other Notification Schemes 99
41.......... Approved State and Territory notification procedures .................... 99
42.......... Exempt information given under section 41 ................................... 100
43.......... Approved foreign scheme ............................................................... 100
44.......... Chemical notified and assessed under approved foreign scheme .... 101
45.......... Exempt information given under section 44 ................................... 102
46.......... Interim Notification Scheme ........................................................... 102
Division 5--Priority Existing Chemicals 104
Subdivision A--Application 104
47.......... Application of Division .................................................................. 104
Subdivision B--Information for decision on recommendation 104
48.......... Information about use and introduction of chemicals ..................... 104
50.......... Exempt information supplied under section 48 .............................. 105
50A....... Summary of information given under section 48 ............................ 105
Subdivision C--Declaration of priority existing chemicals 106
50B....... Recommendation of declaration of priority existing chemical ........ 106
51.......... Declaration of priority existing chemicals ...................................... 107
54.......... List of priority existing chemicals .................................................. 108
Subdivision D--Assessment of priority existing chemicals 109
55.......... Applications for assessment of priority existing chemicals ........... 109
56.......... Introduction of priority existing chemicals ..................................... 109
57.......... Assessment of priority existing chemical ....................................... 109
58.......... Obtaining information for assessment ............................................ 110
59.......... Time for compliance with varied notice ......................................... 112
60.......... Exempt information about priority existing chemical ..................... 112
60A....... Nature of assessment ...................................................................... 112
60B....... Contents of assessment reports ..................................................... 113
60C....... Draft assessment report ................................................................. 114
60D....... Checking draft assessment report for errors ................................... 114
60E........ Variation of draft assessment report .............................................. 114
60F........ Publication of final assessment report ............................................ 115
61.......... Prohibition of priority existing chemical until assessment complete 116
62.......... Publication of final assessment report revokes declaration ............ 118
63.......... Removal of priority existing chemical from Inventory ................... 118
Division 6--Secondary Notification after Assessment 119
64.......... Introducer to notify Director of certain matters ............................. 119
65.......... Secondary notification .................................................................... 120
66.......... Exempt information about chemicals subject to secondary notification 121
67.......... Failure to comply with secondary notification requirements ......... 121
68.......... Assessment of new industrial chemical of which secondary notification required 122
68A....... Assessment of existing chemicals of which secondary notification required 123
69.......... Obtaining information for purposes of assessment ........................ 124
70.......... Variation of assessment certificate on secondary notification ........ 125
71.......... List of chemicals requiring secondary notification ......................... 125
72.......... Revocation of requirement for secondary notification ................... 125
Division 7--Assessment Certificates 126
73.......... Transfer of assessment certificates ................................................. 126
74.......... Record of assessment certificates ................................................... 126
Division 8--Confidentiality 128
75.......... Exempt information ........................................................................ 128
76.......... Confidentiality by Director etc. ..................................................... 128
Division 9--Access to Assessment Information 130
78.......... Full public report etc. to be available ............................................. 130
79.......... Disclosure of exempt information in certain circumstances ........... 130
80.......... Notice of disclosure of information ................................................ 131
Part 3A--Registration of introducers of industrial chemicals 132
Division 1--Preliminary 132
80A....... Overview of this Part ..................................................................... 132
80B....... Person must be registered to introduce relevant industrial chemicals 132
Division 2--The Register 133
80C....... Establishment of Register ............................................................... 133
80D....... Content of Register ......................................................................... 133
Division 3--Registration 134
80E........ Applying for new registration ........................................................ 134
80F........ Application for new registration .................................................... 134
80G....... Grant of application for new registration ....................................... 135
80H....... Certificate of registration ................................................................ 135
80J........ Registration period ......................................................................... 135
80K....... Applying for renewal of registration .............................................. 135
80KA.... Renewal applications made for next year ....................................... 136
80KB.... Late renewal applications are subject to a penalty ......................... 136
80KC.... Director must give notice of renewal decision ................................ 137
80L........ Withdrawal of application .............................................................. 137
80M...... Time for dealing with applications ................................................. 138
80N....... Director may require further information ....................................... 138
80P........ Cancellation or endorsement of registration in certain cases .......... 139
80Q....... Certain registered persons to provide final statements concerning introduction 140
80QA.... Assessment of registration charge by Director in respect of certain registered persons 140
80QB.... Fresh assessments .......................................................................... 141
80QC.... Reconsideration and review of assessments ................................... 142
80QD.... Retention of records by certain registered persons ........................ 143
80R....... Transfer of registration ................................................................... 143
Division 4--Registration charge 145
80S........ Registration charge .......................................................................... 145
80T....... Amount of charge ........................................................................... 145
80U....... Waiver or remission of charge ......................................................... 146
Division 5--Miscellaneous 147
80W...... Power of the Director to obtain information .................................. 147
Part 3B--Standards for cosmetics imported into, or manufactured in, Australia 148
81.......... Setting standards ............................................................................. 148
81A....... Complying with standards ............................................................. 148
Part 4--Enforcement 149
Division 1--Offences, injunctions and charge recovery 149
82.......... Knowledge of chemical to which charge relates .............................. 149
83.......... Injunctions ...................................................................................... 149
83A....... Recovery of registration charge ...................................................... 150
Division 2--Inspectors 151
84.......... Appointment of inspectors ............................................................ 151
85.......... Identity cards .................................................................................. 151
86.......... Searches to monitor compliance with Act etc. ............................... 151
87.......... Offence‑related searches and seizures ............................................ 152
88.......... Power to require information and documents ................................. 154
89.......... Exempt information given to inspectors ......................................... 155
Part 5--Administration 156
90.......... Director ........................................................................................... 156
91.......... Functions of Director ..................................................................... 156
92.......... Terms and conditions of appointment of Director ......................... 156
93.......... Remuneration of Director ............................................................... 156
94.......... Leave of absence of Director .......................................................... 157
95.......... Resignation of Director ................................................................... 157
96.......... Termination of appointment of Director ........................................ 157
97.......... Acting Director ............................................................................... 157
98.......... Disclosure of interests of Director ................................................. 158
99.......... Arrangements relating to staff of the Department .......................... 158
100........ Arrangements relating to staff of Departments .............................. 158
100A..... Industrial Chemicals Account ......................................................... 159
100B..... Credits to Account ......................................................................... 159
100C..... Purposes of the Account ................................................................ 160
Part 5A--Information exchange under the Rotterdam Convention 161
Division 1--Definitions 161
100D..... Definitions ...................................................................................... 161
Division 2--Notification of final regulatory action 162
100E...... Notification of final regulatory action ............................................ 162
Division 3--Exchange of certain information about industrial chemicals 164
100F...... Exchange of certain information about industrial chemicals ........... 164
Division 4--Information gathering 165
100G..... Director may obtain information and documents ........................... 165
100H..... Self‑incrimination ............................................................................ 166
100J...... Copies of documents ...................................................................... 166
100K..... Director may retain documents ...................................................... 166
Part 6--Miscellaneous 167
101........ Legal proceedings not to lie ............................................................ 167
102........ Application for review ................................................................... 167
103........ Statement to accompany notice of decisions .................................. 168
104........ Delegation by Minister ................................................................... 168
104A..... Delegation by Director ................................................................... 169
105........ Variation of Schedule ...................................................................... 169
106........ International agreements or arrangements on movements of industrial chemicals into or out of Australia 169
107........ Chemical Gazette ............................................................................ 171
108........ Annual report ................................................................................. 171
109........ Conduct by servants or agents ....................................................... 171
110........ Fees ................................................................................................. 172
110A..... Late renewal penalties .................................................................... 174
110B..... Approved forms may be electronic ................................................ 175
110C..... Chemical Gazette to be publicly available ...................................... 175
111........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 175
Schedule--Matters to be dealt with in notification statement about chemical 177
Part A 177
Part B 178
Part C 183
Part D 185
Notes 187
Notes to
the
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and
Assessment) Act 1989 Note 1 The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act
1989 as shown in this
compilation
comprises Act No. 8, 1990 amended as indicated in the Tables below. All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or
transitional provisions prior to 30 June 1997 is not included in this
compilation. For subsequent information see
Table A. Table of Acts
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Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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8, 1990 |
17 Jan 1990 |
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Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991 |
62, 1991 |
30 May 1991 |
Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent |
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122, 1991 |
27 June 1991 |
Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988 |
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7, 1992 |
15 Jan 1992 |
Part 2 (ss. 3-27): 22 June 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S159) |
-- |
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Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 1992 |
102, 1992 |
30 June 1992 |
4 Aug 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN30) |
-- |
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Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 |
214, 1992 |
24 Dec 1992 |
Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent |
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43, 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
Schedule 2 (item 66): (a) |
-- |
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Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1997 |
99, 1997 |
30 June 1997 |
Schedule 1 (items 1, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17-22, 24,
25, 27-29, 33, 35, 36, 51, 57, 58, 62, |
Sch. 1 (items |
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Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 535-543): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (b) |
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Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 |
137, 2000 |
24 Nov 2000 |
Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, |
Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A] |
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170, 2000 |
21 Dec 2000 |
22 June 2001 (see s. 2) |
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81, 2001 |
10 July 2001 |
S. 2(6): Royal Assent (c) |
S. 2(6) [see Table A] |
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
142, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 15-57): 2 Oct 2001 (d) |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
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as amended by |
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127, 2002 |
11 Dec 2002 |
Schedule 3 (items 15-17): (e) |
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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 |
144, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-4, 8-11, 15-23, 25, 26, |
Sch. 1 (items 7, 11, 23, 32, 41, 43, 50) [see Table A] |
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as amended by |
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9, 2006 |
23 Mar 2006 |
Schedule 2 (item 22): (g) |
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Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001 |
159, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
29 Oct 2001 |
Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A] |
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56, 2002 |
3 July 2002 |
Schedule 2 (items 1-9): Royal Assent |
-- |
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Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 2003 |
74, 2003 |
15 July 2003 |
15 July 2003 |
Sch. 1 (items 22, 23) [see Table A] |
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Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Act 2004 |
14, 2004 |
11 Mar 2004 |
Schedule 1: (h) |
Sch. 1 (item 2) [see Table A] |
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Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals) Act 2004 |
110, 2004 |
13 July 2004 |
Schedule 1: 9 Aug
2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. S320) |
Sch. 1 (items |
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8, 2005 |
22 Feb 2005 |
S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 159, 496): Royal Assent |
S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496) [see Table A] |
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National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 |
135, 2005 |
15 Nov 2005 |
Schedules 1 and 2: 1
Jan 2006 (see s. 2(1)) |
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30, 2006 |
6 Apr 2006 |
Schedule 1 (items 29, 30): 7 Apr 2006 |
-- |
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Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Cosmetics) Act 2007 |
134, 2007 |
20 Aug 2007 |
Schedules 1 and 2: 17 Sep t 2007 |
Sch. 2 (items 9, 16, 19, 26, 34) [see Table A] |
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(a) The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 66) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Each item in Schedule 2 commences or is taken to have commenced (as the case requires) at the time specified in the note at the end of the item.
Item 66 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 24 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992.
Section 24 commenced on 1 March 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. S67).
(b) The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 535-543) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(c) The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 6 and 7) only of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1)(a), (2) and (5) of which provide as follows:
(1) The following provisions commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent:
(a) sections 1, 2 and 3;
(2) Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A), and Schedule 3, commence on the first day after the commencement of this section on which an amendment of the Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement comes into force in accordance with Article 10 of that Agreement.
(5) As soon as practicable after the commencement of the following provisions:
(a) Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A);
(b) Schedule 3;
the Minister must cause to be published in the Gazette a notice specifying the day on which those provisions commenced.
(d) The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 15-57) only of the Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(e) Subsection 2(1) (item 8) of the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2002 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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8. Schedule 3, items 15 to 17 |
Immediately before the commencement of items 17, 28 and 41 of Schedule 1 to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
2 October 2001 |
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(f) The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1), (3) and (7) of which provide as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(3) Items 12, 13, 14, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 44, 46, 47, 48, 55 and 57 of Schedule 1, items 90, 91 and 101 of Schedule 2, and items 2 and 6 to 11 of Schedule 3 commence 28 days after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(7) Subject to subsection (8), if an item of this Act referred to in subsection (2) does not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, that item commences on the first day after the end of that period.
(g) Subsection 2(1) (item 37) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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37. Schedule 2, item 22 |
Immediately after the time specified in the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 for the commencement of item 25 of Schedule 1 to that Act. |
1 October 2001 |
(h) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Act 2004 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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2. Schedule 1 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the day on which the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, done at Rotterdam on 10 September 1998, enters into force for Australia . If the provision(s) commence on the day mentioned in paragraph (b), the Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day on which the provision(s) commenced. |
18 August
2004
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Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Title........................................... |
am. No. 99, 1997; No. 134, 2007 |
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Part 1 |
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rs. No. 134, 2007 |
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rs. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 134, 2007 |
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am. Nos. 7, 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 146, 1999; No. 170, 2000; No. 144, 2001; No. 56, 2002; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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am. No. 62, 1991; No. 99, 1997; No. 81, 2001 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 142, 2001 |
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ad. No. 170, 2000 |
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Part 2 |
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Division 1 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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Note to s. 11(3)........................ |
rep. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004 |
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rep. No. 214, 1992 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 99, 1997 |
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Note to s. 14(1)........................ |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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Division 2 |
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am. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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rs. No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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Division 3 |
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Heading to Div. 3 of Part 2 ...... |
rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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rs. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Notes to s. 20AB(4A), (4B)..... |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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Division 4 |
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Div. 4 of Part 2 ........................ |
ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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Part 3 |
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Division 1 |
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am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 142, 2001 (as am. by No. 127, 2002); No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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Notes to s. 21(2)-(4)............... |
ad. No. 142, 2001 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 134, 2007 |
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Heading to s. 21AB.................. |
rs. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 134, 2007 |
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Division 1A |
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Div. 1A of Part 3 ...................... |
ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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Heading to s. 21B..................... |
am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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Subheads. to s. 21D(2), (3) |
rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004 |
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Subhead. to s. 21E(1).............. |
am. No. 74, 2003 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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rs. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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rs. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 142, 2001 |
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Note to s. 21L(1)...................... |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 102, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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Division 1B |
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Div. 1B of Part 3 ...................... |
ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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Heading to s. 21R..................... |
am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 142, 2001; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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Note to s. 21W(1)..................... |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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S. 22......................................... |
rep. No. 214, 1992 |
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Division 1C |
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Div. 1C of Part 3 ...................... |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 134, 2007 |
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Division 2 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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Heading to s. 23....................... |
rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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Subheads. to s. 23(1), (2)....... |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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Subhead. to s. 23(10).............. |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. Nos. 7 and 214, 1992; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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Heading to s. 24A.................... |
am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 7, 1992; No. 99, 1997 |
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Subhead. to s. 30A(1)............. |
ad. No. 134, 2007 |
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Subheads. to s. 30A(5), (6)..... |
ad. No. 134, 2007 |
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Subheads. to s. 30A(9), (10)... |
ad. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 142, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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Division 3 |
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Heading to Div. 3 of Part 3 ...... |
rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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Note to s. 31(1)........................ |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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Heading to s. 32....................... |
am. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004 |
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Heading to s. 33....................... |
am. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001 |
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rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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am. Nos. 7 and 214, 1992; No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001 |
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Division 3A |
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Div. 3A of Part 3 ...................... |
ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No, 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No, 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 144, 2001 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Division 3B |
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Div. 3B of Part 3 ...................... |
ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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Division 4 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004 |
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Division 5 |
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Heading to Div. 5 of Part 3....... |
rs. No. 214, 1992 |
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Subdivision A |
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Heading to Subdiv. A of .......... |
ad. No, 99, 1997 |
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am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 43, 1996; No. 99, 1997 |
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rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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Subdivision B |
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Heading to Subdiv. B of .......... |
ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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rs. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 142, 2001 |
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S. 49......................................... |
rep. No. 99, 1997 |
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Heading to s. 50....................... |
am. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 99,1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Subdivision C |
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Heading to Subdiv. C of .......... |
ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Ss. 51-53................................. |
rs. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No, 99, 1997 |
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Subdivision D |
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Heading to Subdiv. D of .......... |
ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 7, 1992; No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 99, 1997; No. 142, 2001 (as am. by No. 127, 2002) |
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am. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 99, 1997; Nos. 142 and 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 144, 2001 (as am. by No. 9, 2006) |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 144, 2001 |
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am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001 |
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rs. No. 99, 1997 |
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Division 6 |
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am. No. 7, 1992; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 7, 1992 |
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am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001 |
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Heading to s. 68....................... |
am. No. 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 144, 2001 |
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ad. No. 144, 2001 |
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am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 144, 2001 |
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Division 8 |
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am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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Division 9 |
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S. 77......................................... |
rep. No. 134, 2007 |
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Part 3A |
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Part 3A..................................... |
ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Division 1 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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Heading to s. 80B..................... |
am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 142, 2001 (as am. by No. 127, 2002) |
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rs. No. 74, 2003 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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Division 2 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Division 3 |
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Heading to s. 80E..................... |
am. No. 74, 2003 |
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rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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Heading to s. 80F..................... |
am. No. 74, 2003 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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Heading to s. 80G.................... |
am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 74, 2003 |
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Heading to s. 80K..................... |
rs. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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rs. No. 74, 2003 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 74, 2003 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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rs. No. 74, 2003 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 74, 2003 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 142, 2001; No. 74, 2003 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 142, 2001; No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Division 4 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Division 5 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 142, 2001; No. 110, 2004 |
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S. 80Y...................................... |
ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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rep. No. 110, 2004 |
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Part 3B |
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Part 3B..................................... |
ad. No. 134, 2007 |
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rep. No. 137, 2000 |
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ad. No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 134, 2007 |
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Part 4 |
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Division 1 |
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Heading to Div. 1 of Part 4....... |
rs. No. 99, 1997 |
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am. No. 142, 2001 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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Division 2 |
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am. No. 146, 1999 |
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am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 134, 2007 |
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am. No. 142, 2001 |
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am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001 |
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Part 5 |
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am. No. 144, 2001 |
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am. No. 56, 2002 |
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am. No. 159, 2001 |
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rs. No. 122, 1991 |
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am. No. 146, 1999 |
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am. No. 122, 1991 |
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Heading to s. 99....................... |
am. No. 56, 2002 |
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am. No. 56, 2002 |
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am. No. 146, 1999; No. 56, 2002 |
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ad. No. 56, 2002 |
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ad. No. 56, 2002 |
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am. No. 74, 2003; No. 135, 2005; No. 30, 2006 |
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Note to s. 100B(1).................... |
ad. No. 30, 2006 |
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ad. No. 56, 2002 |
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am. No. 135, 2005 |
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Part 5A |
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Part 5A..................................... |
ad. No. 14, 2004 |
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Division 1 |
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ad. No. 14, 2004 |
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Division 2 |
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ad. No. 14, 2004 |
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Division 3 |
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ad. No. 14, 2004 |
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Division 4 |
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ad. No. 14, 2004 |
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ad. No. 14, 2004 |
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Part 6 |
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am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001; No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 146, 1999 |
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ad. No. 99, 1997 |
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rs. No. 146, 1999 |
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am. No. 144, 2001 |
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Heading to s. 106..................... |
am. No. 99, 1997 |
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rs. No. 214, 1992 |
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am. No. 99, 1997; Nos. 142 and 144, 2001 |
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Heading to s. 109..................... |
am. No. 142, 2001 |
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am. No. 142, 2001 |
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am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001; No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007 |
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ad. No. 74, 2003 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 8, 2005 |
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ad. No. 110, 2004 |
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am. No. 62, 1991; No. 144, 2001 |
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Schedule |
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Schedule.................................. |
am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 1997 (No. 99, 1997)
Schedule 1
100 Application of amendments made by items 13, 14 and 23
The amendments of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 made by items 13, 14 and 23 do not apply in relation to an application made under that Act as in force before those items come into force for an assessment of a monomer or polymer, or in relation to an assessment made as a result of such an application.
101 Application
The amendment made by item 48 does not apply to applications made before the item commenced.
102 Transitional--previous applications for permits
Any application made under subsection 30(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 that had been made, but not determined, before item 51 comes into force, may continue to be dealt with as if it were an application made under subsection 30(1) of that Act as amended by that item.
103 Application of the amendments made by items 67 to 80 and item 88
(1) The amendments of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 made by items 67 to 80 and item 88 apply only to chemicals that are declared by the Minister to be priority existing chemicals under section 51 of that Act as amended by those items on or after the day when those items come into force.
(2) So far as concerns chemicals that were declared by the Minister to be priority existing chemicals under section 51 of that Act as in force at any time before the day items 67 to 80 and item 88 come into force, the provisions of that Act as in force immediately before that day continue to apply as if the amendments made by those items had not been made.
104 Saving of existing regulations
Any regulations made for the purposes of subsection 106(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force immediately before item 91 comes into force continue in force on and after that item comes into force as if they had been made for the purposes of subsection 106(1) of that Act as amended by that item.
105 Saving provision--regulations relating to applications under section 30
Any regulations made under paragraph 110(1)(h) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force immediately before item 51 comes into force continue in force, on and after that item comes into force, as if the regulations had been made, in relation to an application under section 30 of that Act as amended by that item.
106 Application of amendment of the Schedule
The amendment of the Schedule to the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 made by item 99 does not apply in relation to an application for assessment of a chemical made under that Act as in force before that item comes into force.
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)
Schedule 2
418 Transitional--pre‑commencement offences
(1) Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:
(a) an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or
(b) proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or
(c) any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;
as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.
(2) Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
419 Transitional--pre‑commencement notices
If:
(a) a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and
(b) any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and
(c) the first‑mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;
the amendment of the first‑mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.
Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001 (No. 81, 2001)
2(6) In this section:
Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing a System for the Development of Joint Food Standards, signed at Wellington on 5 December 1995.
Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 142, 2001)
4 Application of amendments
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 (No. 144, 2001)
Schedule 1
7 Transitional provision
If, before the commencement of this item:
(a) a person has applied for an assessment certificate in respect of a polyester that could, if the application had been made after the commencement of this item, have been assessed as a polymer of low concern; and
(b) the assessment certificate has not yet been issued in respect of the polyester;
then:
(c) the application is to be treated, after the commencement of this item, as if it were an application for an assessment certificate in respect of the polyester as a polymer of low concern; and
(d) to the extent that the fees paid in respect of the assessment of that polyester exceed the fees that would be payable in respect of an assessment of the polyester as a polymer of low concern, an amount equal to the amount of that excess must be refunded to the applicant.
11 Transitional provision
If, before the commencement of items 10, 52, 54 and 56 of this Schedule, the Director has given written notice to the holders of a confidence about a chemical under section 19 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force immediately before the commencement of those items, then, for the purposes of:
(a) the Director's consideration of any statement received, whether before or after the commencement of those items, as a result of that notice; and
(b) the Director's decision having regard to any statement so received; and
(c) the implementation of the Director's decision and any possible review of that decision by the Tribunal; and
(d) the liability of a person to pay any fees in respect of a statement given under that section;
that Act continues to have affect as if those items had never been enacted.
23 Transitional provision
If a full public report has been published in the Chemical Gazette in respect of a synthetic polymer of low concern in accordance with subsection 34(2) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force before the date of commencement of items 16 and 17 of this Schedule, that publication is to be treated, on and after that day, as meeting the requirements of subsection 35(1) of that Act as amended by item 17.
32 Transitional provisions
(1) If, before the commencement of item 31 of this Schedule:
(a) the Director has, under subsection 65(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, required the secondary notification of a chemical by persons to whom the notice applied; and
(b) the period for secondary notification had not expired;
then the Director may, by notice published in the Chemical Gazette or published in such other way as the Director considers appropriate, revoke the notice requiring secondary notification.
(2) If, in accordance with subitem (1), the Director revokes the notice requiring secondary notification:
(a) the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 has effect as if the notice had never been published; and
(b) any application received under section 66 of that Act is treated as if it had never been so received; and
(c) if any fees have been paid in respect of the secondary notification, the Director must, on behalf of the Commonwealth, remit those fees.
41 Transitional provision
If:
(a) a secondary notification of an existing chemical has been given; and
(b) the Director has commenced the assessment of the chemical in accordance with the terms of section 68 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 before the commencement of items 35 to 39 of this Schedule;
the assessment is to continue as if the amendment of that Act made by those items had not yet come into effect.
43 Transitional provision
If the Director has given a notice under subsection 69(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 and that notice is in force immediately before the commencement of item 42 of this Schedule, that notice has effect, on and after the commencement of that item, as if it had been given by the Director under subsection 69(1) of that Act as amended by that item.
50 Transitional provision
Despite the repeal and substitution of subsection 90(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 by item 49 of this Schedule:
(a) the person holding office as the Director of Chemicals Notification and Assessment immediately before the commencement of that item continues to hold office, on and after the commencement of that item, as if the person had been appointed under section 90 of that Act as amended by that item, for the remainder of the term of the person's appointment, as Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme; and
(b) any act or thing done, any decision made, or any document executed by, or relating to, the Director of Chemicals Notification and Assessment is to be treated, on and after the commencement of that item, as if it were an act or thing done, a decision made, or a document that had been executed by, or relating to, the Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme.
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001 (No. 159, 2001)
Schedule 1
97 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.
Industrial
Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 2003
(No. 74,
2003)
Schedule 1
22 Application of registration‑related changes
(1) The amendments made by Part 2 of this Schedule apply for the purposes of registration years under the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 that start on or after 1 September 2003.
(2) To avoid doubt, any change to an amount prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 80T(2)(a) or (b) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, as amended by Part 2 of this Schedule, before the start of the registration year that begins on 1 September 2003 applies in relation to that registration year, regardless of whether the application for registration, or renewal of registration, in relation to that registration year was made before or after the change came into force.
23 Saving--existing regulations
(1) Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 80T(2)(a) or (b) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 and in force immediately before the commencement of items 14 and 15 of this Schedule continue in force as if they had been made for the purposes of those paragraphs as amended by those items.
(2) Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 110(1)(ub) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 and in force immediately before the commencement of item 19 of this Schedule continue in force as if they had been made for the purposes of that paragraph as amended by that item.
(3) Subitems (1) and (2) do not prevent amendment or repeal of the regulations referred to in those subitems.
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment ( Rotterdam Convention) Act 2004 (No. 14, 2004)
Schedule 1
2 Application
Section 100E of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, as inserted by item 1, applies in relation to provisions of laws, where those provisions come into force after the commencement of that item.
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals) Act 2004 (No. 110, 2004)
Schedule 1
185 Application of certain items
The amendments made by the following items apply to introductions on or after the commencement date:
(a) item 5;
(b) items 39 to 43 and 127.
186 Application of annual reporting requirements etc.
The amendment made by item 44 applies to registration years commencing on or after the commencement date.
187 Application of items relating to definition of polymer of low concern
The amendments made by items 14, 18, 88 and 121 apply to applications made on or after the commencement date.
188 Application of items relating to adding particulars to the Inventory
The amendments made by items 2, 10, 20 to 24, 26 to 38, 123, 128 to 131 and 171 to 173 apply in respect of any industrial chemical, even if the chemical is already included in the Inventory.
189 Application of items relating to low volume permits
The amendments made by items 62, 63 and 72 apply to applications for low volume permits or renewals of low volume permits made on or after the commencement date.
190 Application of items relating to renewal of permits
(1) The amendments made by items 45 to 58, 60, 61 and 175 apply to applications for a renewal of a commercial evaluation permit made on or after the commencement date.
(2) The amendments made by items 9, 64 to 71, 73 to 79, 81 to 83, 175, 179 and 180 apply to applications for a renewal of a low volume permit made on or after the commencement date.
191 Application of items relating to self‑assessed assessment certificates etc.
The amendments made by items 12, 14, 17, 19, 25, 85 to 87, 89 to 120, 122, 125, 126, 167, 169, 174, 176, 181 and 183 apply to applications for assessment certificates or permits made on or after the commencement date.
192 Application of items relating to obligations relating to permits and self‑assessed assessment certificates
The amendments made by items 59, 80 and 124 apply to permits or assessment certificates issued in respect of applications made on or after the commencement date.
193 Amendments relating to registration fees
The amendments made by items 1, 15, 16, 133 to 165 and 170 apply to registration years commencing on or after the commencement date.
194 Definition of commencement date
In this Part:
commencement date means the date on which Schedule 1 commences.
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)
4 Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1
(1) If:
(a) a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and
(b) the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;
then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.
(2) In this section:
Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
Schedule 1
496 Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations
If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Cosmetics) Act 2007 (No. 134, 2007)
Schedule 2
9 Application of items
(1) The amendments made by items 2 to 4 of this Schedule apply to an application for:
(a) a low volume permit; or
(b) a renewal of a low volume permit;
made on or after the commencement of those items.
(2) The amendments made by items 5 and 6 of this Schedule apply to a low volume permit granted as a result of the determination of an application made on or after the commencement of those items.
(3) The amendments made by items 7 and 8 of this Schedule apply to an application for:
(a) a controlled use permit; or
(b) a renewal of a controlled use permit;
made on or after the commencement of those items.
16 Application
The amendments made by items 14 and 15 of this Schedule apply in relation to an application for:
(a) a commercial evaluation permit; or
(b) a renewal of a commercial evaluation permit;
made on or after the commencement of those items.
19 Application of item 18
The amendment made by item 18 of this Schedule applies in relation to an application for a permit made on or after the commencement of that item.
26 Application of amendments made by items 22 to 25
The amendments made by items 22 to 25 of this Schedule apply in relation to permits issued on or after the commencement of those items.
34 Application of items 27 to 29
The amendments made by items 27 to 29 of this Schedule apply in relation to registration years beginning on or after the commencement of those items.