Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 - SECT 21AA

             (1)  A person who introduces a new industrial chemical in a registration year under subsection 21(4) or (6) must provide a report to the Director stating:

                     (a)  the chemical name of the chemical that was introduced in the year; and

                     (b)  the volume of the chemical that was introduced in the year.

             (2)  The report must be provided before or on 28 September of the following registration year.

             (3)  The report must be provided in the approved form.

             (4)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person is required to provide a report in accordance with subsections (1) and (2); and

                     (b)  the person fails to do so.

Penalty:  10 penalty units.

Note 1:       A person does not commit an offence if the person fails to provide the report in the approved form.

Note 2:       If a person does not provide the report in accordance with subsection (1) before or on 28 September, the obligation to do so continues after that date, with daily offences being committed until the obligation is complied with (see section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914 ).

             (5)  Subsection 4K(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 ceases to apply in relation to an offence against subsection (4) of this section at the end of the 12th day after 28 September (being 10 October).

Note:          Because of this subsection, 120 penalty units is the maximum penalty that can be imposed for offences against subsection (4).