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INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989

Table of Provisions

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Object of Act  
  • 4 Additional operation of Act  
  • 5 Interpretation  
  • 6 Meaning of chemical  
  • 7 Meaning of industrial chemical  
  • 8 Application of Act  
  • 9 Act to bind Crown  
  • 10 Relationship to other Commonwealth laws etc.  
  • 11 Inventory  
  • 12  
  • 13 Inclusion of chemicals the subject of submissions not finalised  
  • 14 Inclusion of new industrial chemical in Inventory after 5 years  
  • 15 Inventory to be publicly available  
  • 16 Confidential section  
  • 17 Holder of a confidence  
  • 18 Effect of inclusion in confidential section  
  • 19 Transfer of industrial chemical from confidential section  
  • 20 Correction of Inventory  
  • 21 Introduction of new industrial chemicals  
  • 22 Arranged introductions of new chemical may continue  
  • 23 Application for assessment certificate  
  • 24 Variation of requirements of section 23  
  • 25 Exempt information about new industrial chemical  
  • 26 Withdrawal of application  
  • 27 Director may require further information  
  • 28 Applicants to give further information  
  • 29 Further exempt information  
  • 30 Permits allowing introduction before assessment  
  • 31 Assessment of chemical  
  • 32 Nature of assessment  
  • 33 Contents of assessment report  
  • 34 Full public report  
  • 35 Summary report  
  • 36 Notice to applicant on completion of report  
  • 37 Application for variation of assessment report  
  • 38 Publication of report  
  • 39 Giving of assessment certificates  
  • 40 Application for variation of full public report  
  • 41 Approved State and Territory notification procedures  
  • 42 Exempt information given under section 41  
  • 43 Approved foreign scheme  
  • 44 Chemical notified and assessed under approved foreign scheme  
  • 45 Exempt information given under section 44  
  • 46 Interim Notification Scheme  
  • 47 Application of Division  
  • 48 Recommendation of declaration of priority existing chemical  
  • 49 Steps before making recommendation  
  • 50 Exempt information supplied under section 49  
  • 51 Recommended declaration of priority existing chemicals  
  • 52 Declaration of chemicals wrongly included in Inventory  
  • 53 Notices of priority existing chemical to indicate extent of assessment  
  • 54 List of priority existing chemicals  
  • 55 Applications for assessment of priority existing chemicals  
  • 56 Introduction of priority existing chemicals  
  • 57 Assessment of priority existing chemical  
  • 58 Obtaining information for assessment  
  • 59 Time for compliance with varied notice  
  • 60 Exempt information about priority existing chemical  
  • 61 Prohibition of priority existing chemical until assessment complete  
  • 62 Publication of report revokes declaration  
  • 63 Removal of priority existing chemical from Inventory  
  • 64 Introducer to notify Director of certain matters  
  • 65 Secondary notification  
  • 66 Exempt information about chemicals subject to secondary notification  
  • 67 Failure to comply with secondary notification requirements  
  • 68 Assessment of chemical of which secondary notification required  
  • 69 Obtaining information for purposes of assessment  
  • 70 Variation of assessment certificate on secondary notification  
  • 71 List of chemicals requiring secondary notification  
  • 72 Revocation of requirement for secondary notification  
  • 73 Transfer of assessment certificates  
  • 74 Record of assessment certificates  
  • 75 Exempt information  
  • 76 Confidentiality by Director etc.  
  • 77 Notification of introduction  
  • 78 Full public report etc. to be available  
  • 79 Disclosure of exempt information in certain circumstances  
  • 80 Notice of disclosure of information  
  • 81 False or misleading information  
  • 82 Knowledge of chemical to which charge relates  
  • 83 Injunctions  
  • 84 Appointment of inspectors  
  • 85 Identity cards  
  • 86 Searches to monitor compliance with Act etc.  
  • 87 Offence-related searches and seizures  
  • 88 Power to require information and documents  
  • 89 Exempt information given to inspectors  
  • 90 Director  
  • 91 Functions of Director  
  • 92 Terms and conditions of appointment of Director  
  • 93 Remuneration of Director  
  • 94 Leave of absence of Director  
  • 95 Resignation of Director  
  • 96 Termination of appointment of Director  
  • 97 Acting Director  
  • 98 Disclosure of interests of Director  
  • 99 Arrangements relating to staff of the Commission  
  • 100 Arrangements relating to staff of Departments  
  • 101 Legal proceedings not to lie  
  • 102 Applications for review  
  • 103 Statement to accompany notice of decisions  
  • 104 Delegation by Minister  
  • 105 Variation of Schedule  
  • 106 International obligations on movements of industrial chemicals out of Australia  
  • 107 Chemical Gazette  
  • 108 Annual report  
  • 109 Conduct by directors, servants or agents  
  • 110 Fees  
  • 111 Regulations  

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