New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ACT 1985

- As at 6 July 2009
- Act 14 of 1985

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Act to bind Crown
   5.      Relationship to other laws

   PART 2 - HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

   6.      Constitution of the Committee
   7.      Functions of the Committee

   PART 3 - ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL WASTES

           Division 1 - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 2 - Declared chemical wastes

   10.     Declaration of chemical wastes
   11.     Power to control declared chemical wastes

           Division 3 - Applications for assessment

   12.     (Repealed)
   13.     Application for assessment of prohibited activity

           Division 4 - Assessments

   14.     Committee to consider chemicals, chemical wastes and activities
   15.     Authority to assess chemicals and activities
   16.     Request for further information
   17.     Authority’s consideration of chemicals and activities
   18.     Consideration of information and submissions from applicant
   19.     Notice of Authority’s intention

           Division 5 - Control of chemicals and chemical wastes

   20.     Outcome of assessment
   21.     Notification of order or determination
   22.     Orders prohibiting activities in relation to chemicals and chemical wastes
   23.     Order permitting prescribed activity
   24.     Scope and content of orders
   25.     Order to take effect from date specified
   26.     Orders to be observed
   27.     Supply of certain later information by applicants for assessment

   PART 4 - LICENSING

   28.     Granting of licences
   29.     Short-term licences
   29A.    Transfer of licences
   30.     Duration of licences
   31.     Revocation or suspension of licences
   32.     Licence conditions

   PART 5 - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 6 - APPEALS

   37.     Order for assessment
   38.     Appeal against order or outcome of assessment
   39.     Appeal with respect to licence
   40.     Appeal with respect to direction
   41.     Appeal to be final
   42.     Effect of appeal

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   43.     Power to require information
   44.     Disclosure of information
   45.     Powers of authorised officers
   46.     Search warrant
   47.     Forfeiture
   48.     Retention and disposal of seized property
   49.     Disposal of forfeited property
   50.     Service of instruments
   51.     (Repealed)
   52.     Registers
   53.     Offences by corporations
   54.     Penalties
           55-57. (Repealed)
   58.     Regulations
   59.     Liability of certain persons
           SCHEDULE 1