New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ACT 1985 - SECT 22

22 Orders prohibiting activities in relation to chemicals and chemical wastes

(1) The Authority, where it has reasonable grounds to believe that the making of an order under this section is necessary to prevent or minimise any adverse effect on the environment that may result from the carrying on of any prescribed activity in relation to a chemical it has assessed or in relation to a declared chemical waste, may make such order as it considers appropriate to prevent or minimise that effect, being an order for or with respect to the prohibition of any such prescribed activity.

(2) An order under this section for or with respect to the prohibition of a prescribed activity in relation to a chemical the Authority has assessed or in relation to a declared chemical waste shall not be made except upon the recommendation of the Committee or with the consent in writing of the Minister.