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Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Act 2021
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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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C2023C00307 (C02)
17 October 2023
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Crown to be bound
6 Extension to external Territories
7 Definitions
8 Meaning of industrial chemical
9 Vacancy in the office of an Advisory Committee member
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Part 2—Register of scheduling decisions for relevant industrial chemicals
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Division 1—Introduction
10 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Scheduling decisions for relevant industrial chemicals
11 Minister may make scheduling decision for relevant industrial chemical
12 Variation or revocation of scheduling decision made for relevant industrial chemical
13 Compliance with decision making principles etc.
14 Minister must specify AACN, or generalised end use, for industrial chemical in certain circumstances
15 Minister must have regard to certain matters in making etc. scheduling decision
16 Minister may have regard to certain matters in making etc. scheduling decision
17 Public consultation about scheduling decision for relevant industrial chemical
18 Consultation about scheduling decision for particular industrial chemical to which assessment certificate relates
19 Minister may request information relevant to the making etc. of scheduling decision
20 Minister may invite persons to give information relevant to the making etc. of scheduling decision
21 Consultation with State Environment Ministers
Division 3—Register of scheduling decisions for relevant industrial chemicals
22 Register of scheduling decisions for relevant industrial chemicals
Division 4—Decision making principles
23 Decision making principles
24 Public consultation about decision making principles
25 Consultation with State Environment Ministers
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Part 3—Advisory Committee on the Environmental Management of Industrial Chemicals
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Division 1—Introduction
26 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Establishment and functions of the Advisory Committee
27 Advisory Committee on the Environmental Management of Industrial Chemicals
28 Functions of the Advisory Committee
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Division 3—Membership of the Advisory Committee
29 Membership of the Advisory Committee
30 Appointment of Advisory Committee members
31 Acting appointments
32 Remuneration and allowances
33 Leave of absence
34 Disclosure of interests to the Minister
35 Disclosure of interests to the Advisory Committee
36 Other paid work
37 Resignation
38 Termination of appointment
39 Other terms and conditions
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Division 4—Procedures of the Advisory Committee
40 Procedures of the Advisory Committee
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Part 4—Confidentiality and information sharing
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Division 1—Introduction
41 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Confidential information
42 Request that information not be publicly disclosed
43 Notice of proposed public disclosure of confidential information
44 Application for confidential information not to be publicly disclosed
45 Minister may request further information in relation to application
46 Decision on application for confidential information not to be publicly disclosed
47 Reconsideration of decision not to approve application for confidential information not to be publicly disclosed
48 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
49 Disclosure of confidential information under Division 3 not prevented
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Division 3—Use or disclosure of protected information
50 Prohibition on use or disclosure of protected information
51 Use or disclosure of protected information by entrusted persons
52 Disclosure of protected information to Commonwealth entities
53 Disclosure of protected information to State Environment Minister or State government body
54 Use or disclosure of protected information with consent
55 Disclosure of protected information that is publicly available
56 Disclosure of protected information to person to whom protected information relates
57 Disclosure to person from whom protected information was obtained
58 Disclosure of protected information to a court, tribunal etc.
59 Disclosure of protected information for the purposes of law enforcement etc.
60 Disclosure of protected information to reduce serious risk to human health or the environment
61 Public disclosure of confidential information by the Minister
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Division 4—Other information sharing matters
62 Public disclosure of Advisory Committee recommendations
63 Disclosure of protected IC information to the Minister
64 Disclosure of personal information to the Minister etc.
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Division 5—Civil penalties
65 Civil penalty provisions
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Part 5—Scheduling charge
66 Simplified outline of this Part
67 Liability to pay scheduling charge
68 When scheduling charge is due for payment
69 Rules may make provision for etc. the collection and recovery of scheduling charge
70 Recovery of scheduling charge and late payment penalty etc.
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
71 Simplified outline of this Part
72 Functions of Executive Director relating to this Act etc.
73 Engagement of consultants to assist the Minister
74 Delegation by the Minister
75 Delegation by Executive Director
76 Rules
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history