These Rules will implement Australia’s obligations under Articles 4(1) and 4(5) of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, once that Convention comes into force for Australia and will have the effect of prohibiting the import, export or manufacture of the mercury-added products listed in Part 1 of Annex A to the Minamata Convention, where the import, export or manufacture is for industrial purposes and prohibiting the incorporation of the mercury-added products listed in Part 1 of Annex A to the Minamata Convention into other products, where the incorporation is for industrial purposes or agricultural or veterinary purposes.
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Administered by: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Exempt from sunsetting by the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 s11 item 01
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