Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations 1990

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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

This item is authorised by the following title:

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989

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F2014C01128

08 October 2014 - 30 June 2015

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Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations
2 Definitions
3 Prescribed data for the purposes of paragraph (f) of the definition of basic information in section 5 of the Act
4 Prescribed data for the purposes of paragraph (g) of the definition of basic information in section 5 of the Act
4AA Hazardous chemical definition
4AB Prescribed reactants
4A Polymer of low concern—number average molecular weight greater than 1 000 and less than 10 000 (Act s 5)
4B Polymer of low concern—number average molecular weight that is 10 000 or greater (Act s 5)
4CA Polymer of low concern—number average molecular weight less than or equal to 1 000 (Act s 5)
4C Polymer of low concern—low charge density (Act s 5)
4E Polymer of low concern—when polymer does not dissociate readily (Act s 5)
4H Polymer of low concern—when polymer is stable (Act s 5)
4I Polymer of low concern—other characteristics (Act s 5)
4J Non-hazardous chemical—criteria relating to environmental effect (Act s 5)
4K Introduction of non-hazardous chemical—matters to be taken into account (Act s 5)
5 Prescribed form of Inventory
6 Inspection of Inventory
6AA Prescribed period—transfer of industrial chemical from non-confidential section to confidential section (subsection 18A(1) of the Act)
6AB Low volume introduction (Act, s. 21)
6A Specified information for application of commercial evaluation permit
6BA Low volume permit guidelines
6B Prescribed information for application for controlled use permit
6C Controlled use permit guidelines
7 Prescribed international inventory of chemicals
7A Statements by importers of chemicals
7B Chemicals to which early introduction permit can apply
8A Prescribed authority (Act s 38(5)(a))
8B Assessment certificates
8C Prescribed authority (Act s 40G(1)(a)(i))
8D Extension of original assessment certificates
9 Application forms—section 55 of the Act
9B Prescribed authority (Act s 60F (7)(a))
11 Inspection of Safety Data Sheets
11AA Inspection of Register
11A Search warrants
11B Prescribed international agreement (Act s 106)
11C Introduction and export of certain industrial chemicals prohibited without approval (Act s 106)
12 Inspection of Chemical Gazette
13 Fees, charges and penalties
14 When must fees be paid
15 Remission of fees (Act, s. 110)
16A Waiver of fees—secondary notification of listed industrial chemicals
17 Appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Schedule 1AA—Low volume permit and early introduction permit guidelines
- 1 Purpose of guidelines
- 2 All chemicals (including polymers other than those with number average molecular weight that is 1 000 or greater)
- 3 Polymers with number average molecular weight that is 1 000 or greater
Schedule 1AB—Controlled use permit and early introduction permit guidelines
- 1 Purpose of guidelines
- 2 Intended use
Schedule 1—Forms
Schedule 1A
Schedule 2—Fees, charges and penalties
Schedule 3—Reactive functional groups
Schedule 4—Prescribed reactants
- Part 1—Di and Tri Basic Acids
- Part 2—Modifiers
- Part 3—Monobasic Acids and Natural Oils
- Part 4—Polyols
- Endnotes

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