Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsThe Secretary may approve an application under paragraph 10JD(1)(a) to import a therapeutic good that is mercury from a non - party (the exporting party ) to the Minamata Convention only if the Secretary is satisfied that:
(a) either:
(i) Australia has provided the exporting party with written consent to the import; or
(ii) a general notification of consent is in force for Australia in accordance with paragraph 7 of Article 3 of the Minamata Convention; and
(b) the exporting party has provided written certification that the mercury is neither sourced from primary mercury mining nor excess mercury from the decommissioning of chlor - alkali facilities.