Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of Act  
   4.      Additional operation of Act  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Meaning of chemical  
   7.      Meaning of industrial chemical  
   8.      Application of Act  
   9.      Act to bind Crown  
   10.     Relationship to other Commonwealth laws etc.  
   11.     Inventory  
   12.      
   13.     Inclusion of chemicals the subject of submissions not finalised  
   14.     Inclusion of new industrial chemical in Inventory after 5 years  
   15.     Inventory to be publicly available  
   16.     Confidential section  
   17.     Holder of a confidence  
   18.     Effect of inclusion in confidential section  
   19.      Transfer of industrial chemical from confidential section  
   20.      Correction of Inventory  
   21.     Introduction of new industrial chemicals  
   22.     Arranged introductions of new chemical may continue  
   23.     Application for assessment certificate  
   24.     Variation of requirements of section 23  
   25.     Exempt information about new industrial chemical  
   26.     Withdrawal of application  
   27.     Director may require further information  
   28.     Applicants to give further information  
   29.     Further exempt information  
   30.     Permits allowing introduction before assessment  
   31.     Assessment of chemical  
   32.     Nature of assessment  
   33.     Contents of assessment report  
   34.     Full public report  
   35.     Summary report  
   36.     Notice to applicant on completion of report  
   37.     Application for variation of assessment report  
   38.     Publication of report  
   39.     Giving of assessment certificates  
   40.     Application for variation of full public report  
   41.     Approved State and Territory notification procedures  
   42.     Exempt information given under section 41  
   43.     Approved foreign scheme  
   44.     Chemical notified and assessed under approved foreign scheme  
   45.     Exempt information given under section 44  
   46.     Interim Notification Scheme  
   47.     Application of Division  
   48.     Recommendation of declaration of priority existing chemical  
   49.     Steps before making recommendation  
   50.     Exempt information supplied under section 49  
   51.     Recommended declaration of priority existing chemicals  
   52.     Declaration of chemicals wrongly included in Inventory  
   53.     Notices of priority existing chemical to indicate extent of assessment  
   54.     List of priority existing chemicals  
   55.     Applications for assessment of priority existing chemicals  
   56.     Introduction of priority existing chemicals  
   57.     Assessment of priority existing chemical  
   58.     Obtaining information for assessment  
   59.     Time for compliance with varied notice  
   60.     Exempt information about priority existing chemical  
   61.     Prohibition of priority existing chemical until assessment complete  
   62.     Publication of report revokes declaration  
   63.     Removal of priority existing chemical from Inventory  
   64.     Introducer to notify Director of certain matters  
   65.     Secondary notification  
   66.     Exempt information about chemicals subject to secondary notification  
   67.     Failure to comply with secondary notification requirements  
   68.     Assessment of chemical of which secondary notification required  
   69.     Obtaining information for purposes of assessment  
   70.     Variation of assessment certificate on secondary notification  
   71.     List of chemicals requiring secondary notification  
   72.     Revocation of requirement for secondary notification  
   73.     Transfer of assessment certificates  
   74.     Record of assessment certificates  
   75.     Exempt information  
   76.     Confidentiality by Director etc.  
   77.     Notification of introduction  
   78.     Full public report etc. to be available  
   79.     Disclosure of exempt information in certain circumstances  
   80.     Notice of disclosure of information  
   81.     False or misleading information  
   82.     Knowledge of chemical to which charge relates  
   83.     Injunctions  
   84.     Appointment of inspectors  
   85.     Identity cards  
   86.     Searches to monitor compliance with Act etc.  
   87.     Offence-related searches and seizures  
   88.     Power to require information and documents  
   89.     Exempt information given to inspectors  
   90.     Director  
   91.     Functions of Director  
   92.     Terms and conditions of appointment of Director  
   93.     Remuneration of Director  
   94.     Leave of absence of Director  
   95.     Resignation of Director  
   96.     Termination of appointment of Director  
   97.     Acting Director  
   98.     Disclosure of interests of Director  
   99.     Arrangements relating to staff of the Commission  
   100.    Arrangements relating to staff of Departments  
   101.    Legal proceedings not to lie  
   102.    Applications for review  
   103.    Statement to accompany notice of decisions  
   104.    Delegation by Minister  
   105.    Variation of Schedule  
   106.    International obligations on movements of industrial chemicals out of Australia  
   107.    Chemical Gazette  
   108.    Annual report  
   109.    Conduct by directors, servants or agents  
   110.    Fees  
   111.    Regulations  
           SCHEDULE