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INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)1992 NO. 245

Statutory Rules 1992 No. 245

(Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Industrial Relations)

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations (Amendment)

Section 111 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed.

Section 21A of the Act establishes a commercial evaluation permit system for new industrial chemicals. Paragraph 21D(2)(b) of the Act provides that certain information (as specified in the regulations) must accompany an application for a permit.

Regulation 6A specifies the information required to accompany an application for a permit. This information includes matters affecting occupational health and safety, the impact of the chemical on the environment, any hazards posed to the health of the public and the labelling of the chemical.

The regulations also set the fee to be charged for the making of an application.