Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Objects of Act ..................................................................................... 1

4............ Additional operation of Act ................................................................. 2

5............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 3

6............ Meaning of chemical ......................................................................... 14

7............ Meaning of industrial chemical ......................................................... 15

7A......... Meaning of value of relevant industrial chemicals etc. ...................... 17

8............ Application of Act ............................................................................. 18

9............ Act to bind Crown ............................................................................ 18

10.......... Relationship to other Commonwealth laws etc. ................................. 18

10AA.... Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 18

10A....... Consultation with Gene Technology Regulator ................................. 18

10B....... Director may seek advice about classes of GM products .................. 19

10C....... Director to take advice into account ................................................... 20

Part 2--Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances                                 21

Division 1--Keeping of Inventory                                                                        21

11.......... Inventory ........................................................................................... 21

12.......... Content of Inventory ......................................................................... 21

13.......... Conditions of use etc. of, and other information about, chemicals .... 22

13A....... Director to notify of inclusion or variation of particulars .................. 23

13B....... Inclusion of new industrial chemical in non-confidential section of Inventory before 5 years   24

14.......... Inclusion of new industrial chemical in Inventory after 5 years ........ 25

15.......... Inventory to be publicly available ...................................................... 26

15A....... Offence for failing to comply with conditions of use etc. .................. 26

Division 1A--Inclusion of previously regulated chemicals in Inventory               28

15AA.... Proposal to include previously regulated chemical in Inventory ........ 28

15AB.... Inclusion of previously regulated chemical in Inventory ................... 30

Division 2--Confidential Section of Inventory                                              31

16.......... Confidential section ........................................................................... 31

17.......... Holder of a confidence ...................................................................... 31

18.......... Effect of inclusion in confidential section .......................................... 31

18A....... Transfer of industrial chemical from non-confidential section to confidential section                32

19.......... Transfer of industrial chemical from confidential section to non-confidential section                33

Division 3--Amendment of Inventory                                                                36

20.......... Amendment of Inventory .................................................................. 36

20AA.... Chemicals wrongly included in the Inventory ................................... 36

20AB.... Details of trade name products .......................................................... 37

Part 3--Notification and Assessment of Industrial Chemicals                 40

Division 1--New Industrial Chemicals to be Assessed                              40

21.......... Introduction of new industrial chemicals ........................................... 40

21AA.... Annual reporting obligations for introductions under section 21 ...... 42

21AAA. Exempt information supplied under section 21AA ........................... 43

21AB.... List of chemicals and summary of information ................................. 43

Division 1A--Commercial Evaluation Permit System                               45

21A....... Object of commercial evaluation permit system ................................ 45

21B....... Application for commercial evaluation permit or renewal of permit .. 45

21C....... Joint applications ............................................................................... 46

21D....... Form of application etc. ..................................................................... 46

21E........ Restrictions on applications ............................................................... 47

21F........ Director may request further information about application .............. 48

21G....... Grant of commercial evaluation permit .............................................. 48

21H....... Refusal of application ........................................................................ 48

21J........ Notice of permit to be published in Chemical Gazette ....................... 49

21K....... Duration of commercial evaluation permit ......................................... 50

21L........ Conditions of commercial evaluation permit ..................................... 50

21M...... Additional operation of section 21L .................................................. 51

21N....... Cancellation of commercial evaluation permit ................................... 52

21P........ Exempt information ........................................................................... 53

Division 1B--Low Volume Chemicals Permit System                               54

21Q....... Object of permit system for low volume chemicals ........................... 54

21R....... Who may apply for permit or renewal of permit ............................... 54

21S........ How application is to be made .......................................................... 55

21SA..... Director may request further information about application .............. 56

21T........ Applicant may withdraw or amend application ................................. 56

21U....... Determination of application ............................................................. 56

21V....... Duration of permit ............................................................................. 57

21W...... Permit may be subject to conditions .................................................. 58

21X....... Form of permit .................................................................................. 59

21Y....... Notice of permit to be published in Chemical Gazette ....................... 60

21Z........ Notice of refusal of application ......................................................... 60

21ZA..... List of low volume chemicals ............................................................ 60

21ZB..... Exempt information ........................................................................... 60

Division 1C--Controlled use permit system                                                    61

22A....... Object of controlled use permit system ............................................. 61

22B....... Who may apply for permit or renewal of permit ............................... 61

22C....... How application is to be made .......................................................... 62

22D....... Director may request further information about application .............. 63

22E........ Applicant may withdraw or amend application ................................. 63

22F........ Determination of application ............................................................. 63

22G....... Duration of permit ............................................................................. 64

22H....... Permit may be subject to conditions .................................................. 64

22I......... Offence for contravention of permit .................................................. 66

22J........ Cancellation of permit ....................................................................... 66

22K....... Form of permit .................................................................................. 66

22L........ Notice of permit to be published in Chemical Gazette ....................... 66

22M...... Notice of refusal of application ......................................................... 67

22N....... List of controlled use chemicals ........................................................ 67

22O....... Exempt information ........................................................................... 67

Division 2--Notification Procedures before Assessment                          68

22P........ Object and overview of assessment certificates ................................. 68

23.......... Application for a non-self-assessed assessment certificate for any chemical             68

23A....... Application for a self-assessed assessment certificate for certain chemicals              71

24.......... Variation of requirements of section 23 ............................................ 71

24A....... Variation of requirement for notification statement in case of polymers of low concern           72

25.......... Exempt information about new industrial chemical ........................... 72

26.......... Withdrawal of application ................................................................. 72

27.......... Director may require further information .......................................... 73

28.......... Applicants to give further information .............................................. 74

29.......... Further exempt information ............................................................... 74

30.......... Permits allowing introduction before assessment .............................. 74

30A....... Application for early introduction of non-hazardous chemicals ........ 76

30AA.... Dual applications for introduction permits ........................................ 78

30B....... Exempt information about early introduction .................................... 79

30C....... Revocation of permit ......................................................................... 79

Division 3--Assessment, self-assessment and reports                                81

31.......... Assessment of chemical .................................................................... 81

31A....... Time periods for applications for non-self-assessed assessment certificates under section 23 81

31B....... Time periods for applications for self-assessed assessment certificates under section 23A       82

32.......... Nature of non-self-assessed assessment ........................................... 83

33.......... Contents of non-self-assessed assessment report .............................. 84

33A....... Nature of self-assessed assessment ................................................... 85

33B....... Contents of self-assessed assessment report ..................................... 85

33C....... Moving from the self-assessed system to the non-self-assessed system   86

34.......... Public report of assessment ............................................................... 87

36.......... Notice to applicant on completing report ........................................... 87

37.......... Application for variation of assessment report .................................. 87

38.......... Publication of report .......................................................................... 88

39.......... Giving of assessment certificates ...................................................... 89

40.......... Application for variation of public report .......................................... 90

Division 3A--Extension of original assessment certificates                   92

40A....... Application for extension of original assessment certificate to cover other importers or manufacturers    92

40B....... Requests for additional information .................................................. 93

40C....... Applicants to give further information .............................................. 93

40D....... Exempt information ........................................................................... 94

40E........ Director to prepare modifications of original assessment report ........ 94

40F........ Variation of additional information ................................................... 95

40G....... Publication of modifications .............................................................. 95

40H....... Extensions of original assessment certificate ..................................... 96

40J........ Withdrawal of application ................................................................. 96

Division 3B--Obligations relating to certain permits and self-assessed assessment certificates              97

40K....... Record keeping requirements ............................................................ 97

40L........ Director may obtain information and documents ............................... 97

40M...... Self-incrimination .............................................................................. 98

40N....... Annual reports .................................................................................. 99

Division 4--Effect of Other Notification Schemes                                     100

41.......... Approved State and Territory notification procedures ..................... 100

42.......... Exempt information given under section 41 .................................... 101

43.......... Approved foreign scheme ............................................................... 101

44.......... Chemical notified and assessed under approved foreign scheme .... 102

45.......... Exempt information given under section 44 .................................... 103

46.......... Interim Notification Scheme ............................................................ 103

Division 5--Priority Existing Chemicals                                                         105

Subdivision A--Application                                                                                 105

47.......... Application of Division ................................................................... 105

Subdivision B--Information for decision on recommendation                  105

48.......... Information about use and introduction of chemicals ...................... 105

50.......... Exempt information supplied under section 48 ............................... 106

50A....... Summary of information given under section 48 ............................ 106

Subdivision C--Declaration of priority existing chemicals                         107

50B....... Recommendation of declaration of priority existing chemical ......... 107

51.......... Declaration of priority existing chemicals ....................................... 108

54.......... List of priority existing chemicals ................................................... 109

Subdivision D--Assessment of priority existing chemicals                          110

55.......... Applications for assessment of priority existing chemicals ............. 110

56.......... Introduction of priority existing chemicals ...................................... 110

57.......... Assessment of priority existing chemical ........................................ 111

58.......... Obtaining information for assessment ............................................. 111

59.......... Time for compliance with varied notice ........................................... 113

60.......... Exempt information about priority existing chemical ...................... 113

60A....... Nature of assessment ...................................................................... 113

60B....... Contents of assessment reports ....................................................... 114

60C....... Draft assessment report ................................................................... 115

60D....... Checking draft assessment report for errors .................................... 115

60E........ Variation of draft assessment report ................................................ 115

60F........ Publication of final assessment report ............................................. 116

61.......... Prohibition of priority existing chemical until assessment complete 117

62.......... Publication of final assessment report revokes declaration .............. 119

63.......... Removal of priority existing chemical from Inventory .................... 119

Division 6--Secondary Notification after Assessment                             120

64.......... Introducer to notify Director of certain matters ............................... 120

65.......... Secondary notification ..................................................................... 121

66.......... Exempt information about chemicals subject to secondary notification 122

67.......... Failure to comply with secondary notification requirements ........... 122

68.......... Secondary notification assessment of new industrial chemicals ...... 123

68A....... Assessment of existing chemicals of which secondary notification required             124

69.......... Obtaining information for purposes of assessment ......................... 125

70.......... Variation of assessment certificate on secondary notification .......... 126

71.......... List of chemicals requiring secondary notification .......................... 126

72.......... Revocation of requirement for secondary notification ..................... 126

Division 7--Assessment Certificates                                                                 127

73.......... Transfer of assessment certificates .................................................. 127

74.......... Record of assessment certificates .................................................... 127

Division 8--Confidentiality                                                                                    129

75.......... Exempt information ......................................................................... 129

76.......... Confidentiality by Director etc. ....................................................... 129

Division 9--Access to Assessment Information                                           131

78.......... Material Safety Data Sheets to be available ..................................... 131

79.......... Disclosure of exempt information in certain circumstances ............. 131

80.......... Notice of disclosure of information ................................................. 132

Part 3A--Registration of introducers of industrial chemicals                133

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                           133

80A....... Overview of this Part ...................................................................... 133

80B....... Person must be registered to introduce relevant industrial chemicals 133

Division 2--The Register                                                                                         134

80C....... Establishment of Register ................................................................ 134

80D....... Content of Register ......................................................................... 134

Division 3--Registration                                                                                          135

80E........ Applying for new registration ......................................................... 135

80F........ Application for new registration ...................................................... 135

80G....... Grant of application for new registration ......................................... 136

80H....... Certificate of registration ................................................................. 136

80J........ Registration period .......................................................................... 136

80K....... Applying for renewal of registration ............................................... 136

80KA.... Renewal applications made for next year ........................................ 137

80KB..... Late renewal applications are subject to a penalty ............................ 137

80KC..... Director must give notice of renewal decision ................................. 138

80L........ Withdrawal of application ............................................................... 138

80M...... Time for dealing with applications .................................................. 139

80N....... Director may require further information ........................................ 139

80P........ Cancellation or endorsement of registration in certain cases ............ 140

80Q....... Certain registered persons to provide final statements concerning introduction         141

80QA.... Assessment of registration charge by Director in respect of certain registered persons             141

80QB.... Fresh assessments ........................................................................... 142

80QC.... Reconsideration and review of assessments .................................... 143

80QD.... Retention of records by certain registered persons .......................... 144

80R....... Transfer of registration .................................................................... 144

Division 4--Registration charge                                                                         146

80S........ Registration charge .......................................................................... 146

80T........ Amount of charge ........................................................................... 146

80U....... Waiver or remission of charge ........................................................ 147

Division 5--Miscellaneous                                                                                      148

80W...... Power of the Director to obtain information .................................... 148

Part 3B--Standards for cosmetics imported into, or manufactured in, Australia             149

81.......... Setting standards ............................................................................. 149

81A....... Complying with standards .............................................................. 149

Part 4--Enforcement                                                                                                        150

Division 1--Offences, injunctions and charge recovery                         150

82.......... Knowledge of chemical to which charge relates .............................. 150

83.......... Injunctions ...................................................................................... 150

83A....... Recovery of registration charge ....................................................... 151

Division 2--Inspectors                                                                                              152

84.......... Appointment of inspectors .............................................................. 152

85.......... Identity cards ................................................................................... 152

86.......... Searches to monitor compliance with Act etc. ................................. 152

87.......... Offence-related searches and seizures ............................................. 153

88.......... Power to require information and documents .................................. 155

89.......... Exempt information given to inspectors .......................................... 156

Part 5--Administration                                                                                                   157

90.......... Director ........................................................................................... 157

91.......... Functions of Director ...................................................................... 157

92.......... Terms and conditions of appointment of Director ........................... 157

93.......... Remuneration of Director ................................................................ 157

94.......... Leave of absence of Director ........................................................... 158

95.......... Resignation of Director ................................................................... 158

96.......... Termination of appointment of Director .......................................... 158

97.......... Acting Director ............................................................................... 158

98.......... Disclosure of interests of Director .................................................. 159

99.......... Arrangements relating to staff of the Department ............................ 159

100........ Arrangements relating to staff of Departments ................................ 159

100A..... Industrial Chemicals Account ......................................................... 160

100B..... Credits to Account .......................................................................... 160

100C..... Purposes of the Account ................................................................. 161

Part 5A--Information exchange under the Rotterdam Convention 162

Division 1--Definitions                                                                                             162

100D..... Definitions ...................................................................................... 162

Division 2--Notification of final regulatory action                                   163

100E...... Notification of final regulatory action .............................................. 163

Division 3--Exchange of certain information about industrial chemicals            165

100F...... Exchange of certain information about industrial chemicals ............ 165

Division 4--Information gathering                                                                    166

100G..... Director may obtain information and documents ............................. 166

100H..... Self-incrimination ............................................................................ 167

100J...... Copies of documents ....................................................................... 167

100K..... Director may retain documents ........................................................ 167

Part 6--Miscellaneous                                                                                                      168

101........ Legal proceedings not to lie ............................................................. 168

102........ Application for review .................................................................... 168

103........ Statement to accompany notice of decisions .................................... 169

104........ Delegation by Minister .................................................................... 169

104A..... Delegation by Director .................................................................... 170

105........ Variation of Schedule ...................................................................... 170

106........ International agreements or arrangements on movements of industrial chemicals into or out of Australia                170

107........ Chemical Gazette ............................................................................. 172

108........ Annual report .................................................................................. 172

109........ Conduct by servants or agents ........................................................ 172

110........ Fees ................................................................................................. 173

110A..... Late renewal penalties ..................................................................... 175

110B..... Approved forms may be electronic ................................................. 176

110C..... Chemical Gazette to be publicly available ........................................ 176

111........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 176

Schedule--Matters to be dealt with in notification statement about chemical       177

Part A                                                                                                                                         177

Part B                                                                                                                                          178

Part C                                                                                                                                         183

Part D                                                                                                                                       185

Part E                                                                                                                                          186

Notes                                                                                                                                            187

  

Notes to the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989

Note 1

The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 8, 1990 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 30 June 1997 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989	8, 1990	17 Jan 1990	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 17 July 1990
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	62, 1991	30 May 1991	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Schedule (Part 1 [in part] and Part 2): 2 July 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S182) Schedule (Part 3 [in part]): 1 Aug 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S210) Schedule (Part 5): 1 Sept 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S239) Remainder: 30 Nov 1991			--
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988 Ss. 28(b)-(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332) Remainder: Royal Assent			S. 31(2)
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991	7, 1992	15 Jan 1992	Part 2 (ss. 3-27): 22 June 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S159) Part 5 (ss. 38, 39): 8 Apr 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S92) Remainder: Royal Assent			--
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 1992	102, 1992	30 June 1992	4 Aug 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. GN30)			--
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	214, 1992	24 Dec 1992	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Mar 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. S67)			S. 5(2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 2 (item 66): (a)			--
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1997	99, 1997	30 June 1997	Schedule 1 (items 1, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17-22, 24, 25, 27-29, 33, 35, 36, 51, 57, 58, 62, 81-83, 87, 89, 96-98, 102, 105) and Schedule 2: 9 July 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. S278) Schedule 1 (items 3-5, 9, 10, 46, 52, 53, 86, 88, 94, 95): 30 Dec 1997 Remainder: Royal Assent Schedule 1 (items 16, 34, 37-41, 64-80, 84, 88, 93, 103): 7 Aug 1997 (see Gazette 1997, No. S316)			Sch. 1 (items 100-106) [see Table A]
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 535-543): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (b)			--
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 32): Royal Assent Remainder: 24 May 2001			Sch. 2 (items 418, 419) [see Table A]
Gene Technology (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000	170, 2000	21 Dec 2000	22 June 2001 (see s. 2)			--
Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001	81, 2001	10 July 2001	S. 2(6): Royal Assent (c) Schedule 3 (items 6, 7): 1 July 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN30) (c)		S. 2(6) [see Table A]
Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	142, 2001	1 Oct 2001	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 15-57): 2 Oct 2001 (d)		S. 4 [see Table A]
as amended by
Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2002	127, 2002	11 Dec 2002	Schedule 3 (items 15-17): (e)		--
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001	144, 2001	1 Oct 2001	Schedule 1 (items 1-4, 8-11, 15-23, 25, 26, 31-33, 35-43, 45, 49-54, 56): Royal Assent (f) Schedule 1 (items 5-7): 1 Apr 2002 (f) Schedule 1 (items 12-14, 24, 27-30, 34, 44, 46-48, 55, 57): 29 Oct 2001 (f)		Sch. 1 (items 7, 11, 23, 32, 41, 43, 50) [see Table A]
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2006	9, 2006	23 Mar 2006	Schedule 2 (item 22): (g)		--
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001		Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2002	56, 2002	3 July 2002	Schedule 2 (items 1-9): Royal Assent		--
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 2003	74, 2003	15 July 2003	15 July 2003		Sch. 1 (items 22, 23) [see Table A]
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Act 2004	14, 2004	11 Mar 2004	Schedule 1: (h) Remainder: Royal Assent		Sch. 1 (item 2) [see Table A]
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals) Act 2004	110, 2004	13 July 2004	Schedule 1: 9 Aug 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. S320) Remainder: Royal Assent		Sch. 1 (items 185-194) [see Table A]
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 159, 496): Royal Assent		S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496) [see Table A]
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Repeal, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005	135, 2005	15 Nov 2005	Schedules 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2006 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent		--
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006	30, 2006	6 Apr 2006	Schedule 1 (items 29, 30): 7 Apr 2006		--
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Cosmetics) Act 2007	134, 2007	20 Aug 2007	Schedules 1 and 2: 17 Sept 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent		Sch. 2 (items 9, 16, 19, 26, 34) [see Table A]
Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009	111, 2009	16 Nov 2009	Schedule 1 (items 18-22): 17 Nov 2009		Sch. 1 (item 22) [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2010	8, 2010	1 Mar 2010	Schedule 5 (item 61): Royal Assent		--
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 6 (items 54, 55) and Schedule 7 (item 74): 19 Apr 2011		--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 702-707) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011		Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A]
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Inventory) Act 2011	103, 2011	26 Sept 2011	27 Sept 2011		Sch. 1 (items 56-58) [see Table A]

(a)     The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 66) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Each item in Schedule 2 commences or is taken to have commenced (as the case requires) at the time specified in the note at the end of the item.

         Item 66 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of section 24 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992.

         Section 24 commenced on 1 March 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. S67).

(b)     The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 535-543) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(c)     The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 6 and 7) only of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1)(a), (2) and (5) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   The following provisions commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent:

                              (a)   sections 1, 2 and 3;

                 (2)   Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A), and Schedule 3, commence on the first day after the commencement of this section on which an amendment of the Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement comes into force in accordance with Article 10 of that Agreement.

                 (5)   As soon as practicable after the commencement of the following provisions:

                              (a)   Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A);

                              (b)   Schedule 3;

                         the Minister must cause to be published in the Gazette a notice specifying the day on which those provisions commenced.

(d)     The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 15-57) only of the Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e)     Subsection 2(1) (item 8) of the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2002 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement Information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
8.  Schedule 3, items 15 to 17	Immediately before the commencement of items 17, 28 and 41 of Schedule 1 to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	2 October 2001

(f)      The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1), (3) and (7) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (3)   Items 12, 13, 14, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 44, 46, 47, 48, 55 and 57 of Schedule 1, items 90, 91 and 101 of Schedule 2, and items 2 and 6 to 11 of Schedule 3 commence 28 days after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

                 (7)   Subject to subsection (8), if an item of this Act referred to in subsection (2) does not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, that item commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(g)     Subsection 2(1) (item 37) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
37.  Schedule 2, item 22	Immediately after the time specified in the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 for the commencement of item 25 of Schedule 1 to that Act.	1 October 2001

(h)     Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2.  Schedule 1	The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the day on which the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, done at Rotterdam on 10 September 1998, enters into force for Australia. If the provision(s) commence on the day mentioned in paragraph (b), the Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day on which the provision(s) commenced.	18 August 2004 (paragraph (b) applies)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted   am. = amended   rep. = repealed   rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title..........................................	am. No. 99, 1997; No. 134, 2007
Part 1
S. 3...........................................	rs. No. 134, 2007
S. 4...........................................	rs. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 134, 2007
S. 5...........................................	am. Nos. 7, 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 146, 1999; No. 170, 2000; No. 144, 2001; No. 56, 2002; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007; No. 111, 2009; Nos. 5 and 103, 2011
S. 7...........................................	am. No. 62, 1991; No. 99, 1997; No. 81, 2001
S. 7A........................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 10AA....................................	ad. No. 142, 2001
Ss. 10A-10C............................	ad. No. 170, 2000
Part 2
Division 1
S. 11.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004; No. 103, 2011
Note to s. 11(3).......................	rep. No. 110, 2004
S. 12.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 103, 2011
S. 13.........................................	rep. No. 214, 1992
	ad. No. 110, 2004
Ss. 13A, 13B............................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 14.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997
Note to s. 14(1).......................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 15A......................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 103, 2011
Division 1A
Div. 1A of Part 2 .....................	ad. No. 103, 2011
Ss. 15AA, 15AB.......................	ad. No. 103, 2011
Division 2
S. 17.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997
S. 18.........................................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 18A......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004
S. 19.........................................	rs. No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001
	am. No. 110, 2004
Division 3
Heading to Div. 3 of Part 2 ...	rs. No. 110, 2004
S. 20.........................................	rs. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 99, 1997
Note to s. 20............................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 20AA....................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 20AB....................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Notes to s. 20AB(4A), (4B).....	ad. No. 110, 2004
Div. 4 of Part 2 .......................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	rep. No. 111, 2009
Ss. 20A-20G...........................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	rep. No. 111, 2009
Part 3
Division 1
S. 21.........................................	am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 142, 2001 (as am. by No. 127, 2002); No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004
Notes to s. 21(2)-(4)..............	ad. No. 142, 2001
S. 21AA....................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 134, 2007
S. 21AAA..................................	ad. No. 134, 2007
Heading to s. 21AB................	rs. No. 134, 2007
S. 21AB....................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 134, 2007
Division 1A
Div. 1A of Part 3 .....................	ad. No. 102, 1992
S. 21A......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
Heading to s. 21B...................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 21B......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 21C......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
Subheads. to s. 21D(2), (3)	rs. No. 110, 2004
S. 21D......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004
Subhead. to s. 21E(1).............	am. No. 74, 2003
S. 21E......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004
S. 21F......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004
	rs. No. 134, 2007
S. 21G......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 21H......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007
S. 21J.......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	rs. No. 134, 2007
S. 21K......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
S. 21L.......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 142, 2001
Note to s. 21L(1).....................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 21M......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
S. 21N......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 21P......................................	ad. No. 102, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004
Division 1B
Div. 1B of Part 3 .....................	ad. No. 214, 1992
S. 21Q......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007
Heading to s. 21R..................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 21R......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 21S......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007
S. 21SA....................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 21T......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
S. 21U......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007
S. 21V......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
S. 21W.....................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 142, 2001; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007
Note to s. 21W(1)...................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 21X......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
S. 21Y......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 134, 2007
S. 21Z......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
S. 21ZA....................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
S. 21ZB....................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007
S. 22.........................................	rep. No. 214, 1992
Division 1C
Div. 1C of Part 3 .....................	ad. No. 110, 2004
Ss. 22A, 22B............................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 22C......................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 134, 2007
Ss. 22D-22K............................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 22L.......................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 134, 2007
Ss. 22M, 22N...........................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 22O......................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 134, 2007
Division 2
S. 22P......................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
Heading to s. 23.....................	rs. No. 110, 2004
Subheads. to s. 23(1), (2)......	ad. No. 110, 2004
Subhead. to s. 23(10).............	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 23.........................................	am. Nos. 7 and 214, 1992; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007; No. 103, 2011
S. 23A......................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
Heading to s. 24A...................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 24A......................................	ad. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 110, 2004
Ss. 25-28.................................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 30.........................................	am. No. 7, 1992; No. 99, 1997
Subhead. to s. 30A(1).............	ad. No. 134, 2007
Subheads. to s. 30A(5), (6)....	ad. No. 134, 2007
Subheads. to s. 30A(9), (10)..	ad. No. 134, 2007
S. 30A......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007
S. 30AA....................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 30B......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 30C......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 142, 2001; No. 110, 2004
Division 3
Heading to Div. 3 of Part 3 ...	rs. No. 110, 2004
S. 31.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004
Note to s. 31(1).......................	ad. No. 110, 2004
Ss. 31A, 31B............................	ad. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 103, 2011
Heading to s. 32.....................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 32.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004
Heading to s. 33.....................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 33.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 110, 2004
Ss. 33A-33C............................	ad. No. 110, 2004
Heading to s. 34.....................	rs. No. 103, 2011
S. 34.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001; No. 103, 2011
S. 35.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001
	rep. No. 103, 2011
S. 36.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001
	rs. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 103, 2011
S. 37.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004; No. 103, 2011
S. 38.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004; No. 103, 2011
S. 39.........................................	am. Nos. 7 and 214, 1992; No. 110, 2004
Heading to s. 40.....................	am. No. 103, 2011
S. 40.........................................	am. No. 214, 1992; No. 144, 2001; No. 103, 2011
Division 3A
Div. 3A of Part 3 .....................	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 40A......................................	ad. No, 99, 1997
	am. No. 110, 2004; No. 103, 2011
Ss. 40B-40F............................	ad. No, 99, 1997
S. 40G......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 144, 2001; No. 103, 2011
S. 40H......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 40J.......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Division 3B
Div. 3B of Part 3 .....................	ad. No. 110, 2004
Ss. 40K-40N............................	ad. No. 110, 2004
Division 4
S. 41.........................................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 43.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997
S. 44.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 103, 2011
Division 5
Heading to Div. 5 of Part 3....	rs. No. 214, 1992
Subdivision A
Heading to Subdiv. A of ........ Div. 5 of Part 3	ad. No, 99, 1997
S. 47.........................................	am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 43, 1996; No. 99, 1997
	rs. No. 110, 2004
Subdivision B
Heading to Subdiv. B of ........ Div. 5 of Part 3	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 48.........................................	rs. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 142, 2001
S. 49.........................................	rep. No. 99, 1997
Heading to s. 50.....................	am. No. 99, 1997
S. 50.........................................	am. No. 99,1997
S. 50A......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Subdivision C
Heading to Subdiv. C of ....... Div. 5 of Part 3	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 50B......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Ss. 51-53.................................	rs. No. 99, 1997
S. 54.........................................	am. No, 99, 1997
Subdivision D
Heading to Subdiv. D of ....... Div. 5 of Part 3	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 55.........................................	am. No. 7, 1992; No. 99, 1997
S. 56.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997; No. 142, 2001 (as am. by No. 127, 2002)
S. 57.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997
S. 58.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997; Nos. 142 and 144, 2001
S. 60.........................................	am. No. 99, 1997
Ss. 60A-60C............................	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 60D......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 144, 2001 (as am. by No. 9, 2006)
S. 60E......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 144, 2001
S. 60F......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 144, 2001; No. 103, 2011
S. 61.........................................	am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001
S. 62.........................................	rs. No. 99, 1997
Division 6
S. 64.........................................	am. No. 7, 1992; No. 144, 2001; No. 110, 2004
S. 65.........................................	am. No. 144, 2001
S. 66.........................................	am. No. 7, 1992
S. 67.........................................	am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001
Heading to s. 68.....................	am. No. 144, 2001
	rs. No. 103, 2011
S. 68.........................................	am. No. 144, 2001; No. 103, 2011
S. 68A......................................	ad. No. 144, 2001
S. 69.........................................	am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001
S. 70.........................................	am. No. 144, 2001; No. 103, 2011
Division 8
S. 75.........................................	am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007
Division 9
S. 77.........................................	rep. No. 134, 2007
Heading to s. 78.....................	rs. No. 103, 2011
S. 78.........................................	am. No. 103, 2011
Part 3A
Part 3A.....................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Division 1
S. 80A......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	rs. No. 110, 2004
Heading to s. 80B...................	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 80B......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 142, 2001 (as am. by No. 127, 2002)
	rs. No. 74, 2003
	am. No. 110, 2004
Division 2
Ss. 80C, 80D...........................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Division 3
Heading to s. 80E...................	am. No. 74, 2003
	rs. No. 110, 2004
S. 80E......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004
Heading to s. 80F...................	am. No. 74, 2003
S. 80F......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004
Heading to s. 80G..................	am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004
S. 80G......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004
S. 80H......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 80J.......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 74, 2003
Heading to s. 80K...................	rs. No. 110, 2004
S. 80K......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	rs. No. 74, 2003
	am. No. 110, 2004
Ss. 80KA-80KC.......................	ad. No. 74, 2003
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 80L.......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 80M......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	rs. No. 74, 2003
S. 80N......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 74, 2003
S. 80P......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004
S. 80Q......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 142, 2001; No. 74, 2003
S. 80QA...................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 110, 2004
Ss. 80QB, 80QC......................	ad. No. 99, 1997
S. 80QD...................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 142, 2001; No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004
S. 80R......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Division 4
S. 80S......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 110, 2004
S. 80T......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004
S. 80U......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Division 5
S. 80W.....................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	am. No. 142, 2001; No. 110, 2004
S. 80Y......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	rep. No. 110, 2004
Part 3B
Part 3B.....................................	ad. No. 134, 2007
S. 81.........................................	rep. No. 137, 2000
	ad. No. 134, 2007
S. 81A......................................	ad. No. 134, 2007
Part 4
Division 1
Heading to Div. 1 of Part 4....	rs. No. 99, 1997
S. 83.........................................	am. No. 142, 2001
S. 83A......................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
Division 2
S. 84.........................................	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 85.........................................	am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001
S. 86.........................................	am. No. 134, 2007
S. 87.........................................	am. No. 142, 2001
S. 88.........................................	am. Nos. 142 and 144, 2001
Part 5
S. 90.........................................	am. No. 144, 2001
S. 91.........................................	am. No. 56, 2002
S. 92.........................................	am. No. 159, 2001
S. 94.........................................	rs. No. 122, 1991
	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 96.........................................	am. No. 122, 1991
S. 97.........................................	am. No. 46, 2011
Note to s. 97............................	ad. No. 46, 2011
Heading to s. 99.....................	am. No. 56, 2002
S. 99.........................................	am. No. 56, 2002
S. 100.......................................	am. No. 146, 1999; No. 56, 2002
S. 100A....................................	ad. No. 56, 2002
S. 100B....................................	ad. No. 56, 2002
	am. No. 74, 2003; No. 135, 2005; No. 30, 2006
Note to s. 100B(1)...................	ad. No. 30, 2006
S. 100C....................................	ad. No. 56, 2002
	am. No. 135, 2005
Part 5A
Part 5A.....................................	ad. No. 14, 2004
Division 1
S. 100D....................................	ad. No. 14, 2004
	am. No. 8, 2010
Division 2
S. 100E....................................	ad. No. 14, 2004
Division 3
S. 100F....................................	ad. No. 14, 2004
Division 4
Ss. 100G, 100H.......................	ad. No. 14, 2004
Ss. 100J, 100K........................	ad. No. 14, 2004
Part 6
S. 102.......................................	am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001; No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004; No. 111, 2009; No. 103, 2011
S. 104.......................................	am. No. 146, 1999; No. 5, 2011
S. 104A....................................	ad. No. 99, 1997
	rs. No. 146, 1999
	am. No. 144, 2001; No. 103, 2011
S. 105.......................................	am. No. 46, 2011
Heading to s. 106...................	am. No. 99, 1997
S. 106.......................................	rs. No. 214, 1992
	am. No. 99, 1997; Nos. 142 and 144, 2001
Heading to s. 109...................	am. No. 142, 2001
S. 109.......................................	am. No. 142, 2001
S. 110.......................................	am. Nos. 102 and 214, 1992; No. 99, 1997; No. 144, 2001; No. 74, 2003; No. 110, 2004; No. 134, 2007; No. 111, 2009; No. 103, 2011
S. 110A....................................	ad. No. 74, 2003
S. 110B....................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
	am. No. 8, 2005
S. 110C....................................	ad. No. 110, 2004
S. 111.......................................	am. No. 62, 1991; No. 144, 2001
Schedule
Schedule.................................	am. No. 99, 1997; No. 110, 2004; No. 103, 2011

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 1997 (No. 99, 1997)

Schedule 1

100  Application of amendments made by items 13, 14 and 23

The amendments of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 made by items 13, 14 and 23 do not apply in relation to an application made under that Act as in force before those items come into force for an assessment of a monomer or polymer, or in relation to an assessment made as a result of such an application.

101  Application

The amendment made by item 48 does not apply to applications made before the item commenced.

102  Transitional--previous applications for permits

Any application made under subsection 30(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 that had been made, but not determined, before item 51 comes into force, may continue to be dealt with as if it were an application made under subsection 30(1) of that Act as amended by that item.

103  Application of the amendments made by items 67 to 80 and item 88

             (1)  The amendments of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 made by items 67 to 80 and item 88 apply only to chemicals that are declared by the Minister to be priority existing chemicals under section 51 of that Act as amended by those items on or after the day when those items come into force.

             (2)  So far as concerns chemicals that were declared by the Minister to be priority existing chemicals under section 51 of that Act as in force at any time before the day items 67 to 80 and item 88 come into force, the provisions of that Act as in force immediately before that day continue to apply as if the amendments made by those items had not been made.

104  Saving of existing regulations

Any regulations made for the purposes of subsection 106(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force immediately before item 91 comes into force continue in force on and after that item comes into force as if they had been made for the purposes of subsection 106(1) of that Act as amended by that item.

105  Saving provision--regulations relating to applications under section 30

Any regulations made under paragraph 110(1)(h) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force immediately before item 51 comes into force continue in force, on and after that item comes into force, as if the regulations had been made, in relation to an application under section 30 of that Act as amended by that item.

106  Application of amendment of the Schedule

The amendment of the Schedule to the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 made by item 99 does not apply in relation to an application for assessment of a chemical made under that Act as in force before that item comes into force.

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)

Schedule 2

418  Transitional--pre-commencement offences

(1)       Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

                     (a)  an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

(2)       Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

419  Transitional--pre-commencement notices

If:

                     (a)  a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

                     (b)  any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and

                     (c)  the first-mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;

the amendment of the first-mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001 (No. 81, 2001)

           2(6)  In this section:

Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing a System for the Development of Joint Food Standards, signed at Wellington on 5 December 1995.

Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 142, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 (No. 144, 2001)

Schedule 1

7  Transitional provision

If, before the commencement of this item:

                     (a)  a person has applied for an assessment certificate in respect of a polyester that could, if the application had been made after the commencement of this item, have been assessed as a polymer of low concern; and

                     (b)  the assessment certificate has not yet been issued in respect of the polyester;

then:

                     (c)  the application is to be treated, after the commencement of this item, as if it were an application for an assessment certificate in respect of the polyester as a polymer of low concern; and

                     (d)  to the extent that the fees paid in respect of the assessment of that polyester exceed the fees that would be payable in respect of an assessment of the polyester as a polymer of low concern, an amount equal to the amount of that excess must be refunded to the applicant.

11  Transitional provision

If, before the commencement of items 10, 52, 54 and 56 of this Schedule, the Director has given written notice to the holders of a confidence about a chemical under section 19 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force immediately before the commencement of those items, then, for the purposes of:

                     (a)  the Director's consideration of any statement received, whether before or after the commencement of those items, as a result of that notice; and

                     (b)  the Director's decision having regard to any statement so received; and

                     (c)  the implementation of the Director's decision and any possible review of that decision by the Tribunal; and

                     (d)  the liability of a person to pay any fees in respect of a statement given under that section;

that Act continues to have affect as if those items had never been enacted.

23  Transitional provision

If a full public report has been published in the Chemical Gazette in respect of a synthetic polymer of low concern in accordance with subsection 34(2) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force before the date of commencement of items 16 and 17 of this Schedule, that publication is to be treated, on and after that day, as meeting the requirements of subsection 35(1) of that Act as amended by item 17.

32  Transitional provisions

(1)       If, before the commencement of item 31 of this Schedule:

                     (a)  the Director has, under subsection 65(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, required the secondary notification of a chemical by persons to whom the notice applied; and

                     (b)  the period for secondary notification had not expired;

then the Director may, by notice published in the Chemical Gazette or published in such other way as the Director considers appropriate, revoke the notice requiring secondary notification.

(2)       If, in accordance with subitem (1), the Director revokes the notice requiring secondary notification:

                     (a)  the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 has effect as if the notice had never been published; and

                     (b)  any application received under section 66 of that Act is treated as if it had never been so received; and

                     (c)  if any fees have been paid in respect of the secondary notification, the Director must, on behalf of the Commonwealth, remit those fees.

41  Transitional provision

If:

                     (a)  a secondary notification of an existing chemical has been given; and

                     (b)  the Director has commenced the assessment of the chemical in accordance with the terms of section 68 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 before the commencement of items 35 to 39 of this Schedule;

the assessment is to continue as if the amendment of that Act made by those items had not yet come into effect.

43  Transitional provision

If the Director has given a notice under subsection 69(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 and that notice is in force immediately before the commencement of item 42 of this Schedule, that notice has effect, on and after the commencement of that item, as if it had been given by the Director under subsection 69(1) of that Act as amended by that item.

50  Transitional provision

Despite the repeal and substitution of subsection 90(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 by item 49 of this Schedule:

                     (a)  the person holding office as the Director of Chemicals Notification and Assessment immediately before the commencement of that item continues to hold office, on and after the commencement of that item, as if the person had been appointed under section 90 of that Act as amended by that item, for the remainder of the term of the person's appointment, as Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme; and

                     (b)  any act or thing done, any decision made, or any document executed by, or relating to, the Director of Chemicals Notification and Assessment is to be treated, on and after the commencement of that item, as if it were an act or thing done, a decision made, or a document that had been executed by, or relating to, the Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme.

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001 (No. 159, 2001)

Schedule 1

97  Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 2003
(No. 74, 2003)

Schedule 1

22  Application of registration-related changes

(1)       The amendments made by Part 2 of this Schedule apply for the purposes of registration years under the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 that start on or after 1 September 2003.

(2)       To avoid doubt, any change to an amount prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 80T(2)(a) or (b) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, as amended by Part 2 of this Schedule, before the start of the registration year that begins on 1 September 2003 applies in relation to that registration year, regardless of whether the application for registration, or renewal of registration, in relation to that registration year was made before or after the change came into force.

23  Saving--existing regulations

(1)       Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 80T(2)(a) or (b) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 and in force immediately before the commencement of items 14 and 15 of this Schedule continue in force as if they had been made for the purposes of those paragraphs as amended by those items.

(2)       Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 110(1)(ub) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 and in force immediately before the commencement of item 19 of this Schedule continue in force as if they had been made for the purposes of that paragraph as amended by that item.

(3)       Subitems (1) and (2) do not prevent amendment or repeal of the regulations referred to in those subitems.

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Act 2004 (No. 14, 2004)

Schedule 1

2  Application

Section 100E of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, as inserted by item 1, applies in relation to provisions of laws, where those provisions come into force after the commencement of that item.

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals) Act 2004 (No. 110, 2004)

Schedule 1 

185  Application of certain items

The amendments made by the following items apply to introductions on or after the commencement date:

                     (a)  item 5;

                     (b)  items 39 to 43 and 127.

186  Application of annual reporting requirements etc.

The amendment made by item 44 applies to registration years commencing on or after the commencement date.

187  Application of items relating to definition of polymer of low concern

The amendments made by items 14, 18, 88 and 121 apply to applications made on or after the commencement date.

188  Application of items relating to adding particulars to the Inventory

The amendments made by items 2, 10, 20 to 24, 26 to 38, 123, 128 to 131 and 171 to 173 apply in respect of any industrial chemical, even if the chemical is already included in the Inventory.

189  Application of items relating to low volume permits

The amendments made by items 62, 63 and 72 apply to applications for low volume permits or renewals of low volume permits made on or after the commencement date.

190  Application of items relating to renewal of permits

(1)       The amendments made by items 45 to 58, 60, 61 and 175 apply to applications for a renewal of a commercial evaluation permit made on or after the commencement date.

(2)       The amendments made by items 9, 64 to 71, 73 to 79, 81 to 83, 175, 179 and 180 apply to applications for a renewal of a low volume permit made on or after the commencement date.

191  Application of items relating to self-assessed assessment certificates etc.

The amendments made by items 12, 14, 17, 19, 25, 85 to 87, 89 to 120, 122, 125, 126, 167, 169, 174, 176, 181 and 183 apply to applications for assessment certificates or permits made on or after the commencement date.

192  Application of items relating to obligations relating to permits and self-assessed assessment certificates

The amendments made by items 59, 80 and 124 apply to permits or assessment certificates issued in respect of applications made on or after the commencement date.

193  Amendments relating to registration fees

The amendments made by items 1, 15, 16, 133 to 165 and 170 apply to registration years commencing on or after the commencement date.

194  Definition of commencement date

In this Part:

commencement date means the date on which Schedule 1 commences.

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

4  Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and

                     (b)  the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;

then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.

             (2)  In this section:

Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

496  Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations

If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Cosmetics) Act 2007 (No. 134, 2007)

Schedule 2

9  Application of items

(1)       The amendments made by items 2 to 4 of this Schedule apply to an application for:

                     (a)  a low volume permit; or

                     (b)  a renewal of a low volume permit;

made on or after the commencement of those items.

(2)       The amendments made by items 5 and 6 of this Schedule apply to a low volume permit granted as a result of the determination of an application made on or after the commencement of those items.

(3)       The amendments made by items 7 and 8 of this Schedule apply to an application for:

                     (a)  a controlled use permit; or

                     (b)  a renewal of a controlled use permit;

made on or after the commencement of those items.

16  Application

The amendments made by items 14 and 15 of this Schedule apply in relation to an application for:

                     (a)  a commercial evaluation permit; or

                     (b)  a renewal of a commercial evaluation permit;

made on or after the commencement of those items.

19  Application of item 18

The amendment made by item 18 of this Schedule applies in relation to an application for a permit made on or after the commencement of that item.

26  Application of amendments made by items 22 to 25

The amendments made by items 22 to 25 of this Schedule apply in relation to permits issued on or after the commencement of those items.

34  Application of items 27 to 29

The amendments made by items 27 to 29 of this Schedule apply in relation to registration years beginning on or after the commencement of those items.

Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009 (No. 111, 2009)

Schedule 1

22  Transitional--inclusion of chemicals in the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances

(1)       Despite the repeal of sections 20E and 20F of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 made by item 19 of this Part, a chemical included in a section of the Inventory under section 20E of the old law continues to be included in that section of the Inventory, after the commencement of this item, as if it had been included in that section of the Inventory immediately after the commencement of section 11 of the old law.

(2)       Despite the repeal of section 20G of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 made by item 19 of this Part, that section continues to apply, in relation to an application made under section 20D of the old law, as if that repeal had not happened.

(3)       In this item:

chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989.

Inventory has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989.

old law means the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as in force immediately before the commencement of this item.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Inventory)
Act 2011 (No. 103, 2011)

Schedule 1

56  Application provision--previously regulated chemicals

The amendments made by item 10 of this Schedule apply to any chemical that was previously regulated (within the meaning of subsection 15AA(9) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 as inserted by that item), whether the chemical became previously regulated before or after the commencement of that item.

57  Application provision--amendments about UV filters

The amendments made by items 11, 40 and 55 of this Schedule apply to applications for assessment certificates made under section 23 of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 (as amended by this Schedule) on or after the day on which those items commence.

58  Application provision--amendments about summary reports

The amendments made by items 1, 3, 4, 12 to 35 and 39 of this Schedule apply to assessment reports (within the meaning of subsection 5(1) of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989) published on or after the day this Schedule commences.