Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts1. Identification of which of subsections 23(4) to (9) applies to the chemical.
2. Summary of the chemical's health effects and environmental effects.
3. Summary of how the chemical meets the definition of hazardous chemical.
4. Details of any notification made in relation to the chemical in a country other than Australia.
5. Bibliography of the publications referred to in the statement.
1. The following matters identifying the chemical, and, in the case of a synthetic polymer, each other chemical that is one of its constituent monomers:
(a) the chemical name of the chemical, that is to say:
(i) in the case of a pure chemical--the name for it to be used in the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances, that is the chemical abstracts (CA) preferred Index Name, or, if such a name is not available, the name for it to be used by the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry; or
(ii) in any other case--as complete a description of the chemical as is practicable;
including, in the case of a biopolymer, a description of the biological source of the biopolymer;
(b) the name or names by which the chemical is known or identified in the scientific or technical literature;
(c) the name under which the chemical has been, or will be, marketed;
(d) the number assigned to the chemical by the service known as the Chemical Abstract Service;
(e) the chemical's molecular formula and structural formula;
(f) the chemical's gram-molecular weight;
(g) copies of spectra which have been measured to confirm the chemical's structural formula.
2. The following matters showing the composition of the chemical:
(a) the degree of purity of the chemical, that is to say the weight-percentage of a sample of the chemical that is not an impurity;
(b) the weight-percentage of a sample of the chemical that is a known or reasonably anticipated impurity, including an isomer or a by-product, of a hazardous or toxic nature and details of the toxic properties and hazardous properties of the impurities;
(c) the weight-percentage of a sample of the chemical that is a non-hazardous impurity of not less than 1% by weight of the sample;
(d) the weight percentage of a sample of the chemical that is an additive or adjuvant and the identity of the additives or adjuvants.
3. The proposed uses of the chemical in descending order of importance and the approximate percentage of the quantity of the chemical to be introduced by the notifier that is to have each use.
4. The physical state and the appearance (being the colour and form) of the chemical at 20 ° celsius and 101.3 kPa and a description of the odour (including the odour threshold) and volatility of the chemical.
5. The estimated quantity, in tonnes per year, or, in a range of tonnes per year of 1 to 10, 10 to 100, 100 to 1,000 and over 1,000, of the chemical proposed to be:
(a) imported into Australia by the notifier in each of the next 5 years; and
(b) manufactured in Australia by the notifier in each of those years.
6. The following matters affecting occupational health and safety:
(a) data about occupational exposure factors, that is to say:
(i) the categories of workers to be involved in working with the chemical; and
(ii) the nature of the work to be done by them; and
(iii) the safety procedures to be observed when handling the chemical; and
(iv) a brief description of the training and education in safe working practices to be given to those workers; and
(v) data about the occurrence of work related injuries and diseases affecting workers dealing with the chemical; and
(vi) any other data relating to occupational hazard associated with the chemical; and
(b) a list of health conditions (if any) which indicate that the notified chemical should not be used; and
(c) particulars of procedures for the atmospheric monitoring and biological monitoring of the effects of the chemical; and
(d) information held, or reasonably obtainable, by the notifier about studies and observations of health problems or adverse symptoms occurring in humans exposed to the substance.
7. The following matters affecting the impact of the chemical on the environment:
(a) where the chemical is to be manufactured or reformulated in Australia:
(i) the site of the manufacture or reformulation; and
(ii) the processes to be carried out at that site; and
(iii) information about the release of chemicals into the environment likely to occur at that site;
(b) in respect of each use of the chemical, information about the situations in which the chemical will be released into the environment and the quantity and concentration of the release;
(c) the requirements for the safe storage of the chemical;
(d) a description of all procedures for the disposal of the chemical and the identity and hazards of any degradation products resulting from the disposal.
8. A description of the ways in which the public might be exposed to the chemical based on its proposed uses and its potential release in the environment.
9. The following physical and chemical data about the chemical:
(a) whichever of the melting point, boiling point or freezing point of the chemical is appropriate;
(b) the chemical's density in kg/m 3 , and:
(i) in the case of a gas--its specific gravity where air = 1; and
(ii) in the case of a liquid--its liquid density and vapour density;
(c) the chemical's vapour pressure in kilopascals at 25 ° C;
(d) the chemical's solubility in grams per litre in water at 20 ° C;
(e) in the case of a chemical whose water solubility exceeds 10 -6 gms/litre--the degrees of hydrolysis at 25 ° C at pH values of 4-9 and 1-2;
(f) in the case of a chemical that dissolves in water without dissociation or association and which is not surface-active--the partition coefficient (n-octanol/water) at 20 ° C expressed as log P ow ;
(g) information about the adsorption and desorption of the chemical to and from standard soils;
(h) in the case of a chemical that dissociates in water--the dissociation constant expressed as pKa determined by a specified manner;
(j) (i) in the case of a chemical that is a solid--the mean particle size and size range including the respirable fraction (1-10 microns); or
(ii) in the case of a chemical that is fibrous--fibre length and length range;
(k) the flash point in ° C of the chemical;
(m) the degree of the chemical's flammability, including:
(i) for gases and vapours--the upper and lower limits of flammability in air; and
(ia) for solids--the ability to propagate combustion; and
(ii) details of the nature and identity of toxic and hazardous products of the chemical's combustion;
(n) the minimum temperature for the chemical's auto ignition;
(p) the chemical's explosive properties, including the chemical's potential (if any) to detonate as the result of heat, shock or friction;
(q) information about the stability and reactivity of the chemical, including:
(ia) the chemical's oxidising properties; and
(i) particulars of conditions constituting the chemical's instability; and
(ii) information about the products of the chemical's decomposition and their hazards
being data obtained from tests:
(r) of samples of the chemical of a specified purity as described in paragraph 2(a); and
(s) by a specified authority or organisation; and
(t) conducted under specified conditions; and
(u) conducted in accordance with the principles of good laboratory practice.
10. Identification of the analytical methods for the detection and determination of the chemical.
11. Particulars of the labels in the presented form to be fixed to products consisting of or containing the chemical.
12. Particulars of the proposed Material Safety Data Sheet in the prescribed form for the chemical and for all commercially available products, or substances used in the workplace, containing the chemical.
13. (a) a full description of procedures for making the chemical harmless in an emergency in the workplace; and
(b) a full description of procedures for making the chemical harmless in an emergency outside the workplace.
The following data about the effects of the chemical:
(a) the chemical's toxic effects after a single oral administration;
(b) the chemical's toxic effects after a single dermal exposure;
(c) the chemical's toxic effects on inhalation;
(d) in the case of a chemical that does not have predictable corrosive properties--the extent of dermal irritation caused by the chemical;
(e) in the case of a chemical that does not have predictable corrosive properties--the extent of eye irritation caused by the chemical;
(f) any sensitising potential of the chemical;
(g) the toxic effects of the chemical on administration for a period of 28 days;
(h) any induction by the chemical of point mutations in microbial test systems;
(j) any production by the chemical of genotoxic damage in a suitable in vivo test;
(k) any production by the chemical of chromosome damage in mammalian cells grown in vitro ;
(m) the toxicity of the chemical to fish after their continuous exposure for 4 days to a series of concentrations of the chemical in water assessed by the test known as the Fish Acute Toxicity Test;
(n) the toxicity of the chemical to aquatic invertebrates shown by the effects of the chemical on daphnids exposed to a series of concentrations of the chemical in water assessed by the test known as Daphnia sp, Acute Immobilisation Test and Reproduction Test;
(p) the effects of the chemical on algae exposed for at least 3 days to a series of concentrations of the chemical in water assessed by the test known as Algal Growth Inhibition Test;
(q) the tendency of the chemical to degrade assessed using the test known as a Ready Biodegradability Test;
(r) the potential of the chemical to bioaccumulate in both aquatic and land environments;
being data obtained:
(s) by specified methods; and
(t) from specified raw data.
1. The weight-percentage of the total ingredients for the polymer that is represented by each ingredient.
2. The number-average molecular weight of the polymer or, where polymers of more than one molecular weight composition are to be introduced, the lowest number-average molecular weight.
3. The weight-percentage of low molecular weight species of the polymer on its introduction represented by each residual monomer.
4. The maximum weight percentage of low molecular weight species of the polymer below 500 daltons and below 1,000 daltons.
5. Information about all products resulting from the degradation, decomposition or depolymerisation of the polymer.
6. Information on the natural loss of monomers, additives and impurities from the polymer.
The following data about the effects of the chemical:
(a) the chemical's photostability;
(b) the chemical's phototoxicity;
(c) the chemical's photosensitisation;
(d) the chemical's bioavailability via the oral and dermal routes;
(e) the chemical's toxic effects on administration for a period of 3 to 6 months, by the oral and dermal routes;
(f) the chemical's photomutagenicity;
(g) the chemical's toxic effects on reproduction, including toxicity to male fertility;
(h) the carcinogenic potential of the chemical, including photocarcinogenicity;
(i) the potential of the chemical to interact with another chemical used as an ultraviolet filter in a cosmetic to be applied to the skin;
being data obtained:
(j) by specified methods; and
(k) from specified raw data.