A Compliance Guide for Introducers of Industrial Chemicals: A Checklist Approach

 

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

NICNAS has prepared this guidance material for the chemical industry to help build its understanding of NICNAS requirements for compliance with the Act and its regulations. This publication will be updated regularly as the need arises to include new and revised aspects of NICNAS requirements

The checklist guide to compliance is not meant to be comprehensive, but offers guidance on how industry can meet its obligations under the Act.

The Act distinguishes the following compliance elements:

1. New Industrial Chemicals

   1. General

   2. Exemptions

   3. Permits

   4. Self assessed chemicals

2. Priority Existing Chemicals

3. Assessed Chemicals

4. Registration of Chemical Introducers

5. Treaties

The information contained in this document should be used as a guide only and is not legally binding and non justiciable. Persons should refer to the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 and the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations 1990 which can be accessed via the SCALEplus website of the Australia Attorney-General's Department at http://scaleplus.law.gov.au.