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Introduce |
Act of importing and/or
manufacturing industrial chemicals |
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Introducer |
Person(s) who import and/or
manufacture industrial chemicals |
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Incidentally produced
chemical |
A chemical that is produced as a
result of: a. the exposure of another chemical to
light, heat or other environmental conditions in the
course of handling or storage; or b. the occurrence
of a chemical reaction during the manufacture or use
of another chemical, but not a chemical whose
production has commercial value for a person
manufacturing, handling, storing or using that other
chemical. |
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Reaction intermediate |
A substance that:
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is produced in the course of
a chemical reaction; and
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has a transient existence;
and
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does not become a major
component of the reaction mixture; and
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is not removed from the
reaction system
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Site Limited Chemical |
A chemical which is confined to
its site of manufacture solely for the purposes of
further manufacture. |
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Non hazardous chemical |
A chemical in respect of which
the following conditions are met:
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the chemical is not a
hazardous chemical
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the chemical is not a
dangerous good
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the prescribed criteria
relating to the environmental effect of the
chemical have been met
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any other prescribed
conditions have been met
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the introduction of the
chemical is consistent with the reasonable
protection of occupational health and safety,
public health and the environment.
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Commercial Evaluation |
Commercial evaluation means
testing the chemical with a viewing to ascertaining
its potential for commercial application prior to
commercial release |
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The Act |
Industrial Chemicals
(Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 |
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Regulations |
Industrial Chemicals
(Notification and Assessment) Regulation 1990 |
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Priority Existing
Chemical |
A Priority Existing Chemical (PEC)
is an industrial chemical which has been selected
for assessment because there are reasonable grounds
to believe that the manufacture, handling, storage,
use or disposal of the chemical gives rise, or may
give rise, to a risk of adverse health and/or
environmental effects |
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Registration year |
1 Sept to 31 Aug the following
year |
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Relevant industrial
Chemical |
Relevant industrial chemical
means an industrial chemical that is NOT intended
solely for excluded use, a naturally occurring
chemical, biological material, an incidentally
produced chemical, a reaction intermediate, a
radioactive chemical or an article |
