Bill
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2017
passed, as at 2019-03-12. Health portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-06-01
- second reading — 2017-06-01
- second reading — 2017-10-17
- second reading — 2017-10-17
- third reading — 2017-10-17
- introduced — 2017-10-18
- second reading — 2017-10-18
- second reading — 2019-02-14
- third reading — 2019-02-14
- passed — 2019-02-14
- royal assent — 2019-03-12
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-06-01.
This bill would make early changes to the national system for overseeing industrial chemicals, ahead of larger reforms planned for 2018.
It would adjust the definition of a new synthetic polymer, exempt certain low-risk polymers from notification, and require annual reporting to the regulator for permits and self-assessments.
Introducers would also need to report the total value of chemicals they actually brought in during a registration year, and the bill includes related technical adjustments.
- The definition of a new synthetic polymer would be brought closer to international standards.
- Polymers of low concern would no longer need to be notified to the regulator.
- Holders of permits and self-assessed assessment certificates would have to file yearly reports with the regulator.
- A final statement of the value of chemicals actually imported or manufactured in a registration year would be required.
- The law would be updated with consequential changes to support these new requirements.
Companies and individuals who manufacture or import industrial chemicals into Australia and are covered by the notification and assessment scheme.
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