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Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish a national regulatory scheme for industrial chemicals, and for related purposes.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Public health Business/industry/corporations Access-to-information Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Registration Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Classification/declassification Risk assessment/management PIC-prior informed consent
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 180 sections divided into ten Parts, aims to establish a national regulatory scheme for industrial chemicals. Its objectives aim to perform the following activities: a) provide for a national scheme to regulate the introduction of industrial chemicals in Australia; b) aid in the protection of human health and the environment including through: (i) the regulation of the introduction of industrial chemicals; (ii) the assessment and evaluation of the introduction and use of certain industrial chemicals; (iii) the provision of information and recommendations about managing the risks arising from the introduction and use of industrial chemicals; c) provide for the collection and publication of information and statistics relating to industrial chemicals; and d) give effect to Australia’s obligations under international agreements and arrangements relating to the regulation of industrial chemicals.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.au