Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1990 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish a national system of notification and assessment of industrial chemicals, to provide for registration of certain persons proposing to introduce industrial chemicals, and for related purposes. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Access-to-information Registration Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Pesticides PIC-prior informed consent Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act establishes a national system of notification and assessment of industrial chemicals. In the system information about the properties and effects of chemicals is collected from importers and manufactures of the chemicals. Section 4 provides for additional operation of the Act. Section 6 provides a meaning of "chemicals" "industrial chemical" "agricultural chemical" and "veterinary chemical product". Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Regulations 1990. Legislation | Australia | 1990 (2017) Keyword: EIA, PIC-prior informed consent, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Pesticides, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Gene Technology (Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 (No. 170 of 2000). Legislation | Australia | 2000 Keyword: Institution, Genetic resources, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Biotechnology, Registration, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001 (No. 81 of 1001). Legislation | Australia | 2001 (2002) Keyword: Institution, Food quality control/food safety, Biotechnology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) Act 2017 (No. 124 of 2017). Legislation | Australia | 2017 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Inspection, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Ozone layer, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Energy conservation/energy production, Pollution control, Climate change, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Timber, Access-to-information, Registration, Soil pollution/quality, Pesticides, PIC-prior informed consent Source: FAO, FAOLEX