Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00780:reg:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00780
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 2418–5349

4  Definitions
  In this instrument:
Act means the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.
application fee means the fee imposed under section 5 in relation to an application.
category A country, in relation to an industrial chemical mentioned in section 73 of the General Rules, means a country that:
 (a) is a party to the Rotterdam Convention; and
 (b) has provided an import response to the Secretariat that:
 (i) gives consent to the import of the industrial chemical; or
 (ii) gives consent to the import of the industrial chemical, subject to specified conditions.
category B country, in relation to an industrial chemical mentioned in section 73 of the General Rules, means a country that:
 (a) is a party to the Rotterdam Convention; and
 (b) either:
 (i) has provided an import response to the Secretariat that gives no consent to the import of the industrial chemical; or
 (ii) has not provided an import response to the Secretariat in relation to the industrial chemical.
category C country means a country that is not a party to the Rotterdam Convention.
comparable hazard assessment of an industrial chemical means a written assessment or evaluation of the environment hazard characteristics, the human health hazard characteristics, or both, of the industrial chemical by one of the following:
 (a) the Executive Director;
 (b) the area of the Department known as the Therapeutic Goods Administration;
 (c) the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority;
 (d) Environment and Climate Change Canada;
 (e) the European Commission Scientific Committee on Consumer Products;
 (f) the European Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety;
 (g) the European Commission Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non‑Food Products intended for Consumers;
 (h) Food Standards Australia New Zealand;
 (i) Health Canada;
 (j) the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
environment hazard characteristic has the same meaning as in the General Rules.
General Rules means the Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019.
human health hazard characteristic has the same meaning as in the General Rules.
import response, in relation to an industrial chemical mentioned in section 73 of the General Rules, means any of the following:
 (a) a consent to the import of the industrial chemical;
 (b) a consent to the import of the industrial chemical, subject to specified conditions;
 (c) a consent to the import of the industrial chemical during an interim period;
 (d) a consent to the import of the industrial chemical during an interim period, subject to specified conditions;
 (e) no consent to the import of the industrial chemical;
 (f) no consent to the import of the industrial chemical during an interim period.
Note: In 2020, a database of import responses made by countries that are parties to the Rotterdam Convention was available at the Rotterdam Convention website (http://www.pic.int).
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