Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01345:clause:1_22b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01345
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 22B
Character Range: 32108–34018

22B  Who may apply for permit or renewal of permit

 (1) A manufacturer or importer of a new industrial chemical may apply for a controlled use permit in respect of the chemical.

 (2) A manufacturer or importer whose controlled use permit in respect of a new industrial chemical is still in force may apply for the permit to be renewed if the following conditions are met:
 (a) the function or use of the chemical has not changed, and is not likely to change, significantly;
 (b) the amount of the chemical being introduced has not increased, and is not likely to increase, significantly;
 (c) in the case of a chemical that was not manufactured, or proposed to be manufactured, in Australia at the time the permit was last issued—it continues not to be manufactured in Australia;
 (d) the method of manufacture of the chemical in Australia has not changed, and is not likely to change, in a way that may result in an increased risk of an adverse effect on occupational health and safety, public health or the environment;
 (e) no additional information has become available to the manufacturer or importer as to any adverse effects of the chemical on occupational health and safety, public health or the environment;
 (f) no event prescribed for the purposes of section 64 has happened;
 (g) any conditions of the permit imposed by or under section 22H were complied with during the period of the current permit;
 (h) no changes are required to any conditions of the permit.

 (3) A manufacturer or importer may apply for a controlled use permit to be renewed any number of times.

 (4) 2 or more persons, each of whom is a manufacturer or importer of a new industrial chemical, may make a joint application under subsection (1) or (2).

 (5) If a joint application is made, then, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Division to the applicant is a reference to the joint applicants.