Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00038:clause:7_1:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00038
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 1 (pt 5/25)
Character Range: 131527–140122

(k) The IChEMS Minimum Standards must be complied with.
Chemical name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (a) This entry comes into effect on 1 July 2024.
Benzene, 1,2,3,4,5‑pentachloro‑                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (b) The import, export, and manufacture of the chemical (whether on its own or in mixtures or in articles) are prohibited except:
CAS number:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (i) in circumstances where the chemical is present as unintentional trace contamination at a level at which the chemical cannot be meaningfully used; or
608‑93‑5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (ii) for research or laboratory purposes; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iii) if a hazardous waste permit authorises the import or export of the chemical or an article containing the chemical.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (c) The use of the chemical (whether on its own or in mixtures on in articles) is prohibited except:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) in circumstances where the chemical is present as unintentional trace contamination at a level at which the chemical cannot be meaningfully used; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (ii) for the article ‑ in circumstances in which the article is already in use on or before 1 July 2024; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iii) for research and laboratory purposes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (d) Producers and holders of waste must undertake all reasonably practicable measures to avoid contamination of non‑PeCB waste with this chemical and must not dilute PeCB waste to lower the PeCB concentration below relevant waste handling and disposal thresholds.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (e) Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated by the chemical at a concentration that is equal to, or greater than, 50 mg/kg must be either:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) treated in such a way as to ensure that the chemical is destroyed or irreversibly transformed so that the remaining waste and environmental releases do not contain chemicals that exhibit Schedule 6 or Schedule 7 risk characteristics, or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (ii) managed or disposed of in an environmentally sound manner as authorised under a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a State, where treatment in accordance with subparagraph (i) is not the environmentally preferable option.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (f) Waste containing or contaminated by the chemical at a concentration of less than 50 mg/kg must be managed or disposed of, as soon as reasonably practicable, in an environmentally sound manner as authorised under a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a State.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (g) Disposal must not lead to recovery, recycling, reclamation, or re‑use of the chemical, subject to paragraph (h).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (h) In carrying out disposal, the chemical may be isolated from the waste, provided that it is subsequently disposed of in accordance with paragraphs (e) and (f).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) If an activity in relation to the chemical, or an article containing the chemical, is not permitted under paragraph (b) or (c), a holder of a stockpile of the chemical must:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) notify the relevant agency responsible for environmental protection of the nature and size of the stockpile;