Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00038:clause:7_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00038
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 1 (pt 2/25)
Character Range: 107042–115298

mixtures or in articles) is prohibited except:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) in dyes and pigments where the class of chemicals is present as unintentional trace contamination at a level equal to or below 50 mg/kg as the sum of all congeners (to be reviewed by the department after 1 July 2028); or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (ii) in circumstances where the class of chemicals is present as unintentional trace contamination at a level equal to or below 2 mg/kg as the sum of all congeners; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iii) for research or laboratory purposes; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iv) if a hazardous waste permit authorises the import or export of the class of chemicals.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (d) The use of the class of chemical (whether on its own or in mixtures or in articles) is prohibited except:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) in dyes and pigments where the class of chemicals is present as unintentional trace contamination at a level equal to or below 50 mg/kg as the sum of all congeners (to be reviewed by the department after 1 July 2028); or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (ii) in circumstances where the class of chemicals is present as unintentional trace contamination at a level equal to or below 2 mg/kg as the sum of all congeners; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iii) for research or laboratory purposes; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iv) for the purposes of environmentally sound disposal; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (v) in circumstances in which articles containing the class of chemicals at a concentration less than 50 mg/kg (as the sum of all congeners), that are already in use on or before 1 July 2025.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (e) The import, export and manufacture of the class of chemicals (whether on its own or in mixtures or in articles) must adhere to applicable laws of the Commonwealth for the control of industrial chemicals.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (f) The use of the class of chemicals (whether on its own or in mixtures or in articles) must adhere to:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) the specifications for management, transportation, storage, treatment and disposal in accordance with the Polychlorinated Biphenyls Management Plan; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (ii) applicable laws of the Commonwealth or of the relevant State for the control of industrial chemicals.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (g) Producers and holders of waste must undertake all reasonably practicable measures to avoid contamination of waste not already containing the class of chemicals with these substances; and must not dilute waste containing the chemical to lower the concentration below relevant waste handling and disposal thresholds.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (h) Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated with the class of chemicals at a concentration that is equal to, or greater than 50 mg/kg, must not go to landfill and 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