Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00527:section:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00527
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 11285–14227

7  Definitions
  In this Act:
AACN has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
Advisory Committee means the Advisory Committee on the Environmental Management of Industrial Chemicals established under section 27.
Advisory Committee member means a member of the Advisory Committee, and includes the Chair.
assessment certificate means an assessment certificate issued under section 37 of the Industrial Chemicals Act.
CAS name for an industrial chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
CAS number for an industrial chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
Chair means the Chair of the Advisory Committee.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Commonwealth risk assessment means:
 (a) a report prepared under section 31, 57, 68 or 68A of the repealed Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989; or
 (b) an assessment statement (within the meaning of the Industrial Chemicals Act); or
 (c) an evaluation statement (within the meaning of the Industrial Chemicals Act); or
 (d) a risk assessment (however described) of a kind specified in the rules.
confidential information means information in relation to which a request under subsection 42(1) has been given to the Minister.
decision‑making principles means the instrument made under subsection 23(1) and includes such an instrument as varied under subsection 23(2).
end use for an industrial chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
enforcement body: see subsection 59(2).
entrusted IC person means an entrusted person within the meaning of the Industrial Chemicals Act.
entrusted person means:
 (a) the Minister; or
 (b) the Secretary of the Environment Department; or
 (c) an APS employee in the Environment Department; or
 (d) the Executive Director; or
 (e) an APS employee in the Health Department; or
 (f) an Advisory Committee member; or
 (g) a consultant engaged under section 73; or
 (h) a person engaged or employed by the Environment Department; or
 (i) a person employed, under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984, as a personal employee of the Minister.
environment includes:
 (a) ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and
 (b) natural and physical resources; and
 (c) the qualities and characteristics of locations, places and areas;
but does not include the social, economic or cultural aspects of the expression environment.
Environment Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering this Act.
Executive Director has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
foreign government body means:
 (a) a department of the government of a foreign country or a part of a foreign country; or
 (b)