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in Australian legal units of measurement under the National Measurement Act 1960 (Commonwealth)
    * state the date it was last reviewed, or if it has not been reviewed, the date it was prepared
    * state the name, Australian address and business telephone number of the manufacturer or the importer
    * state an Australian business telephone number from which information about the chemical can be obtained in an emergency.
The language used in an SDS should be simple, clear and precise, avoiding jargon, acronyms and abbreviations. Vague and misleading expressions should not be used. Phrases such as "may be dangerous", "no health effects", "safe under most conditions of use" and "harmless" are also not recommended. It may be that information on certain properties is of no significance or that it is technically impossible to provide detailed information, and if so, the reasons for this should be clearly stated under each heading. If it is stated that a particular hazard does not exist, the safety data sheet should clearly differentiate between cases where no information is available to the classifier and cases where negative test results are available.
Other units of measurement, including the International System of Units (SI) or non-SI units may be used if they are in wide use in Australia. For example, mm Hg for vapour pressure or degrees Celsius (°C) rather than Kelvin (K) for temperature can be used.
An SDS should include a version number, superseded date or some other indication of what version is replaced.
There is no limit in relation to the length of the document, but it should be proportionate to the hazard level of the chemical and the available information.
All pages of an SDS should be numbered and include an indication of the end of the SDS, for example, "Page 1 of 3". Alternatively, number each page and indicate whether there is a page following, for example, "Continued on next page" or "End of SDS".

Regulation 330, Schedule 7: A safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical must state the following information about the chemical:
Section 1 - Identification: Product identifier and chemical identity
Section 2 – Hazard(s) identification
Section 3 - Composition and information on ingredients
Section 4 - First-aid measures
Section 5 - Fire-fighting measures
Section 6 - Accidental release measures
Section 7 - Handling and storage, including how the chemical may be safely used
Section 8 - Exposure controls and personal protection
Section 9 - Physical and chemical properties
Section 10 - Stability and reactivity
Section 11 - Toxicological information
Section 12 - Ecological information
Section 13 - Disposal considerations
Section 14 - Transport information
Section 15 - Regulatory information
Section 16 - Any other relevant information
Chapter 2