Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00038:clause:7_1:p21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00038
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 1 (pt 21/25)
Character Range: 254584–263344

class name: Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (a) This entry comes into effect on 1 July 2025.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (b) The manufacture of the class of chemicals is prohibited except:
CAS number:  61788-33-8 (PCT unspecified congeners). All commercial mixtures and congeners are included in the definition.                                                                                                                                                                                                               (i) 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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (ii) for research or laboratory purposes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (c) The import and export of the class of chemicals (whether on its own or in mixtures or in articles) is prohibited except:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) 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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (ii) for research or laboratory purposes; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iii) if a hazardous waste permit authorises the import or export of the class of chemicals.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (d) The use of the class of chemicals (whether on its own or in mixtures or in articles) is prohibited except:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (i) 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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (ii) for research or laboratory purposes; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iii) for the purposes of environmentally sound disposal; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (iv) in circumstances in which the article is 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 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 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