Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00679:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00679
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 41893–44133

7  Specified classes of introductions
 (1) An introduction of an industrial chemical is a specified class of introduction if subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies to the introduction.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), this subsection applies to the following classes of introductions:
 (a) introductions of an industrial chemical that:
 (i) is a gas; and
 (ii) is persistent;
 (b) introductions of an industrial chemical that is a highly branched organic chemical;
 (c) introductions of an industrial chemical for an end use as a biocidal active;
 (d) introductions of an industrial chemical that involve a designated kind of release into the environment.
Note 1: For the definition of persistent, see section 5.
Note 2: For when the introduction of an industrial chemical involves a designated kind of release into the environment, see subclause 3(2) of Schedule 1.
 (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), this subsection applies to the following classes of introductions:
 (a) introductions of an industrial chemical that is a biochemical;
 (b) introductions of an industrial chemical that is a GM product;
 (c) introductions of an industrial chemical that:
 (i) is a solid, or is in a dispersion, at the time of introduction; and
 (ii) consists of solid particles, in an unbound state or as an aggregate or agglomerate, where at least 50% (by number size distribution) of the particles have at least one external dimension in the nanoscale;
 (d) introductions of an industrial chemical that is a polyhalogenated organic chemical;
 (e) introductions of an industrial chemical that is a designated fluorinated chemical.
 (4) For the purposes of subsection (1), this subsection applies to the following classes of introductions:
 (a) introductions of an industrial chemical that is a UV filter;
 (b) introductions of an industrial chemical for an end use in an article with food contact;
 (d) introductions of an industrial chemical for an end use in tattoo ink;
 (e) introductions of an industrial chemical for an end use in an article that is a children's toy or a children's care product.
Note: For the definition of end use in an article with food contact, see section 5.

Part 2—Provisions relating to defined terms in the Act