Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00679:reg:27:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00679
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 27 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 79604–82323

27  Circumstances in which introductions are reported introductions
 (1) For the purposes of step 3 of the method statement in section 24, the introduction of an industrial chemical is covered by this section if subsection (2), (3), (4), (4A) or (6) of this section applies to the introduction.

Low volume introductions of industrial chemicals that are solely for use in research and development
 (2) This subsection applies to the introduction of an industrial chemical by a person if:
 (a) the introduction of the industrial chemical is:
 (i) solely for the industrial chemical to be used in research and development by the person; or
 (ii) solely for the purposes of making the industrial chemical available to another person for that other person to use solely in research and development; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the industrial chemical is a solid, or is in a dispersion, at the time of introduction and it 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; or
 (ii) it had not been determined, at the time of introduction, whether the industrial chemical meets the description in subparagraph (i); and
 (c) the industrial chemical is not made available to the general public:
 (i) on its own; or
 (ii) in combination with one or more other industrial chemicals; or
 (iii) as part of an article, including where the industrial chemical undergoes a physical or chemical change to produce the article; and
 (d) control measures are used to eliminate or minimise the risks from the introduction and use of the industrial chemical to:
 (i) persons involved in the research and development for which the industrial chemical is introduced; and
 (ii) the environment; and
 (e) the total volume of the industrial chemical introduced in a registration year by the person is greater than 10 kg and less than or equal to 100 kg.

Other introductions of industrial chemicals that are solely for use in research and development
 (3) This subsection applies to the introduction of an industrial chemical by a person if:
 (a) the introduction of the industrial chemical is solely for the industrial chemical to be used in research and development by the person (the introducer); and
 (b) the industrial chemical is not 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; and
 (c) the industrial chemical is not made