Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01689:clause:6_3:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01689
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 3 (pt 15/18)
Character Range: 138218–147738

exhibit Schedule 6 or Schedule 7 risk characteristics, or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (ii) stored 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 with subparagraph (i) is not the environmentally preferable option.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (f) Waste containing or contaminated by the chemical at a concentration of less than 1 mg/kg for PFOA and its salts or 40 mg/kg for the sum of PFOA-related compounds must be managed or disposed of in an environmentally sound manner as authorised under a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a State.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (g) Disposal of waste must not lead to recovery, recycling, reclamation or re-use of the chemical, subject to paragraph (h).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (h) In carrying out disposal, the chemical may be isolated from the waste, provided that the chemical is subsequently disposed of in accordance with paragraphs (e) and (f).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (i) If an activity in relation to the chemical, or an article containing the chemical, is not permitted under paragraph (b) or (c), a holder of a stockpile of the chemical must:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (i) notify the relevant agency responsible for environmental protection of the nature and size of the stockpile; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (ii) manage that stockpile as waste in accordance with paragraphs (e) and (f); and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (iii) comply with all relevant laws that apply in the relevant jurisdiction.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (j) The IChEMS Minimum Standards must be complied with.

Class name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (a) This entry comes into effect on 1 July 2023.
Polychlorinated naphthalenes, including dichlorinated naphthalenes, trichlorinated naphthalenes, tetrachlorinated naphthalenes, pentachlorinated naphthalenes, hexachlorinated naphthalenes, heptachlorinated naphthalenes, octachlorinated naphthalene and any combination of those chemicals.                                           (b) The importation and manufacture of, and end uses for, the chemical (whether on its own or in mixtures) are prohibited except:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (i) in circumstances where the chemical is present unintentionally and unavoidably at a level at which the chemical cannot be meaningfully used; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (ii) for research or laboratory purposes; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (iii) if a hazardous waste import permit authorises the importation of the chemical.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (c) The importation, manufacture and use of an article containing the chemical are prohibited except:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (i) in circumstances where the chemical is present in the article unintentionally and unavoidably at a level at which the chemical cannot be meaningfully used; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (ii) for research or laboratory purposes; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (iii) if a hazardous waste import permit authorises the importation of the article; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (iv) in circumstances in which the article is already in use on or before 1 July 2023.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (d) The exportation of the chemical (whether on its own or in mixtures), or an article containing the chemical, is prohibited except:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (i) for the chemical—in circumstances where the chemical is present unintentionally and unavoidably at a