Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01689:clause:6_3:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01689
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 3 (pt 11/18)
Character Range: 109059–117376

level equal to or below 0.025 mg/kg for PFHxS and its salts; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (B) a level equal to or below 1 mg/kg for individual PFHxS-related compounds or a combination of those compounds; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (C) a level equal to or below 0.1 mg/kg for PFHxS and its salts present in fire-fighting foam for liquid fuel vapour suppression and liquid fuel fire (Class B fires) already installed in systems, including both mobile and fixed systems);
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (ii) for research or laboratory purposes; or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (iii) in circumstances in which the article is already in use on or before 1 July 2025.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (d) Producers and holders of waste must undertake all reasonably practicable measures to avoid contamination of non-PFHxS waste with this chemical and must not dilute PFHxS waste to lower the PFHxS concentration below relevant waste handling and disposal thresholds.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (e) Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated by the chemical at a concentration that is equal to, or greater than, 1 mg/kg for PFHxS and its salts or 40 mg/kg for the sum of PFHxS-related compounds 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 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 PFHxS and its salts or 40 mg/kg for the sum of PFHxS-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.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (jThe IChEMS Minimum Standards must be complied with.

Class name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (a) This entry comes into effect on 1 July 2025.