Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS ACT 2019 - SECT 37

  (1)   After considering the application, the Executive Director must decide to:

  (a)   issue an assessment certificate; or

  (b)   not issue an assessment certificate.

  (2)   The Executive Director must be satisfied that any risks to human health or the environment can be managed before deciding to issue an assessment certificate.

  (3)   The Executive Director must not issue the assessment certificate if the Executive Director is not satisfied that any risks to human health or the environment can be managed.

  (4)   To avoid doubt, the Executive Director must not issue the assessment certificate if the Executive Director is satisfied that the chemical is not an industrial chemical.

  (5)   The Executive Director must give written notice of the decision and the assessment statement to each applicant.

  (6)   If the decision is to issue an assessment certificate, the Executive Director must also give the assessment certificate to each applicant.

  (7)   The Executive Director must publish the assessment statement on the AICIS website.