Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Executive Director may vary a term of an assessment certificate for the introduction of an industrial chemical if:
(a) the Executive Director has completed an evaluation under Part 4 relating to the introduction of the industrial chemical; and
(b) the Executive Director has concluded as part of that evaluation that the terms of the assessment certificate may require variation to manage the risks to human health or the environment from the introduction and use of the industrial chemical; and
(c) the Executive Director has published the evaluation statement for the evaluation.
(2) The Executive Director must give written notice of the proposed variation, and the reasons for the variation, to each holder of the assessment certificate.
(3) The holder of the assessment certificate may make a written submission to the Executive Director about the proposed variation.
(4) A submission must be given within the period specified in the notice, which must not be less than 20 working days after the day the notice is given.
(5) After considering any submissions made during that period the Executive Director must decide to:
(a) vary the term of the assessment certificate; or
(b) not vary the term of the assessment certificate.
(6) The Executive Director must give written notice of the decision and the assessment statement to each holder of the certificate.
(7) If the decision is to vary the assessment certificate, the Executive Director must also give the varied assessment certificate to each applicant.
(8) The Executive Director must publish the assessment statement on the AICIS website.
(9) To avoid doubt, a single notice or assessment statement given under this section may cover more than one term of an assessment certificate.