Variation of Inventory listing following approval of an application - 4 May 2022

The Executive Director must be notified in writing within 28 days if:

1. the importation volume of the chemical exceeds ten tonnes per annum;
2. the concentration of the chemical exceeds or is intended to exceed 0.3% in paints or coatings.

If, since the chemical was assessed under the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, a person who introduces the chemical becomes aware that–

a) the function or use of the chemical has changed, or is likely to change, significantly, subject to the following exception:

1. i. the chemical is introduced at a concentration of up to 3% for use in the formulation of paint; or

b) the amount of the chemical being introduced has increased, or is likely to increase, significantly; or

c) in the case of a chemical not manufactured, or proposed to be manufactured, in Australia at the time of the assessment – it has begun to be manufactured in Australia; or 

d) the method of manufacture of the chemical in Australia has changed, or is likely to change, in a way that may result in an increased risk of an adverse effect of the chemical on occupational health and safety, public health or the environment; or 

e) additional information has become available to the person as to an adverse effect of the chemical on occupational health and safety, public health or the environment;

the person must, within 28 days of becoming aware, notify the Executive Director in writing of the circumstances of which they have become aware.