Industrial Chemicals Act 2019

A person may apply to the Executive Director for a commercial evaluation authorisation for the introduction of an industrial chemical if:

the introduction is for the purpose of ascertaining the industrial chemical’s potential for commercial application; and

the introduction or use of the industrial chemical will not involve any of the following:

making the industrial chemical available to the general public in circumstances prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this subparagraph;

release of the industrial chemical into the environment without prior treatment;

uncontrolled use in any workplace;

introduction of a volume of the industrial chemical that exceeds the volume prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this subparagraph; and

the person does not hold, or has not previously held, an authorisation under this section for the industrial chemical and the end use for the industrial chemical; and

the person has not made another application under this section for the industrial chemical and end use that is yet to be decided or withdrawn.

For general requirements relating to applications: see section 167.

An application for the proper name or end use for the industrial chemical to be treated as confidential business information may be made at the time of applying for an authorisation: see section 105.

A joint application under subsection (1) may be made by 2 or more persons.