Definitions
7 Definitions
In this Act:
AACN has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
Advisory Committee means the Advisory Committee on the Environmental Management of Industrial Chemicals established under section 27.
Advisory Committee member means a member of the Advisory Committee, and includes the Chair.
assessment certificate means an assessment certificate issued under section 37 of the Industrial Chemicals Act.
CAS name for an industrial chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
CAS number for an industrial chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
Chair means the Chair of the Advisory Committee.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Commonwealth risk assessment means:
a report prepared under section 31, 57, 68 or 68A of the repealed Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989; or
an assessment statement (within the meaning of the Industrial Chemicals Act); or
an evaluation statement (within the meaning of the Industrial Chemicals Act); or
a risk assessment (however described) of a kind specified in the rules.
confidential information means information in relation to which a request under subsection 42(1) has been given to the Minister.
decision‑making principles means the instrument made under subsection 23(1) and includes such an instrument as varied under subsection 23(2).
end use for an industrial chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
enforcement body: see subsection 59(2).
entrusted IC person means an entrusted person within the meaning of the Industrial Chemicals Act.
entrusted person means:
the Minister; or
the Secretary of the Environment Department; or
an APS employee in the Environment Department; or
the Executive Director; or
an APS employee in the Health Department; or
an Advisory Committee member; or
a consultant engaged under section 73; or
a person engaged or employed by the Environment Department; or
a person employed, under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984, as a personal employee of the Minister.
environment includes:
ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and
natural and physical resources; and
the qualities and characteristics of locations, places and areas;
but does not include the social, economic or cultural aspects of the expression environment.
Environment Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering this Act.
Executive Director has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
foreign government body means:
a department of the government of a foreign country or a part of a foreign country; or
an agency or authority of a foreign country or a part of a foreign country.
generalised end use has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
Health Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering the Industrial Chemicals Act.
holder of an assessment certificate has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
industrial chemical: see section 8.
Industrial Chemicals Act means the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.
international agreement means an agreement:
whose parties are Australia and one or more foreign countries; and
that is in force for Australia.
nominated person for confidential information means the person nominated under paragraph 42(3)(c) in a request given under subsection 42(1) in relation to the information.
official has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
paid work means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self‑employed person or otherwise).
personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.
protected IC information means protected information within the meaning of the Industrial Chemicals Act and includes information that is taken to be protected information for the purposes of that Act.
For when information is taken to be protected information for the purposes of the Industrial Chemicals Act, see item 38 of Schedule 2 to the Industrial Chemicals (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2019.
protected information means:
confidential information; or
protected IC information.
public international organisation means:
an organisation:
of which 2 or more countries, or the governments of 2 or more countries, are members; or
that is constituted by persons representing 2 or more countries, or representing the governments of 2 or more countries; or
an organisation established by, or a group of organisations constituted by:
organisations of which 2 or more countries, or the governments of 2 or more countries, are members; or
organisations that are constituted by the representatives of 2 or more countries, or the governments of 2 or more countries; or
an organisation that is:
an organ of, or office within, an organisation described in paragraph (a) or (b); or
a commission, council or other body established by an organisation so described or such an organ; or
a committee, or subcommittee of a committee, of an organisation so described, or of such an organ, council or body.
reconsideration decision means a decision made under subsection 47(5).
Register means the instrument made under subsection 22(1) and includes such an instrument as varied.
registered introducer for a registration year means a person who is registered under section 17 of the Industrial Chemicals Act for the registration year.
registration charge has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act.
registration year means the period of 12 months beginning on:
1 September 2021; or
1 September of a later year.
Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014.
relevant industrial chemical means:
a particular industrial chemical; or
a particular class of industrial chemicals.
rules means the rules made under section 76.
scheduling charge means charge imposed by:
the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Customs) Act 2021; or
the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Excise) Act 2021; or
the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (General) Act 2021.
scheduling decision for a relevant industrial chemical: see subsection 11(3).
State includes the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
State Environment Minister means a Minister of a State who is responsible for matters relating to the environment.
State government body means:
a department of the government of a State; or
an agency or authority of a State.
vacancy, in relation to the office of an Advisory Committee member, has a meaning affected by section 9.
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