Chemical manufacturing

Current

(1)

Chemical manufacturing (the relevant activity) consists of any of the following activities—

(a)

manufacturing a total of 200m³or more of coating, food additives, industrial polish, sealant, synthetic dye, pigment, ink, adhesives or paint in a year;

(b)

manufacturing a total of 200t or more of chemicals, other than chemicals mentioned in paragraph (a), in a year;

(c)

using in the manufacturing process a total of 200t or more of chemicals as feedstock in a year.

(2)

The relevant activity does not include—

(a)

mixing non-combustible or non-flammable chemicals or chemical products that are not dangerous goods by diluting the chemicals or chemical products with water only; or

(b)

blending ethanol with petrol; or

(c)

manufacturing chemicals for carrying out an activity to which another section applies.

(3)

In the following table, the aggregate environmental score, if any, for the relevant activity is the score stated opposite the threshold within which the relevant activity is carried out.

Threshold	Aggregate environmental score	3
1manufacturing 200m³or more of water based paint in a year	no score
2manufacturing, in a year, the following total quantity of coating, food additives, industrial polish, sealant, synthetic dye, pigment, ink, adhesives or paint, other than water based paint—
(a)200m³to 1,000m³	10	C
(b)more than 1,000m³but not more than 100,000m³	19	C
(c)more than 100,000m³	37	C
3manufacturing, in a year, a total of 200t or more of any of the following—
(a)soap, surfactants or cleaning or toiletry products	39
(b)agricultural chemical products or chemicals for biological control	114	C
(c)medicines, pharmaceutical products, poisons or veterinary chemical products	115	C
(d)explosives	138	C
4manufacturing, in a year, the following quantities of fertiliser—
(a)200t to 5,000t	33	C
(b)more than 5,000t	153	C
5manufacturing, in a year, the following quantities of organic chemicals, other than organic chemicals to which items 1 to 4 apply—
(a)200t to 1,000t	30	C
(b)more than 1,000t but not more than 10,000t	66	C
(c)more than 10,000t but not more than 100,000t	139	C
(d)more than 100,000t	202	C
6manufacturing, in a year, the following quantities of inorganic chemicals, other than inorganic chemicals to which items 1 to 4 apply—
(a)200t to 1,000t	56	C
(b)more than 1,000t but not more than 10,000t	115	C
(c)more than 10,000t but not more than 100,000t	200	C
(d)more than 100,000t	268	C

(4)

In this section—

agricultural chemical product means an agricultural chemical product under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth).

manufacturing includes combining, processing and reacting.

poison means a poison in the ‘Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons’ compiled by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council and published by the Commonwealth.

veterinary chemical product means a veterinary chemical product under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth).

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7 Chemical manufacturing