{"id":"F2022L01221","name":"Product Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2022","slug":"product-stewardship-oil-declaration-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441530,"registerId":"F2022L01221-fast-fetch-1775956800111","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Product Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nProduct Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2022\n\nI, Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, make the following declaration.\n\nDated  5 September 2022\n\nTanya Plibersek\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\nPart 2—Declaration of gazetted oils and gazetted uses\n\n5 Declaration of gazetted oils and gazetted uses\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nProduct Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2003\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Product Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 October 2022. 1 October 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the definitions of gazetted oil and gazetted use in subsection 6(1) of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\nPart 2—Declaration of gazetted oils and gazetted uses\n\n \n\n5  Declaration of gazetted oils and gazetted uses\n\n (1) Each kind of oil specified in column 1 of an item in the table in subsection (2) is declared to be a gazetted oil.\n\n (2) Each use specified in column 2 of an item in the following table is declared to be a gazetted use in relation to the oil specified in column 1 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Gazetted oil for a gazetted use\n- Item Column 1Gazetted oil Column 2Gazetted use\n- 1 Naphthenic process oil Incorporation into any of the following:(a) a dedusting composition for insulating material;(b) a dewatering flocculant composition;(c) a mould release composition;(d) an adhesive;(e) an explosive of the Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) type;(f) an ink, varnish or resin for printing;(g) a paint defoamer;(h) a rock drilling composition;(i) a rubber compound\n- 2 Paraffinic process oil Incorporation into any of the following:(a) a dedusting composition for insulating material;(b) a dewatering flocculant composition;(c) a mould release composition;(d) an adhesive;(e) an agricultural spray;(f) an anti‑bloat composition;(g) an explosive of the Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) type;(h) an ink, varnish or resin for printing;(i) a personal care product;(j) a rock drilling composition;(k) a rubber compound\n- 3 Paraffinic (C14‑17) process oil Incorporation, by the process of chlorination, into a medium chain chlorinated hydrocarbon\n- 4 Petroleum jelly Incorporation into an ink, varnish or resin for printing\n- 5 Polyisobutylene succinic anhydride (PIBSA) Incorporation into an explosive composition\n- 6 Vegetable‑derived polyethers Incorporation into a textile fibre lubricant\n- 7 White mineral oil Incorporation into a personal care product\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nProduct Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2003\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Schedule 1 expressly repeals the 2003 Declaration, so the legal list governing gazetted oils/uses has been replaced (Schedule 1). Because the prior instrument’s text is not provided here, this instrument’s schedule indicates a change in which instrument controls but does not by itself show how individual listings differ. Mechanically: the Minister declares specified oils and their approved incorporations (s5); affected businesses that incorporate those oils must treat classification under the Act as applicable (s3, s5). The instrument starts 1 October 2022 (s2), creating an immediate compliance decision point for manufacturers, importers and formulators; any costs or substitution effects arise from firms’ need to confirm whether their products fall within the listed uses and from subsequent obligations under the Act (s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is primarily declaratory: it lists oils and uses rather than creating new procedural machinery (declaration of gazetted oils and uses — s5).","Relies on external statutory definitions and regulatory consequences in the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 (authority for declaration — s3 referencing subsection 6(1) of the Act), so legal effect depends on reading both instruments together.","Granular listing of product uses (e.g. adhesives, explosives, personal care products, textile lubricants) requires technical classification by businesses and regulators to determine whether a specific incorporation falls within a listed use (table in s5(2)).","Repeal of the prior declaration changes the legal baseline (Schedule 1 repeals Product Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2003); the text here does not include the 2003 content, so practical scope changes cannot be determined from this instrument alone (Schedule 1).","Commencement is fixed and immediate for practical purposes (commences 1 October 2022 — s2), imposing a near‑term compliance timeline for affected parties.","Limited administrative discretion shown in this instrument itself (Minister signs and makes the declaration), but substantive enforcement, obligations and penalties (if any) flow from the parent Act, not from this declaratory list (s3 and s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Declaration names specific kinds of oil and the permitted, ‘gazetted’ uses for each, under the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000. It takes effect 1 October 2022. It matters to manufacturers, importers and formulators who incorporate these oils into products because those oils are now formally classified under the Act; that classification determines which product‑stewardship rules and administrative requirements apply to their use."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the same function as its 2003 predecessor: listing specific oils and their gazetted uses for the purpose of the oil stewardship scheme. The scope remains tightly constrained to this technical administrative function. While the specific oils listed have been updated (some added, some removed, some uses modified), the fundamental scope — determining eligibility for a defined subsidy scheme — has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 2 pages of substantive content)","Only 7 defined categories of oil with specific permitted uses","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — just a straightforward lookup table","Single cross-reference to the parent Act (Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000) for authority only","No interpretation section with defined terms — all terms are industry-standard chemical names","Simple repeal mechanism replacing the 2003 declaration in its entirety"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration updates the list of new (virgin) oils and industrial uses that qualify for benefits under Australia’s Product Stewardship (Oil) scheme, replacing the 2003 version. \n\nIt affects oil manufacturers, importers, industrial users and scheme administrators by clarifying which oils/uses are eligible for recycling subsidies — a change with direct financial and compliance consequences."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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