158Simplified outline of this Part

158 Simplified outline of this Part

This Part deals with the obligations that Australia has under the Rotterdam Convention, and other international agreements or arrangements regarding the movement of industrial chemicals into or out of Australia.

The Executive Director is responsible for notifying Australia’s designated national authority when there are laws made, or actions taken, that have the effect of banning or severely restricting the introduction or use of an industrial chemical.

Australia’s designated national authority is then responsible for providing this information to the Secretariat to comply with Australia’s obligations under the Rotterdam Convention.

The Executive Director also has responsibility for gathering information in relation to other obligations Australia has under the Rotterdam Convention for Australia’s designated national authority to provide to the Secretariat. Australia’s designated authority may share this information with other parties to the Rotterdam Convention.

This Part also provides for the rules to prohibit the introduction or export of an industrial chemical, or impose conditions on the introduction or export of an industrial chemical, where Australia is a party to an agreement or an arrangement that deals with such prohibitions or restrictions.