11Executive Director must prepare draft assessment report and public report

11 Executive Director must prepare draft assessment report and public report

(1) The Executive Director must, by written notice, provide each applicant with: (a) a draft assessment report for the industrial chemical; and (b) a draft public report for the industrial chemical. (2) An applicant may apply to the Executive Director to vary the draft assessment report. (3) An application under subsection (2) must be made within 10 working days after the day the notice is given. (4) After considering the application, the Executive Director must: (a) decide to: (i) vary the draft assessment report; or (ii) not vary the draft assessment report; and (b) do so within 10 working days (the consideration period) after the day the application is made.

Note: For circumstances affecting the calculation of the consideration period, see section 83 of this instrument, and section 169 of the new law.

(5) The Executive Director must vary the draft assessment report if the Executive Director is satisfied that the draft assessment report as varied would be correct. (6) If the decision is to vary the draft assessment report, the Executive Director must also: (a) make any corresponding changes to the public report; and (b) give each applicant the assessment report as varied. (7) Section 167 of the new law applies in relation to the application as if the application were an application made under the new law.

Note: Section 167 of the new law deals with general requirements relating to applications.