60Incomplete assessments under old law following secondary notification

60 Incomplete assessments under old law following secondary notification

(1) This section applies if: (a) the Director requires the secondary notification of an industrial chemical under section 65 of the old law; and (b) the Director causes the industrial chemical to be assessed in accordance with section 68 or 68A of the old law; and (c) a final assessment report under the old law has not been published before 1 July 2020. (2) For the purposes of the new law: (a) the assessment is taken, on and after 1 July 2020, to be an evaluation conducted by the Executive Director under Part 4 of the new law relating to the introduction of the industrial chemical; and (b) the Executive Director must, within 20 working days of 1 July 2020: (i) if the evaluation is of the introduction of an industrial chemical that is authorised by an assessment certificate—give written notice specifying the period within which the evaluation will be conducted to each holder of the assessment certificate; or (ii) otherwise—publish on the AICIS website the period within which the evaluation will be conducted; and (c) sections 72, 73 and 78 of the new law do not apply in relation to the evaluation.

Note: For evaluations under paragraph (2)(a) of introductions of industrial chemicals that are authorised by an assessment certificate, see Subdivision B; for evaluations under paragraph (2)(a) of introductions other than introductions of industrial chemicals that are authorised by an assessment certificate, see Subdivision C.