15Minister must have regard to certain matters in making etc. scheduling decision

15 Minister must have regard to certain matters in making etc. scheduling decision

(1) In making, varying or revoking a scheduling decision for a relevant industrial chemical, the Minister must have regard to the following: (a) if there is a single relevant Commonwealth risk assessment in relation to the chemical—that assessment; (b) if there are 2 or more relevant Commonwealth risk assessments in relation to the chemical—the most recent of those assessments; (c) any relevant risks that the chemical poses, or may pose, to the environment and how any such risks may be minimised; (d) any relevant risks that a relevant end use of the chemical poses, or may pose, to the environment and how any such risks may be minimised; (e) any relevant advice given to the Minister by the Advisory Committee; (f) if Australia has any relevant obligations in relation to the chemical under an international agreement specified in the rules—those obligations; (g) any relevant submissions made in accordance with an invitation under subsection 17(1); (h) any relevant information given to the Minister under subsection 19(3) or 20(3); (i) any such matters as are specified in the rules. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a variation of a scheduling decision for a relevant industrial chemical if the variation is of a minor nature. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a variation of a scheduling decision for a relevant industrial chemical that does no more than change the way or ways in which the chemical is identified is taken to be a variation of a minor nature. (4) If: (a) a scheduling decision for a relevant industrial chemical specified a generalised end use for the chemical in lieu of the end use for the chemical; and (b) a variation of the scheduling decision does no more than to specify the end use for the chemical instead of that generalised end use; then, for the purposes of subsection (2), the variation is taken to be a variation of a minor nature.