5Register of scheduling decisions for relevant industrial chemicals

5 Register of scheduling decisions for relevant industrial chemicals

(1) This instrument establishes a register (the Register) of scheduling decisions for relevant industrial chemicals that have been made or varied by the Minister under Division 2 of Part 2 of the Act.

Note: The Register does not create prohibitions, restrictions or obligations that are enforceable in judicial or other proceedings (see subsection 22(4) of the Act).

(2) The Register has 7 Schedules as follows: (a) Schedule 1—Relevant industrial chemicals that are not appropriate for listing in the other Schedules; (b) Schedule 2—Relevant industrial chemicals that are unlikely to cause harm to the environment; (c) Schedule 3—Relevant industrial chemicals that have the potential to cause harm to the environment; (d) Schedule 4—Relevant industrial chemicals that may cause harm to the environment; (e) Schedule 5—Relevant industrial chemicals that are likely to cause harm to the environment; (f) Schedule 6—Relevant industrial chemicals that are likely to cause serious or irreversible harm to the environment with essential uses; (g) Schedule 7—Relevant industrial chemicals that are likely to cause serious or irreversible harm to the environment with no essential uses. (3) Each Schedule of the Register: (a) sets out the scheduling decisions for the relevant industrial chemicals identified in the Schedule; and (b) may also set out other information such as explanatory information relating to a scheduling decision for a relevant industrial chemical.

Note: A scheduling decision for a relevant industrial chemical includes, among other things, a decision to list a relevant industrial chemical in a particular Schedule or Schedules of the Register (see subsection 11(3) of the Act).