23Simplified outline of this Chapter

23 Simplified outline of this Chapter

Under the Act, there are 6 categories of introductions of industrial chemicals: listed introductions, exempted introductions, reported introductions, assessed introductions, commercial evaluation introductions and exceptional circumstances introductions.

This Chapter deals with the circumstances in which an introduction is an exempted introduction or a reported introduction.

In order to determine whether an introduction of an industrial chemical is exempted or reported, it is first necessary to determine whether the introduction falls within certain circumstances in which an introduction is exempted or reported, or is not exempted or reported.

If an introduction does not fit within those circumstances, the introduction may still be exempted or reported depending on the level of risk to human health and the environment from the introduction.

The level of risk can be determined in accordance with this Chapter and can be used to determine the highest indicative risk for the introduction. If:

(a) the highest indicative risk is very low, the introduction may be categorised as exempted; and

(b) the highest indicative risk is low, the introduction may be categorised as reported.