24Determining if an introduction is exempted or reported

24 Determining if an introduction is exempted or reported

Whether the introduction of an industrial chemical is an exempted introduction or a reported introduction is worked out as follows:

Method statement

Step 1: Work out whether the introduction is covered by section 25.

If the introduction is covered by section 25:

(a) for the purposes of paragraph 26(2)(b) of the Act, the introduction is not an exempted introduction; and

(b) for the purposes of paragraph 27(2)(b) of the Act, the introduction is not a reported introduction.

Otherwise, go to step 2.

Step 2: Work out whether the introduction is covered by section 26.

If the introduction is covered by section 26, for the purposes of paragraph 26(2)(a) of the Act, the introduction is an exempted introduction.

Otherwise, go to step 3.

Step 3: Work out whether the introduction is covered by section 27.

If the introduction is covered by section 27, for the purposes of paragraph 27(2)(a) of the Act, the introduction is a reported introduction.

Otherwise, go to step 4.

Step 4: Work out the indicative human health risk for the introduction (see section 28).

Step 5: Work out the indicative environment risk for the introduction (see section 29).

Step 6: Taking the indicative risks from steps 4 and 5, determine which is the highest indicative risk. The result is the highest indicative risk for the introduction.

If the highest indicative risk for the introduction is very low risk, for the purposes of paragraph 26(2)(a) of the Act, the introduction is an exempted introduction.

If the highest indicative risk for the introduction is low risk, for the purposes of paragraph 27(2)(a) of the Act, the introduction is a reported introduction.

If the highest indicative risk for the introduction is medium to high risk:

(a) for the purposes of paragraph 26(2)(b) of the Act, the introduction is not an exempted introduction; and

(b) for the purposes of paragraph 27(2)(b) of the Act, the introduction is not a reported introduction.

Note: If an introduction of an industrial chemical is not categorised as an exempted introduction or a reported introduction and is not listed on the Inventory, it is generally an assessed introduction: see Division 2 of Part 3 of the Act.