21BApplication for commercial evaluation permit or renewal of permit

21B Application for commercial evaluation permit or renewal of permit

(1) A manufacturer or importer of a new industrial chemical may apply for a commercial evaluation permit authorising the applicant to introduce not more than a specified quantity of the chemical in a specified period for the sole purpose of commercial evaluation by whichever of the following persons is specified: (a) in any case—the applicant; (b) in the case of the importation of the chemical—another person who agrees, or 2 or more other persons who jointly agree, to be bound by the conditions of the permit. (2) A manufacturer or importer whose commercial evaluation permit relating to a new industrial chemical is still in force may apply for the permit to be renewed if the following conditions are met: (a) the function or use of the chemical has not changed, and is not likely to change, significantly; (b) the amount of the chemical being introduced has not increased, and is not likely to increase, significantly; (c) in the case of a chemical that was not manufactured, or proposed to be manufactured, in Australia at the time the permit was issued—it continues not to be manufactured in Australia; (d) the method of manufacture of the chemical in Australia has not changed, and is not likely to change, in a way that may result in an increased risk of an adverse effect on occupational health and safety, public health or the environment; (e) no additional information has become available to the manufacturer or importer as to any adverse effects of the chemical on occupational health and safety, public health or the environment; (f) no event prescribed for the purposes of section 64 has happened; (g) any conditions of the permit imposed by or under section 21L were complied with during the period of the current permit; (h) no changes are required to any conditions of the permit. (3) A manufacturer or importer may only apply for a commercial evaluation permit to be renewed once.