21RWho may apply for permit or renewal of permit

21R Who may apply for permit or renewal of permit

(1) A manufacturer or importer of a new industrial chemical may apply for a low volume permit in respect of the chemical. (1A) A manufacturer or importer whose low volume permit in respect of 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 last 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 21W were complied with during the period of the current permit; (h) no changes are required to any conditions of the permit. (1B) A manufacturer or importer may apply for a low volume permit to be renewed any number of times. (2) 2 or more persons, each of whom is a manufacturer or importer of a new industrial chemical, may make a joint application under subsection (1) or (1A). (3) If a joint application is made, then, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Division to the applicant is a reference to the joint applicants.