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Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
40GPublication of modifications
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#### 40G Publication of modifications
(1) At the end of 28 days after giving the applicant for extension the modifications and the notice under section 40E, the Director must publish the modifications, or the modifications as varied under that section:
(a) by preparing and giving a copy of the original assessment report, incorporating the modifications, or the modifications as so varied, to:
(i) the prescribed authorities of the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories; and
(ii) any person that the Minister directs; and
(b) by incorporating, to the extent required, the modifications or modification as so varied, in the public report; and
(c) by publishing the public report on the website maintained for the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme by the Department; and
(d) by publishing a notice in the Chemical Gazette stating that the public report is available as mentioned in paragraph (c).
(2) Despite subsection (1), the Director must not publish the modifications until:
(a) the applicant has consented in writing to the publication; and
(b) the Director has made a decision about any application to vary the modifications; and
(c) if the Director refuses an application to vary the modifications—28 days after the Director gave notice of refusal of the application; and
(d) if the Director refuses an application to vary the modifications and the applicant applies to the Tribunal under section 102 for review of the decision—the application for review has been finalised.
(3) Despite subsection (1), the Director must not publish the information after the application has been withdrawn.
(4) A copy of the original assessment report or the public report published under subsection (1) (other than under subparagraph (1)(a)(i)) must not contain any exempt information.