41Approved State and Territory notification procedures

#### 41 Approved State and Territory notification procedures (1) In this section: > notifiable industrial chemical means a new industrial chemical manufactured in Australia. (2) If the Minister is satisfied that: (a) a notification law is in force in a State or Territory; and (b) the requirements of the notification law as to the statement of matters to be given are not less than those under section 23; and (c) arrangements are in place providing that, where an authority of a State or Territory receives a statement of matters about a notifiable industrial chemical under its notification law, the authority will send a copy of the statement to the Director as soon as practicable; the Minister may, by notice in the Chemical Gazette, declare that the State or Territory has a notification law that is sufficient for the purposes of this Act. (3) Where: (a) a declaration under subsection (2) is in force in relation to a State or Territory; and (b) a manufacturer of a notifiable industrial chemical has given a statement of matters about the chemical to the appropriate authority of the State or Territory for the purposes of the notification law of that State or Territory; and (c) the authority gives to the Director a copy of the written statement, and certifies to the Director that the statement satisfies the requirements of the notification law of the State or Territory in relation to that chemical; and (d) the manufacturer applies under section 23 for an assessment certificate for the chemical; the statement is to be taken to be the notification statement. (4) If, at any time after making a declaration under subsection (1), the Minister ceases to be satisfied of the matters referred to in that subsection in relation to the relevant State or Territory, the Minister is to revoke the declaration by notice in the Chemical Gazette.