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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
332Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered
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332 Emergency disclosure of chemical identities to registered
medical practitioner
(1) This regulation applies if a registered medical practitioner:
(a) reasonably believes that knowing the chemical identity of an
ingredient of a hazardous chemical may help to treat a patient;
and
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(b) requests the manufacturer or importer of the hazardous
chemical to give the registered medical practitioner the
chemical identity of the ingredient; and
(c) gives an undertaking to the manufacturer or importer that the
chemical identity of the ingredient will be used only to help
treat the patient; and
(d) gives an undertaking to the manufacturer or importer to give
the manufacturer or importer as soon as practicable a written
statement about the need to obtain the chemical identity of the
ingredient.
(2) The manufacturer or importer of a hazardous chemical must give
the registered medical practitioner the chemical identity of an
ingredient of the hazardous chemical as soon as practicable.