Information Disclosure Obligations and Seizure Powers for Industrial Chemicals
Environmental Legislation Amendment (Hazardous Chemicals) Bill 2024
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The EPA can publish orders in the Gazette requiring people to provide information about chemicals.
People who ignore these chemical use notices face fines between $7,500 and $15,000.
Authorised officers can seize and remove chemicals; they can also seize the vehicles or containers used to move them.
Officers can order the occupier of a site to keep specific records after a seizure.
The Land and Environment Court can transfer ownership of seized chemicals and containers to the Crown.
Licence holders must create a pollution incident response management plan.
The law adopts the Commonwealth definition for industrial chemicals and their manufacture.
Topics
chemical safety environmental protection hazardous substances industrial chemicals pollution management