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Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017


Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Health

Summary

Part of a package of six bills to establish a new national regulatory scheme for industrial chemicals, the bill establishes a legislative framework for the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) by: establishing the scheme and an Executive Director; defining an industrial chemical; requiring introducers of industrial chemicals to be registered; establishing a system of risk-based categorisation of industrial chemical introductions; providing a framework for the initiation of evaluations of industrial chemicals; establishing the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals; specifying certain information and reporting obligations; enabling the protection of confidential business information; enabling AICIS to monitor compliance; implementing Australian obligations under certain international agreements; and establishing the power for the minister to make rules. Also bans animal testing for new chemical ingredients of cosmetics.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 01/06/17  
Second reading moved 01/06/17  
Second reading debate 17/10/17  
Second reading agreed to 17/10/17  
Consideration in detail debate 17/10/17  
Third reading agreed to 17/10/17  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 18/10/17  
Second reading moved 18/10/17  
Second reading agreed to 14/02/19  
Third reading agreed to 14/02/19 Amendment details: 23 Government agreed to
     
House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message 18/02/19 Details: House agreed to Senate amendments
     
Finally passed both Houses 18/02/19  
Assent 12/03/19 Act no: 12 - Year: 2019
     

Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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  • Addendum to explanatory memorandum

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  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
  • Non-Government
ZAPPIA, Tony, MP

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  • Non-Government
ZAPPIA, Tony, MP

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Senate
  • Australian Greens [sheet 8211]
DI NATALE, Sen Richard

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  • Australian Greens/Nick Xenophon Team/Derryn Hinch's Justice Party/Opposition [sheet 8201 revised 2]
RHIANNON, Sen Lee
GRIFF, Sen Stirling
HINCH, Sen Derryn
POLLEY, Sen Helen

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  • Centre Alliance [sheet 8631]
GRIFF, Sen Stirling

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  • Centre Alliance [sheet 8651]
GRIFF, Sen Stirling

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  • Government [sheet MP102]

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  • Government [sheet EU117]

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  • Government [sheet EU114]

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  • Nick Xenophon Team/Derryn Hinchs Justice Party/Australian Greens [sheet 8201]
KAKOSCHKE-MOORE, Sen Skye
HINCH, Sen Derryn
RHIANNON, Sen Lee

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  • Opposition [sheet 8196 revised]
POLLEY, Sen Helen

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  • Opposition [sheet 8296]
POLLEY, Sen Helen

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Schedules of amendments

  • Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

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Notes
  • Referred to Committee (01/06/2017): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (08/08/2017)
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (14/06/2017): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2017
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)