. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/AUS/34 
6 April 2004 
 (04-1560) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   AUSTRALIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Department of Health and Ageing National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme GPO Box 58 Sydney  NSW  2001 
Australia 
Fax No: +61 2 85778888 Tel No:  +61 2 85778800 www.nicnas.gov.au  Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Industrial chemicals 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Industrial Chemicals 
(Notification and Assessment) Amendment (L ow Regulatory Concern Chemicals) Bill 2004 
6. Description of content:   Seeks to amend the Industrial Chemicals  (Notification and 
Assessment) Act 1989 .   
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The proposed amendments to the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 
1989 will introduce flexibility into the current assessment process for industrial chemicals 
to enable the fast tracking of low regulator y concern chemicals while maintaining existing 
levels of worker safety, public h ealth and environmental standards. 
8. Relevant documents:   Regulation Impact Statement for proposed amendments to the 
Industrial Chemicals (Notific ation and Assessment) Act 1989 . 
http://www.nicnas.gov.au/obligations/reform/pdf/LRCCRIS-ORR.pdf G/TBT/N/AUS/34 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:  The amendments shall commence on a date to be fixed 
by proclamation 
10. Final date for comments:   30 April 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
The text of the legislation can be viewed at: 
http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/Re pository/Legis/Bills/Linked/31030401.pdf 
 
Comments may be addressed to: Department of Health and Ageing National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme GPO Box 58 Sydney  NSW  2001 
Australia 
 Fax No:  +61 2 85778888 Tel No:  +61 2 85778800 www.nicnas.gov.au 
 
Email:  louise.seery@nicnas.gov.au     
 
 