Chemicals and Plastics Regulation
Research report
This research report was released on 7 August 2008.
See also
- Chemicals and Plastics Regulation: Lessons for National Approaches to Regulation - Supplement to research report released 22 January 2009
- Chemicals and Plastics Regulation study information
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- Preliminaries (PDF - 85 Kb)
Cover, Copyright, Foreword, Terms of reference, Contents, Abbreviations and Glossary - Overview (PDF - 75 Kb)
- Recommendations (PDF - 37 Kb)
- Additional actionable proposals (PDF - 16 Kb)
- 1 What is this study about? (PDF - 49 Kb)
1.1 What the Commission has been asked to do
1.2 Why was it initiated?
1.3 Scope of the study
1.4 How is this study linked to other reviews?
1.5 Conduct of the study - 2 Study methodology and evaluative criteria (PDF - 60 Kb)
2.1 The rationale for regulation
2.2 Interpretation of assessment criteria
2.3 Applying the assessment criteria - 3 National policy formulation and system governance (PDF - 91 Kb)
3.1 Background
3.2 A best practice governance framework
3.3 Policy development and regime oversight
3.4 Developing a national chemicals policy - 4 National hazard and risk assessment (PDF - 143 Kb)
4.1 The case for regulatory assessment of chemicals
4.2 Regulatory arrangements for industrial chemicals
4.3 Effectiveness and efficiency of industrial chemicals assessment
4.4 Consolidation of chemical assessment regimes - 5 Public health (PDF - 226 Kb)
5.1 Poisons scheduling and regulation
5.2 Controls on chemicals in consumer articles
5.3 Labelling requirements for consumer products
5.4 Diversion of chemicals to illicit-drug manufacture
5.5 Food safety - 6 Occupational health and safety (PDF - 112 Kb)
6.1 The case for regulating workplace chemicals
6.2 The regulatory framework
6.3 Effectiveness of workplace chemicals regulations
6.4 Efficiency of workplace chemicals regulations
6.5 A single system for all workplace chemicals
6.6 Reforms to the national OHS framework - 7 Transport safety (PDF - 110 Kb)
7.1 The case for regulating the transport of dangerous chemicals
7.2 The current regulatory framework
7.3 Assessment of current regulations
7.4 Options for reform - 8 Regulation of agricultural and veterinary chemical products (PDF - 112 Kb)
8.1 Regulatory arrangements for agricultural and veterinary chemicals
8.2 Effectiveness and efficiency of agricultural and veterinary chemicals assessment
8.3 The case for national regulation of agricultural and veterinary chemical use - 9 Managing the impact of chemicals on the environment (PDF - 136 Kb)
9.1 The case for regulating for the environment
9.2 Overview of regulatory arrangements
9.3 The effectiveness and efficiency of environmental protection regulation
9.4 A Framework for National Chemicals Environmental Management - 10 National security: regulation of ammonium nitrate (PDF - 118 Kb)
10.1 The case for regulating ammonium nitrate
10.2 The principles and practices of regulating ammonium nitrate in Australia
10.3 Assessing the SSAN regulatory regime
10.4 Improving the SSAN arrangements
10.5 Addressing the security risks associated with other chemicals - 11 Reforming national approaches (PDF - 46 Kb)
11.1 Introduction
11.2 National approaches to chemicals policy
11.3 The way ahead - Appendix A - Conduct of the Study (PDF - 27 Kb)
- Appendix B - Industry definition (PDF - 58 Kb)
- Appendix C - History and economic profile of the industry (PDF - 78 Kb)
C.1 History of the industry
C.2 Border protection
C.3 The chemicals and plastics life cycle
C.4 The chemicals and plastics manufacturing industry
C.5 The use of chemicals and plastics
C.6 Employment
C.7 Location of activity
C.8 Imports and exports
C.9 The global industry - Appendix D - Major hazard facilities (PDF - 51 Kb)
D.1 Background
D.2 The regulatory framework
D.3 Adoption and implementation of the National Standard and Code
D.4 Existing mechanisms to address concerns about interjurisdictional inconsistency
D.5 The case for reform
D.6 Potential reform areas for consideration - Appendix E - Compliance and administration costs (PDF - 94 Kb)
E.1 Background and purpose
E.2 Compliance costs can reduce firms' profitability and unduly influence production decisions
E.3 Regulatory arrangements can have anti competitive outcomes
E.4 The introduction of safer or more effective chemicals can be impeded
E.5 Reforms can add to the regulatory burden
E.6 Cross-cutting issues
E.7 Administration costs - Appendix F - Funding mechanisms for chemicals and plastics regulatory agencies (PDF - 50 Kb)
F.1 National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme
F.2 Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
F.3 Jurisdictional control of use of agvet chemicals
F.4 Office of Chemical Safety
F.5 National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee
F.6 Food Standards Australia New Zealand
F.7 National Residue Survey
F.8 Australian Safety and Compensation Council
F.9 National Transport Commission
F.10 Australian Maritime Safety Authority
F.11 Civil Aviation Safety Authority
F.12 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - Appendix G - Labelling (PDF - 77 Kb)
G.1 Labelling regulation in Australia
G.2 Effectiveness and efficiency of labelling regulation - References (PDF - 69 Kb)
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