Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017

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

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	01 Jun 2017
Second reading moved	01 Jun 2017
Second reading debate	17 Oct 2017
Second reading agreed to	17 Oct 2017
Consideration in detail debate	17 Oct 2017
Third reading agreed to	17 Oct 2017

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	18 Oct 2017
Second reading moved	18 Oct 2017
Second reading agreed to	14 Feb 2019
Third reading agreed to : Amendment details: 23 Government agreed to	14 Feb 2019

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	18 Feb 2019


Finally passed both Houses	18 Feb 2019
Assent Act no: 12 Year: 2019	12 Mar 2019

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Addendum to explanatory memorandum

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
ZAPPIA, Tony, MP

Non-Government
ZAPPIA, Tony, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 8211]
DI NATALE, Sen Richard

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

Centre Alliance [sheet 8631]
GRIFF, Sen Stirling

Centre Alliance [sheet 8651]
GRIFF, Sen Stirling

Government [sheet MP102]

Government [sheet EU117]

Government [sheet EU114]

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

Opposition [sheet 8196 revised]
POLLEY, Sen Helen

Opposition [sheet 8296]
POLLEY, Sen Helen

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

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)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.