Chapter 1 - Inquiry into the provisions of the Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017 and related bills

[1]        House of Representatives Votes and Proceedings, No. 57, 1 June 2017, pp. 810–811.

[2]        The Hon. Dr David Gillespie MP, Assistant Minister for Health, House of Representatives Hansard, 1 June 2017, p. 11.

[3]        The Hon. Dr Gillespie MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 1 June 2017, p. 11.

[4]        Commonwealth of Australia, Budget Measures: Budget Paper No. 2 2015–16, p. 111.

[5]        The Hon. Dr Gillespie MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 1 June 2017, p. 11.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2017, p. 1.

[7]        Explanatory Memorandum, Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2017, p. 3.

[8]        Industrial Chemicals Charges (Customs) Bill 2017, cl. 7(1).

[9]        Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, Report No. 5 of 2017 (14 June 2017) p. 49.

[10]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017 (14 June 2017) pp. 35–44.

[11]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017 (14 June 2017) p. 35.

[12]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017 (14 June 2017) p. 36.

[13]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017 (14 June 2017) p. 37.

[14]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017 (14 June 2017) p. 38.

[15]      Section 12(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 provides that a rule cannot apply before it is registered to the extent that it would disadvantage a person.

[16]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017 (14 June 2017) pp. 38–39. 

[17]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest No. 6 of 2017 (14 June 2017) pp. 40–43.

[18]      Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Ministerial responses, https://www.aph.gov.au/
Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Scrutiny_of_Bills/Ministerial_Responses (accessed 31 July 2017).

[19]      The Bills were automatically referred to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee under a resolution of the Senate to refer time critical bills see: Journals of the Senate, No. 40, 10 May 2017, p. 1326. Journals of the Senate, No. 42, 13 June 2017, p. 1383; Journals of the Senate, No. 44, 15 June 2017, p. 1435.

Chapter 2 - Issues

[1]        House of Representatives Hansard, 1 June 2017, p. 12.

[2]        Department of Health, Submission 14, p. 4.

[3]        Mrs Gillian Shaw, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 29.

[4]        See Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017, Pt 3.

[5]        See Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017, cl. 26.

[6]        Public Health Association of Australia, Submission 4, p. 6.

[7]        Explanatory Memorandum, Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017, pp. 24–25.

[8]        Dr Joe Hlubucek, Member, PHAA, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 3; Associate Professor Deborah Glass, Expert Member, Occupational and Environmental Cancers Committee, Cancer Council Australia, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 13.

[9]        Ms Renata Musolino, OHS Website and Information Organiser, Victorian Trades Hall Council, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 9.

[10]      Dr Sarah Rumble, Principal Advisor, NICNAS Reforms, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 27.

[11]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 27.

[12]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 27.

[13]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 27.

[14]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 27.

[15]      Mr Craig Brock, Policy and Public Affairs Director, Accord Australia, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 20; Mr Bernard Lee, Director Policy and Regulation, Chemistry Australia, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 21.

[16]      Haztech Environmental, Submission 1, p. 1; National Toxics Network, Submission 13, [p. 3].

[17]      Haztech Environmental, Submission 1, p. 1; National Toxics Network, Submission 13, [p. 3].

[18]      National Toxics Network, Submission 13, [p. 3].

[19]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 31.

[20]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 32.

[21]      Dr Rumble, answers to questions on notice, 26 July 2017 (received 2 August 2017).

[22]      Dr Rumble, answers to questions on notice, 26 July 2017 (received 2 August 2017).

[23]      PHAA, Submission 4, p. 8; Cancer Council Australia, Submission 6, [p. 2]; AMWU, Submission 8, pp. 3, 5; AMWU, Submission 8.1, [p. 2]; Dr Hlubucek, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 6; Ms Jo Immig, National Coordinator, National Toxics Network, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 6; Ms Musolino, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 10.

[24]      Dr Hlubucek, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 6.

[25]      Dr Hlubucek, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 6.

[26]      Mr Terry Slevin, Chair, Occupational and Environmental Cancers Committee, Cancer Council Australia, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 11.

[27]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 34.

[28]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 34.

[29]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 34.

[30]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 35.

[31]      See Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017, cl. 180 (Rules), 26 (Exempted introductions).

[32]      Cancer Council, Submission 6, [p. 2]; Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU), Submission 8, p. 4; National Toxics Network, Submission 13, p. 5; Ms Musolino, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 9; Mr Slevin, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 10.

[33]      Mrs Shaw, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 26.

[34]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 28.

[35]      Mrs Shaw, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 26.

[36]      Explanatory Memorandum, Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017, p. 4.

[37]      See cl. 168. Clause 103 provides for the rule-making power.

[38]      Be Cruelty-Free Australia, Submission 15, [pp. 2–3]; RSPCA, Submission 16, [p. 1].

[39]      Be Cruelty-Free Australia, Submission 15, [pp. 2–3]; RSPCA, Submission 16, [p. 1]; Ms Hannah Stuart, Campaign Coordinator, Be Cruelty-Free Australia, Humane Society International, Committee Hansard, 26 July 21017, p. 19; Dr Jed Goodfellow, Senior Policy Officer, RSPCA, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 19.

[40]      Accord, Submission 7, p. 4.

[41]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 33.

[42]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 33.

[43]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 34.

[44]      Mrs Shaw, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 34.

[45]      Department of Health, Submission 14, pp. 5, 8–9; Mrs Shaw, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 34.

[46]      Cancer Council Australia, Submission 6, [p. 2]; AMWU, Submission 8, p. 4.

[47]      Dr Rumble, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 35.

[48]      Mrs Shaw, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 35.

Labor Senators' Additional Comments

[1]        Dr Sarah Rumble, Principal Advisor, NICNAS Reforms, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 27.

[2]        AMWU, Submission 8.1, [p. 2].

Dissenting Report by the Australian Greens

[1]        Dr Joe Hlubucek, Member, Public Health Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, pp. 2–3.

[2]        House of Representatives Hansard, 1 June 2017, pp. 11–13.

[3]        Dr Hlubucek, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 3.

[4]        Ms Joanna Immig, National Toxics Network, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 3.

[5]        Ms Immig, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 5.

[6]        Prof Moore, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 5.

[7]        Ms Musolino, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 9.

[8]        Ms Musolino, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 10.

[9]        Dr Hlubucek, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 6.

[10]      Ms Musolino, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 10.

[11]      Ms Musolino, Committee Hansard, 26 July 2017, p. 10.

[12]      Be Cruelty-Free Australia, Submission 15.

[13]      RSPCA, Submission 16.

[14]      Nexus Research, HRA Opinion Poll 2013 http://www.humaneresearch.org.au/_literature_
136286/Australians_say_no_to_animal_experiments (accessed 16 March 2014).

[15]      Accord, Submission 7, [p. 14].

[16]      Be Cruelty-Free Australia, Submission 15, p. 4.

[17]      World Trade Organisation, The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1947), Art. XX, http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/gatt47_02_e.htm (accessed 8 August 2017).