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The export from, import into, or transit through, Australia of hazardous and other wastes, which are determined by category and characteristics listed in the schedules of the Basel Convention, Waigani Convention, and OECD Council Decision

Animal, plant, virus, bacterium, yeast or fungus that is not indigenous to the Antarctic unless the animal (not being a live bird), plant, virus, bacterium, yeast or fungus, as the case may be, was brought into the Antarctic to be used as food; non-sterile soil, or polychlorinated biphenyls, or polystyrene beads or chips or any similar kind of packaging material; pesticides not for scientific, medical or hygienic purposes

The importation of any diseased organism or live poultry (prohibition); and the importation of any organism, or any dead poultry or poultry products (permit required)

Incandescent general lighting service lamps (GLS)

Persistent organic pollutants including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated triphenyls (PCTs) and polychlorinated polyphenyls; Hazardous chemicals

These chemicals are considered to be highly toxic and virtually indestructible and a considerable danger to the environment.

PCB waste may also be imported under the Hazardous Waste (Regulations of Exports and Imports) Act 1989, provided all the requirements of that Act have been met.

All new and used road vehicles

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) including the intentionally produced persistent organic pollutants that are listed under Schedule 1 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations 1995 in accordance with the Stockholm Convention

These chemicals are considered to be generally persistent in the environment, relatively toxic and bio accumulate in organisms.

Ozone depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC); Methylbromide; Synthetic greenhouse gases

The requirements of the licensing system are:
• Controlled substances:
o Import, export or manufacture of methyl bromide
o Import, export or manufacture of bulk HCFCs, with import quotas set in line with Montreal Protocol phase-out obligations and Australia’s domestic policy to accelerate phase-out of HCFCs;
o Import, export or manufacture of bulk hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, with no restrictions on quantity.

• Essential use:
o import, export or manufacture of bulk chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform and bromochloromethane approved for essential use by the parties to the Montreal Protocol.
• Used substances:
o import and export of bulk used chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, bromochloromethane, methyl bromide and hydrochlorofluorocarbons.
Precharged equipment containing synthetic greenhouse gases and HCFCs

The import and manufacture of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment charged with an HCFC refrigerant, designed to operate only using a HCFC refrigerant or containing insulating foam manufactured with a HCFC is prohibited under the legislation, unless an exemption has been granted. These exemptions were reviewed for 2015 apply to:
• chillers charged with HCFC-123 (to 31 December 2015);
• replacement parts for existing HCFC air conditioning and refrigeration equipment (to 31 December 2019);
• components for existing high static ducted split system air conditioners to 30 June 2016);
equipment insulated with foam manufactured with HCFC (to 31 December 2019).

In addition, certain products containing, manufactured with or designed to operate using some ozone depleting substances are prohibited from import, export or manufacture unless the Minister has granted an exemption. An exemption under Section 40 of the Act is issued only where the use of a substance is essential for medical, veterinary, defence, industrial safety or public safety purposes and no practical alternative exists.

Radioactive materials or substances including radium, radioactive isotopes or any articles containing any radioactive material or substance

Not specified