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16. Australian Standard 4934.2(Int):2008- Incandescent Lamps for General Lighting Services, Part 2: Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) Requirements

17. Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989

All individuals and businesses intending to import and/or manufacture relevant industrial chemicals for commercial purposes are required to register with NICNAS, who is responsible for implementing the obligations of the Rotterdam Convention domestically for industrial chemicals

18. The Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (MVSA) and the Motor Vehicle Standards Regulations 1989 and Determinations

Importation of new and used vehicles that do not meet relevant ADRs is restricted and subject to controls to ensure that Australian safety and environmental standards are not compromised.

21. Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) group of chemicals were once commonly used pesticides in agriculture and industry, however, they have since been found to produce harmful effects on animals, people and the environment.Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). The OCP range that is subject to Australian import controls includes the intentionally produced persistent organic pollutants that are listed under Schedule 1 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations 1995, which are amended from time to time, to, inter alia, reflect the Australian Government’s ratification of decisions made by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention).

The importation of certain organochlorine chemicals as listed in Schedule 1 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations 1995 and Schedule 9 of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 is prohibited unless written permission, either from the Minister responsible for the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources or an authorised officer, is provided to the Australian Border Force at the time of importation.

22. The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989

The import, export and manufacture of the ozone depleting substances chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, bromochloromethane and methyl bromide, for non quarantine and pre-shipment use, is prohibited under the Montreal Protocol except where an essential or critical use exemption has been granted by the parties to the Montreal Protocol. Control measures for HFCs under the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol commence from 1 January 2019 and will phase-down the production and import of HFCs. Australia’s Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through licensing controls and quota restrictions on hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) and HFCs, and licensing of imports of methyl bromide.

Australia controls the import and manufacture of other synthetic greenhouse gases (perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride) in accordance with its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. A licence is required to import, export and manufacture synthetic greenhouse gases and to import products containing synthetic greenhouse gases.

24. The importation of radioactive substances and goods containing radioactive substances is prohibited under the provisions of the Customs Act 1901 and Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations) unless the permission in writing is granted by the Australian Minister for Health, the CEO of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) appointed in writing by the Minister, or an Australian Public Service employee assisting the CEO appointed in writing by the Minister as an authorised officer, and presented to the Australian Border Force at the time of importation. In order for a permit to be considered, the entity taking possession of the sources, including the recipient/s, must be hold a valid and current radiation licence to possess, sell or store radioactive substance, where required. The Radiation Licence is obtained from the relevant Commonwealth, state or territory radiation regulatory control authority where required.

32. The Gene Technology Act 2000 (GT Act), the Gene Technology Regulations 2001 (GT Regulations) and corresponding state and territory laws provide a nationally consistent system to regulate work (dealings) with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Australia. This includes the creation or import, transport, disposal, growth and propagation of GMOs.

3. The Grower Requested Own Use (GROU) program allows growers to import the foreign version of a Canadian registered agricultural pesticide product, once approved for the Program by Health Canada. Before products are accepted in the GROU program (by way of an equivalency certificate), they are evaluated by scientists to identify if any chemical differences may lead to increased health or environmental risks.

5. Nuclear Safety and Control Act (S.C., 1997, c.9) - comprehensive regulatory control system for the import, export, transfer, possession and use of nuclear substances, prescribed equipment and prescribed information (technology) . Under this system, any person proposing to conduct these activities in Canada must do so only in accordance with a licence. The Commission may not issue a licence unless it is satisfied that the applicant is qualified to conduct the activity to be authorized, and that the applicant will make adequate provision for the protection of the environment , the health and safety of persons, and the maintenance of national security and measures required to implement international obligations to which Canada has agreed.

6. National Energy Board Act and the Part VI Regulations made thereunder control imports of natural gas, whether in gaseous or liquid state, by pipeline, railway tank cars and tank trucks or tankers. Imports are authorized by both licences and orders. Licences are issued for long-term imports while orders are used in the case of long-term small volume imports, emergency imports or and short-term large volume imports