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3. Asbestos: Under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (PI Regulations), the importation of asbestos, or goods containing asbestos, is subject to prohibition. The regulations empower the Work Health and Safety Minister (the WHS Minister) administering the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) to grant permission to import asbestos in certain circumstances.

10. Genetically modified organisms: 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.

12. Hazardous waste: The import, export and transit of hazardous waste is regulated under the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (the Act) and associated regulations, to ensure that hazardous waste is managed in an environmentally sound manner to protect human beings and the environment, within and outside Australia.

14. Imports to Antarctica: Under the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 (Antarctic Treaty Act) as amended, and in line with the requirements of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol), persons are not permitted to import certain items into Antarctica. This legislation applies to Australian nationals for all areas south of 60° south and for foreign nationals to the Australian Antarctic Territory only.

15. Imports to Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands: The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 prohibits:
• the importation of any diseased organism or live poultry into the Territory (s13);
• the importation of any organism, or any dead poultry or poultry products into the Territory unless in accordance with a permit (s14.1(b)).

16. Industrial chemicals: The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) aids in the protection of the Australian people and the environment through the regulation of the introduction of industrial chemicals, the assessment and evaluation of the introduction and use of certain industrial chemicals and providing information and recommendations to promote their safe use.

17. Road vehicles: Importation into Australia of road vehicles is controlled under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (the Act) and Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (the Rules). The Act and the Rules commenced in full on 1 July 2021 and replaced the now repealed Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (MVS Act) and associated regulations and determinations.

20. Organochlorine chemicals: The importation of certain organochlorine chemicals (OCs) 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, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) or an authorised officer, is provided to the Australian Border Force (ABF) at the time of importation. (...)

21. Ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases:Australia manages its obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for ozone depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and, for synthetic greenhouse gases other than HFCs, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), through 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. The phase out of ozone depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) under the Montreal Protocol is almost complete. Control measures for HFCs under the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol commenced on 1 January 2019 to phase-down the production and import of HFCs.
Australia's Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through licensing controls and quota restrictions on HCFCs and HFCs, and licensing of imports of methyl bromide. A licence is required to import equipment containing HFCs. The import of equipment containing HCFCs is prohibited except in certain limited circumstances when an import licence may be granted.

23. Radioactive substances: 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. (...)