This EH&S product standards protocol for Australia addresses product-related obligations of producers and importers, and is intended to be used by corporate or facility-based auditors to assess general compliance with Australian Commonwealth (national) requirements as they pertain to a range of product-related obligations set forth in legislation. The specific topics covered are as follows:
| Part I - General Requirements Section 2.0 Product Safety and Consumer Protection
Section 3.0 Trade Measurement
Section 4.0 Extended Producer Responsibility
Section 5.0 Transport
Section 6.0 Imports/Exports
Part II – Product-specific Information Section 7.0 Therapeutic Goods
Section 8.0 Industrial-Use and Consumer-Use Chemicals
Section 9.0 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
Section 10.0 Consumer Product Safety Standards
Section 11.0 Foods |  |
This protocol is divided into two parts. Part 1 applies generally to the manufacture and distribution of products, focusing on requirements that apply across product categories. Part 2 of the protocol addresses categories of products that are specifically regulated in Australia in such a way that the requirements are uniform across Australia. Important clarifying information is often furnished either as a "Note" to a particular question or in an accompanying table or appendix.
This protocol has been prepared to reflect the principal environmental, health and safety (EH&S) legislation that applies to facilities located in Australia.
Regulating bodies for Australia include
- Department of Environment Protection and Heritage
- National Environmental Protection Council (NEPC)
- Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources (DIPNR)
- National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
- Commonwealth Trade Practices Act
Major EH&S legislation
- Trade Practices Act 1974
- National Environmental Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measures
- Industrial Chemicals (Notification Assessment) Act 1989