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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.

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This protocol has been prepared to reflect the principal environmental, health and safety (EH&S) legislation that applies to facilities located in Australia.

Regulatory 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

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