Choose from 5 options:
Step 4: Is the end use of your chemical in Australia the same as its end use overseas?
Note: If you meet our equivalent criterion for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for human health, then you will also meet it for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for the environment.
Your chemical’s end use in Australia must be the same as the end use overseas. Otherwise, you will not meet our criteria for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for the environment.
The end use overseas is the end use that the trusted overseas body assessed and described in the overseas report.
What do we mean by the ‘same end use’?
Most industrial chemical introductions into Australia will meet at least one of the following end uses. See Part 2.1.2 of the Categorisation Guidelines for a definition of these end uses.
- adhesive and sealant products
- apparel and footwear care products
- arts, crafts and hobby products
- explosive products
- fuel, oil, fuel oil additives and related products
- lubricant and grease products
- personal care products - limited environmental release
- tattoo ink products
- paint and coating products
- plastic and polymer products
- construction products not covered by other end uses listed here
- fabric, textile and leather products not covered by other end uses listed here
- electronic products
- ink, toner and colourant products
- air care products
- anti-freeze and de-icing products
- automotive care products
- cleaning and furniture care products
- laundry and dishwashing products
- extractive products not covered by other end uses listed here
- paper products
- personal care products not covered by other end uses listed here
- photographic products
- water treatment products
For your chemical to have the ’same end use’, your end use in Australia and your end use overseas must both fit within the same entry from the above list.
If your chemical’s end use in Australia is the same as the end use described in the overseas report, continue to Step 5 to work out if you meet our criteria for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for the environment.
If your chemical’s end use in Australia is different to the end use described in the overseas report, you do not meet our criteria for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for the environment.
If you have direct access to the complete overseas report, check the above list to work out the correct end use description for your introduction.
If you do not have direct access to the complete overseas report, check the information that was submitted to the overseas body. This is the information that the overseas body based their assessment on.
Example
| End use in Australia | Hair care products |
| End use definition for the Australian end use | Personal care products not covered by other end uses |
| End use assessed overseas | Make-up products |
| End use definition for the overseas end use | Personal care products not covered by other end uses |
| Could you meet our criteria for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for the environment? | Yes – the definition for the overseas end use and the Australian end use are the same |
Example
| End use in Australia | Cleaning products |
| End use definition for the Australian end use | Cleaning and furniture care products |
| End use assessed overseas | Lubricant |
| End use definition for the overseas end use | Lubricant and grease product |
| Could you meet our criteria for an introduction that has been internationally assessed for the environment? | No – the definition for the overseas end use and the Australian end use are different |