AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

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Contents

PREFACE 3

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6

Glossary/Abbreviations 9

1. Introduction 10

1.1 Background.10

1.2 Aim of Australia’s National Implementation Plan12

1.3 Government responsibilities for environmental management in Australia..12

2. Current and Proposed Actions 15

2.1 Article 3: Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from intentional production and use..15

Production and use of chemicals on Annexes A and B.16

Import and export of chemicals on Annexes A and B19

Assessment of new chemicals with POPs characteristics.19

2.2 Article 4: Register of specific exemptions (mirex)..23

2.3 Article 5: Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from unintentional production..24

National Action Plan for by-product releases.25

2.4 Article 6: Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from stockpiles and wastes.26

National Strategy for the Management of Scheduled Wastes.26

National codes and standards for transport, storage and handling30

Recycling used oil.31

Identification and remediation of contaminated sites.31

Processes for the treatment and destruction of POPs waste.32

2.5 Article 8: Listing of chemicals in Annexes A, B and C.35

2.6 Article 9: Information exchange36

2.7 Article 10: Public information, awareness and education.37

Consultation for development of the National Implementation Plan..37

Management of scheduled wastes.37

National Dioxins Programme..39

Reporting of emissions through the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI).39

National Chemical Information Gateway.39

The National Chemical Reference Guide.39

2.8 Article 11: Research, development and monitoring.41

2.9 Article 12: Technical assistance.43

2.10 Article 13 and 14: Financial resources and mechanisms and Interim financial arrangements 44

2.11 Article 15: Reporting46

2.12 Article 16: Effectiveness evaluation47

Appendix A: Summary of Articles of the Stockholm Convention.48

Appendix B: Australian Government, state and territory legislation relevant to the implementation of

Stockholm Convention50

Appendix C: Chemicals targeted in the National Strategy for the Management of Scheduled

Wastes56

Appendix D: Further information57

Appendix E: Facilities licensed to store, transport or treat PCB waste60

Tables

Table 1: POPs listed under the Stockholm Convention11

Table 2: POPs in Australia..18