Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Amendment Regulations 2020 (Vic)

Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Amendment Regulations 2020

S.R. No. 140/2020

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Incorporation of references

5New regulation 69 inserted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2020

S.R. No. 140/2020

Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Amendment Regulations 2020

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 15 December 2020

Responsible Minister:

INGRID STITT
Minister for Workplace Safety

CLAIRE CHISHOLM

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2012—

(a)to provide for transitional arrangements related to the latest edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals; and

(b)to make other minor and technical amendments.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 52 of the Dangerous Goods Act 1985.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2021.

4Incorporation of references

Regulation 7(4) of the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2012[1] is revoked.

5New regulation 69 inserted

After regulation 68 of the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2012 insert—

"69  GHS—24 months transition period

Until 31 December 2022, a manufacturer or first supplier does not contravene a provision of these Regulations that requires compliance with the GHS if—

(a)the manufacturer or first supplier would not have contravened the provision had it required compliance with one of (but not a combination of) the third revised edition, fourth revised edition or fifth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, published by the United Nations and as modified by Schedule 7 to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 prior to the commencement of the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Regulations 2020; or

(b)for the purposes of that provision of these Regulations, the GHS contains an obligation to be complied with and there is no equivalent to that obligation in the third revised edition, fourth revised edition or fifth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, published by the United Nations and as modified by Schedule 7 to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 prior to the commencement of the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Regulations 2020.".

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 132/2012 as amended by S.R. Nos 56/2014, 91/2015, 22/2017 and 155/2018.

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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter

The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.

Statutory rule provision	Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document	Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document
Regulation 5	Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, third, fourth and fifth revised editions, published by the United Nations in 2009, 2011 and 2013 respectively.	The whole