ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: MERCURY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS GAZETTED

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment has gazetted regulations on the management and phasing out of mercury. Immediately effective, the new regulations mark the culmination of a public consultation process begun in 2022. They:

  • apply to:
    • the sellers, distributors, importers and exporters of mercury
    • the manufacturers and users of mercury-added products, and
    • manufacturing processes in which mercury is used
  • do not apply to mercury emissions and waste
  • provide for a ‘phasing down’ of dental amalgam, and
  • prescribe:
    • registration and reporting procedures, as well as
    • interim storage requirements.

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