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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988
AND
HE NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE WAS THAT THE LIST ONLY REPRESENTED THE FIRST STEP IN IDENTIFYING SUCH SUBSTANCES, DELETION OR ADDITIONS COULD BE MADE AS AND WHEN NECESSARY.
"WHILE THE AD HOC GROUP APPRECIATES THE EXPLANATION FORWARD BY THE ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS FELT THAT THE VIEW OF ORGANISATIONS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND THE LIST SHOULD REGULARLY REVIEWED TO SEE WHETHER IT ADEQUATELY REFLECTS THE RANGE CHEMICALS USED IN INDUSTRY, HE SAID.
H
PUT
THE
BE
OF
ANOTHER POINT RAISED IN THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY THE AD HOC GROUP WAS THE PROPOSAL ΤΟ REQUIRE IMPORTERS OR SUPPLIERS TO PROVIDE SAFETY DATA SHEETS FOR ALL SUBSTANCES USED IN THE TERRITORY.
DANGEROUS
INTENDED
PROF POON SAID IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE GOVERNMENT TO AMEND THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE SUPPLIERS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS TO FORMALLY PROVIDE SAFETY DATA SHEETS. HE HOPED THIS COULD BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGULATIONS AND INTRODUCE APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS WHEN NECESSARY BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE GAINED AFTER THE REGULATIONS BECAME EFFECTIVE.
FRAMEWORK FOR SELF-REGULATION OF OUTBOUND TRAVEL INDUSTRY
THE TRAVEL
AND
FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENT
AGENTS
(AMENDMENT} BILL
STATUTORY SELF-REGULATION
1988 CONTAINS A BROAD PROVISIONS REQUIRED TO
OF THE
TRAVEL
OUTBOUND
TOLD
THE ESSENTIAL THE POLICY OF
INDUSTRY, THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON DAVID NENDICK, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
READING, MR NENDICK DESCRIBED MOVING THE BILL'S SECOND
OF MANY MONTHS OF EXTENSIVE BILL AS THE CULMINATION
CONSULTATION OF OPINION THAT CONSENSUS RESULTING IN A
SELF-REGULATION OF THE OUTBOUND TRAVEL INDUSTRY SHOULD BE INTRODUCED.
THE
"IN THE
INITIAL PHASE OF DEVELOPING GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PERFORM THE LICENSING FUNCTION,
SELF-REGULATION,
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HE SAID.
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