This Cabinet paper seeks approval to:
This Cabinet paper seeks approval to:
- issue drafting instructions for proposed amendments to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996 to improve the efficiency of the processes for assessments and reassessments of hazardous substances
- begin a regulatory process to amend the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Methodology) Order 1998 to give effect to these amendments to the HSNO Act.
Date of briefing: 25 June 2020