Lee,
As far as I can tell there is no Australian RoHS - yet.

If you go to the Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage
and the Arts (last updated May 11, 2009), 
http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/publications/

the latest they have on electrical waste is a white paper dated August 2007.
http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/publications/waste/electricals/roh
s-assessment/index.html

So, unless there is another government body that controls an RoHS-type
directive/law that apparently is unknown to the Dept of Enviro, there is
none.


Here is the list of Cd exemptions I copied off of the following UK site:
http://www.rohs.gov.uk/Docs/Exemptions%20without%20link%20backs/RoHS%20Exemp
tions%20-%20Cadmium%20(2).pdf


You may want to dig into the bowels of #8. 
8.
Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts and cadmium plating except
for applications banned under Directive 91/338/EEC (1) amending Directive
76/769/EEC (2) relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain
dangerous substances and preparations.
13.
Cadmium in optical and filter glass.
21.
Cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on borosilicate
glass.
30.
Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to electrical
conductors located directly on the voice coil in transducers used in
high-powered loudspeakers with sound pressure levels of 100 dB (A) and more.
35. Cadmium in photoresistors for optocouplers applied in professional audio
equipment until 31st December 2009.
38. Cadmium and cadmium oxide in thick film pastes used on aluminium
bonded beryllium oxide.

Regards,
Bev
RIM


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Subject: [TN] CADMIUM RoHS RUMOR

I heard a rumor that Cadmium on plated hardware was exempt from the EU
and Australian RoHS. 

Has anyone heard anything along those lines?

Lee Whiteman, PMP
Senior Member Engineering Staff
L-3 Communications East
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