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The Federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is advising that all introducers of industrial chemicals (importers or manufacturers) under the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme […]
The Federal Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing – as part of managing the Australian Industrial Chemical Introduction Scheme (AICIS), are consulting on a draft evaluation […]
The Federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is consulting on draft evaluations that cover 21 chemicals on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals, under the Australian […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water is consulting on proposed standards for management of 10 classes of industrial chemicals under the Industrial […]
The Federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has released the 2026 Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines and updated the ‘Guide to categorising your chemical importation and […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has developed an open-source tool to support analysis of large-scale chemical information from regulatory systems […]
The WA Department of Housing and Works has published the Operation Environmental and Waste Acceptance Procedures (OEWP). The document describes the way chemical wastes are to […]
The Federal Government Department of Health, Disability, and Ageing is consulting on information requirements for introducing chemicals to the Australian Industrial Chemical Introduction Scheme (AICIS). The […]
Returning registrants of the Australian Industrial Chemical Introduction Scheme (AICIS), administered by the Federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, can now register for 2026–27. Businesses, […]
The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) is a national approach to managing chemical use, storage, handling and disposal. Public consultation on proposed IChEMS standards for 14 classes […]
The Federal Department of Health Disability and Ageing is seeking feedback on proposed changes to Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme fees and charges for 2026–27 registration […]
The Federal Department of Health Disability and Ageing is seeking comment on 11 draft evaluation statements of the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme. The statements cover 117 […]
The Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC Ben Carroll have announced the new Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Dangerous Goods) Bill 2026 and the Dangerous […]
The Federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has announced changes to Australian Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines that will come into effect from September 2026 and […]
The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) has announced a new national information collection on the introduction and use of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has opened applications for membership to the Advisory Committee on the Environmental Management of […]
EPA Victoria has conducted a series of unannounced inspections at warehouses and logistics facilities in Melbourne’s western suburbs as part of a compliance program targeting the […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the draft Product Lifecycle Responsibility Regulation and Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) for public consultation. The draft Regulation establishes […]
A notice has been published in the SA Government Gazette advising of the intention to prepare a draft environment protection policy relating to industrial chemicals. The […]
The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (formerly NICNAS) has opened submissions for the 2024–25 annual declaration. The annual declaration confirms that any industrial chemicals introduced […]
EPA Victoria has secured civil penalties against a chemical manufacturer after a 28,000-litre spill of an industrial chemical reached Elwood and St Kilda beaches in January […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has issued a penalty of $18 780 to a company for importing unlicensed greenhouse gas […]
The Advisory Committee on the Environmental Management of Industrial Chemicals (IChEMS Advisory Committee) is seeking feedback on the following proposed management of 6 standards: Decabromodiphenyl ethane […]
Just a reminder that there is an updated version of the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan version 3.0 (PFAS NEMP 3.0) that was released in December […]
The NSW Government has welcomed the National Health and Medical Research Centre (NHMRC) release of proposed new drinking water guidelines for public consultation. The state’s water authorities, […]
The National Transport Commission has released the Provisions for the transport of explosives in the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and […]
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released the Draft Code for the land transport of Dangerous Goods Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (C-RIS). The purpose of this […]
Safe Work Australia is seeking your feedback on the consultation paper – The Impacts analysis of the proposed workplace exposure limits for 9 chemicals that aims […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is seeking feedback on the proposed IChEMS standards on internationally recognised chemicals of concern and […]
The SA Government has published in the SA Government Gazette giving notice of the intention to prepare a draft environment protection policy regarding industrial chemicals.
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October 30, 2026