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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.
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released the Australia’s National Inventory Report 2022 which is the second National Inventory Report […]
On 2 February, a Distribution & Warehousing Specialists who is licensed to handle dangerous goods in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs was sentenced in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released Australia’s latest National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data for 2022-23. The NPI provides information […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is seeking feedback on proposed standards under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS). IChEMS is a […]
The NSW Government has made changes to the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) to strengthen the regulation of industrial chemicals and align […]
The National Transport Commission (NTC) is seeking stakeholder feedback for Working Group Paper 10 – Special provisions and conditions of carriage, loading, unloading and handling, as […]
The National Transport Commission (NTC) is conducting a comprehensive review of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail (the Code). […]
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