New Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS): Released
August 4, 2026
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The Federal, state and territory environment ministers have endorsed the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan. PFAS are manufactured chemicals that have been used in a range […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority has released the EPA Grants Management Policy. The policy is intended to provide more detailed guidance about grants administration […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on options for a national phase out of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid […]
The National Transport Commission is seeking comment on proposed amendments to the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail Edition, as […]
The NSW EPA has released the following new guidelines: Blueberry industry guidance fact sheet (December 2017) provides guidance for blueberry farmers on the safe use of […]
SA is undergoing Waste Reforms. As part of the reforms, on 30 January 2018, the South Australian Government gazetted the Environment Protection (Water Quality) Amendment Policy […]
The Western Australian Government has released a position statement on managing per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in Western Australia. The statement also includes a list […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has released the following series of fact sheets to assist industry and the community with complying with the record-keeping rules as […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority has released a consultation report on the proposed draft amendment to ban the use of fire-fighting foams containing perfluorinated alkylated […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new publications: Licence Management (Publication 1322.8) guidelines are designed to assist licence-holders in Victoria to understand […]
The Federal Department of Health has established an Expert Health Panel for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to review the current literature on potential health effects […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released a Regulation Impact Statement on options for a national phase out of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new publications: Landfills exempt from licensing – (Publication 1563.1) was developed to assist operators in the […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released two new publications: Determination of odour concentration by dynamic olfactometry (Publication 1666) has been developed to assist licence […]
The NSW Pesticide Regulation 2017 commenced on 1 September 2017. The Regulation replaces the Pesticides Regulation 2009 with changes to make record keeping a simpler process […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking feedback on the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan consultation draft. The per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) National Environmental Management […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released three new publications: Incoming water standards for aquatic ecosystem protection: PFOS and PFOA (Publication 1633.2) provides guidance on […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a company $30,000 for undertaking chemical production and storage activities at two of its premises without […]
The SA Government is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from local government and industry to host new, permanent facilities for the collection of household hazardous chemicals. […]
A transport company has been convicted and fined $84,000 in the Land and Environment Court for failing to transport dangerous goods by road in a safe […]
Legislation to implement reforms to the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) and the final consultation paper (Consultation Paper 5) have been released by […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking feedback from the community on the Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals Regulation 2017 and the draft Pesticides Regulation […]
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment is calling for nominations from suitably qualified persons with expertise in conducting a range of hazard studies under the […]
Safe Work Australia members agreed to amend the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations in March 2017 to clarify matters regarding the bulk container storage […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released three new publications: Remedial notice review policy (Publication 1531.2) outlines how an individual or business who has received […]
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) is undertaking investigations into the spill for firefighting foam containing per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals at […]
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) have released a report on Perfluorinated Chemicals in Food. FSANZ was commissioned by the Federal Department of Health in 2016 […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has advised that further testing is underway by the Rural Fire Service at Kemps Creek, following the detection […]
EPA SA is undertaking public consultation on an amendment to the Environment Protection (Water Quality) Policy 2015 to include a prohibition on the use of fire- […]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) has released a set of five guidance documents on the assessment, management […]
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