Choose from 5 options:
Apply for an assessment certificate
If your chemical is not listed on the Inventory and your importation or manufacture is in the assessed category, you must apply for an assessment certificate.
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Who can apply
Applicants can be Australian or foreign businesses. Multiple applicants can apply for the same assessment certificate (joint applicants) or each can apply for their own certificate (even if another person already has a certificate).
Applicants can appoint agents to act on their behalf. Applicants can also nominate another person or business to provide chemical information (chemical data provider). Read about role of applicants, chemical data providers and agents.
Note: Any business involved in an application for an assessment certificate must first sign up with AICIS Business Services.
When you must apply
You must apply for an assessment certificate and receive a certificate from us before you introduce the chemical if both 1 and 2 apply:
- The chemical is not on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (Inventory).
- You have categorised your introduction and it is in the assessed category because your introduction’s indicative risk to human health and/or the environment is medium to high.
Even if you are not required to apply for an assessment certificate but you wish to get your chemical added to the Inventory, you can still apply.
Certificate application types
There are 5 types of assessment certificates based on your outcome using our 'Guide to categorising your chemical importation and manufacture'.
Health and environment focus
Choose this application if your introduction’s indicative risk to both human health and the environment is medium to high.
Health focus
Choose this application if your introduction’s indicative risk to human health is medium to high and the risk to the environment is low or very low.
Environment focus
Choose this application if your introduction’s indicative risk to the environment is medium to high and the risk to human health is low or very low.
Very low to low risk
You are not required to apply for a certificate if the highest indicative risk of your introduction to human health and the environment is low or very low. However, if you wish to obtain a certificate, choose this application type.
Comparable hazard assessment
Choose this application if your introduction meets the requirement for a comparable hazard assessment for human health or the environment. Your application consists of an online application for a certificate and a related PDF form.
How to apply
Apply online for an assessment certificate through AICIS Business Services.
For details, see our guide to applying online for an assessment certificate (we're working to update this guide).
Information you need before you apply
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- Chemical’s public name: This can be either its CAS name or its IUPAC name. Alternatively, you can propose a masked chemical name if you want the CAS or IUPAC name to be treated as confidential.
- AICIS business ID (starting with NIC) of all businesses that are participants in your application. This includes business IDs of any other certificate applicants (known as joint applicants), agents and chemical data providers.
- Name of an individual from each participating business who we will contact regarding your application and who already has an AICIS Business Services account. In your application form, you must enter the AICIS business ID as well as the first and last name of one contact person for each business. The names must exactly match the name that they used to sign up for their AICIS Business Services account. Each contact person will receive an email to confirm their participation and role in your application.
- Permission to use data: If you do not own data that you submit in your application, including study reports or other references, you must obtain permission from the data owner. In other words, you must have the legal right to use the intellectual property in the data you are submitting.
- Using animal test data for cosmetics applications: If you are introducing chemicals used in cosmetics and wish to use new animal test data, you may need approval to use the animal test data before submitting your certificate application. Read about applying to use animal test data in your application.
These tables summarise the information you’ll need to give us depending on your application type. We have aligned the information requirements to the database structure of the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA’s) International Uniform ChemicaL Information Database (IUCLID) software.
Note: If you’re uploading an IUCLID dossier as part of your application, you’ll need to validate it against Australian requirements.
Note: The numbers in brackets represent the document numbers in IUCLID6 Version 4.18.0.
| IUCLID documentation | Medium to high risk for health and environment | |
|---|---|---|
| Sections | Subsections / Documents | Required / If available |
| 1. General information | Identification (1.1) | Required |
| Composition (1.2) | Required | |
| Analytical information (1.4) | Required | |
| 2. Classification, labelling | GHS (2.1) | Required |
| 3. Manufacture | Estimated quantities (3.2) | Required |
| Site (3.3) | Required for manufacture only | |
| Manufacture (3.5.1) | Required for manufacture only | |
| Formulation or re-packing (3.5.2) | If available – though at least one use must be provided in either 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4 or 3.5.5. Refer to 'Guide to applying online for an assessment certificate – Manufacture, use and exposure'. | |
| Uses at industrial sites (3.5.3) | ||
| Widespread uses by professional workers (3.5.4) | ||
| Consumer uses (3.5.5) | ||
| Article service life (3.5.6) | If available | |
| 4. Physical and chemical properties | Appearance / physical state / colour (4.1) | Required |
| Melting point / freezing point (4.2) | Required | |
| Boiling point (4.3) | Required | |
| Density (4.4) | Required | |
| Particle size distribution (Granulometry) (4.5) | Required | |
| Vapour pressure (4.6) | Required | |
| Partition coefficient (4.7) | Required | |
| Water solubility (4.8) | Required | |
| Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility (4.9) | If available | |
| Surface tension (4.10) | If available | |
| Flash point (4.11) | Required | |
| Auto flammability (4.12) | Required | |
| Flammability (4.13) | Required | |
| Explosiveness (4.14) | Required | |
| Oxidising properties (4.15) | Required | |
| Oxidation reduction potential (4.16) | If available | |
| pH (4.20) | If available | |
| Dissociation constant (4.21) | Required | |
| Viscosity (4.22) | If available | |
| Self-reactive substances (4.23) | If available | |
| Additional physico-chemical information (4.27) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation (4.28.1) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial crystalline phase (4.28.2) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size (4.28.3) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape (4.28.4) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial specific surface area (4.28.5) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial Zeta potential (4.28.6) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial surface chemistry (4.28.7) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial dustiness (4.28.8) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial porosity (4.28.9) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial pour density (4.28.10) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity (4.28.11) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial radical formation potential (4.28.12) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial catalytic activity (4.28.13) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial dispersion stability (4.28.14) | If available | |
| 5. Environmental fate and pathways | Phototransformation in air (5.1.1) | If available |
| Hydrolysis (5.1.2) | Required | |
| Phototransformation in water (5.1.3) | If available | |
| Biodegradation in water: screening tests (5.2.1) | Required | |
| Biodegradation in soil (5.2.3) | If available | |
| Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment (5.3.1) | Required (information on either 5.3.1 or 5.3.2) | |
| Bioaccumulation: terrestrial (5.3.2) | ||
| Adsorption / desorption (5.4.1) | Required | |
| Henry’s Law constant (5.4.2) | If available | |
| Other distribution data (5.4.4) | If available | |
| Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour (5.6) | If available | |
| 6. Ecotoxicological information | Short-term toxicity to fish (6.1.1) | Required |
| Long-term toxicity to fish (6.1.2) | If available | |
| Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (6.1.3) | Required | |
| Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (6.1.4) | If available | |
| Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria (6.1.5) | Required | |
| Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae (6.1.6) | If available | |
| Toxicity to microorganisms (6.1.7) | If available | |
| Endocrine disruptor testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo (6.1.8) | If available | |
| Toxicity to other aquatic vertebrates (6.1.9) | If available | |
| Sediment toxicity (6.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods (6.3.1) | If available | |
| Toxicity to terrestrial arthropods (6.3.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to terrestrial plants (6.3.3) | If available | |
| Toxicity to soil microorganisms (6.3.4) | If available | |
| Additional ecotoxicological information (6.6) | If available | |
| 7. Toxicological information | Basic toxicokinetics (7.1.1) | If available |
| Dermal absorption (7.1.2) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: oral (7.2.1) | Required (information on either 7.2.1, 7.2.2 or 7.2.3.) | |
| Acute toxicity: inhalation (7.2.2) | ||
| Acute toxicity: dermal (7.2.3) | ||
| Acute toxicity: other routes (7.2.4) | If available | |
| Skin irritation / corrosion (7.3.1) | Required | |
| Eye irritation (7.3.2) | Required | |
| Skin sensitisation (7.4.1) | Required | |
| Respiratory sensitisation (7.4.2) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: oral (7.5.1) | Required (information on either 7.5.1, 7.5.2 or 7.5.3) | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation (7.5.2) | ||
| Repeated dose toxicity: dermal (7.5.3) | ||
| Repeated dose toxicity: other routes (7.5.4) | If available | |
| Genetic toxicity in vitro (7.6.1) | Required. Information on point mutations (7.6.1 or 7.6.2) and chromosome damage (7.6.1 or 7.6.2) | |
| Genetic toxicity in vivo (7.6.2) | ||
| Carcinogenicity (7.7) | If available | |
| Toxicity to reproduction (7.8.1) | If available | |
| Developmental toxicity / teratogenicity (7.8.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to reproduction: other studies (7.8.3) | If available | |
| Neurotoxicity (7.9.1) | If available | |
| Immunotoxicity (7.9.2) | If available | |
| Specific investigations: other studies (7.9.4) | If available | |
| Health surveillance data (7.10.1) | If available | |
| Epidemiological data (7.10.2) | If available | |
| Direct observations: clinical cases, poisoning incidents and other (7.10.3) | If available | |
| Sensitisation data (humans) (7.10.4) | If available | |
| Exposure related observations in humans: other data (7.10.5) | If available | |
| Additional toxicological information (7.12) | If available | |
| 9. Residues in food and feeding stuff | If available | |
| 11. Guidance on safe use | Required | |
| 13. Assessment report (attach SDS) | Required | |
Extra information for specified classes of introduction
Designated fluorinated chemical
You will need to contact us if your introduction is for one of these specified classes:
- Certain chemicals at the nanoscale (particle size range of 1 to 100 nm)
- Gas
- Biochemical
- For end use in an article with food contact
- For end use in tattoo ink
- For end use as a biocidal active
- Designated kind of release into the environment
- GM product
- Highly branched organic chemical
- Polyhalogenated organic chemical
- UV filter
Note: The numbers in brackets represent the document numbers in IUCLID6 Version 4.18.0.
| IUCLID documentation | Medium to high risk for health and low to very low risk for environment | |
|---|---|---|
| Sections | Subsections / Documents | Required / If available |
| 1. General information | Identification (1.1) | Required |
| Composition (1.2) | Required | |
| Analytical information (1.4) | Required | |
| 2. Classification, labelling | GHS (2.1) | Required |
| 3. Manufacture | Estimated quantities (3.2) | Required |
| Site (3.3) | Required for manufacture only | |
| Manufacture (3.5.1) | Required for manufacture only | |
| Formulation or re-packing (3.5.2) | If available – though at least one use (use name) must be provided in either 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4 or 3.5.5. Refer to 'Guide to applying online for an assessment certificate – Manufacture, use and exposure'. | |
| Uses at industrial sites (3.5.3) | ||
| Widespread uses by professional workers (3.5.4) | ||
| Consumer uses (3.5.5) | ||
| Article service life (3.5.6) | If available | |
| 4. Physical and chemical properties | Appearance / physical state / colour (4.1) | Required |
| Melting point / freezing point (4.2) | Required | |
| Boiling point (4.3) | Required | |
| Density (4.4) | Required | |
| Particle size distribution (Granulometry) (4.5) | Required | |
| Vapour pressure (4.6) | Required | |
| Partition coefficient (4.7) | Required | |
| Water solubility (4.8) | Required | |
| Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility (4.9) | If available | |
| Surface tension (4.10) | If available | |
| Flash point (4.11) | Required | |
| Auto flammability (4.12) | Required | |
| Flammability (4.13) | Required | |
| Explosiveness (4.14) | Required | |
| Oxidising properties (4.15) | Required | |
| Oxidation reduction potential (4.16) | If available | |
| pH (4.20) | If available | |
| Dissociation constant (4.21) | Required | |
| Viscosity (4.22) | If available | |
| Self-reactive substances (4.23) | If available | |
| Additional physico-chemical information (4.27) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation (4.28.1) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial crystalline phase (4.28.2) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size (4.28.3) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape (4.28.4) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial specific surface area (4.28.5) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial Zeta potential (4.28.6) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial surface chemistry (4.28.7) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial dustiness (4.28.8) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial porosity (4.28.9) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial pour density (4.28.10) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity (4.28.11) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial radical formation potential (4.28.12) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial catalytic activity (4.28.13) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial dispersion stability (4.28.14) | If available | |
| 5. Environmental fate and pathways | Phototransformation in air (5.1.1) | If available |
| Hydrolysis (5.1.2) | Required | |
| Phototransformation in water (5.1.3) | If available | |
| Biodegradation in water: screening tests (5.2.1) | If available | |
| Biodegradation in soil (5.2.3) | If available | |
| Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment (5.3.1) | If available | |
| Bioaccumulation: terrestrial (5.3.2) | If available | |
| Adsorption / desorption (5.4.1) | Required | |
| Henry’s Law constant (5.4.2) | If available | |
| Other distribution data (5.4.4) | If available | |
| Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour (5.6) | If available | |
| 6. Ecotoxicological information | Short-term toxicity to fish (6.1.1) | If available |
| Long-term toxicity to fish (6.1.2) | If available | |
| Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (6.1.3) | If available | |
| Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (6.1.4) | If available | |
| Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria (6.1.5) | If available | |
| Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae (6.1.6) | If available | |
| Toxicity to microorganisms (6.1.7) | If available | |
| Endocrine disruptor testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo (6.1.8) | If available | |
| Toxicity to other aquatic vertebrates (6.1.9) | If available | |
| Sediment toxicity (6.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods (6.3.1) | If available | |
| Toxicity to terrestrial arthropods (6.3.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to terrestrial plants (6.3.3) | If available | |
| Toxicity to soil microorganisms (6.3.4) | If available | |
| Additional ecotoxicological information (6.6) | If available | |
| 7. Toxicological information | Basic toxicokinetics (7.1.1) | If available |
| Dermal absorption (7.1.2) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: oral (7.2.1) | Required (information on either 7.2.1, 7.2.2 or 7.2.3) | |
| Acute toxicity: inhalation (7.2.2) | ||
| Acute toxicity: dermal (7.2.3) | ||
| Acute toxicity: other routes (7.2.4) | If available | |
| Skin irritation / corrosion (7.3.1) | Required | |
| Eye irritation (7.3.2) | Required | |
| Skin sensitisation (7.4.1) | Required | |
| Respiratory sensitisation (7.4.2) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: oral (7.5.1) | Required (information on either 7.5.1, 7.5.2 or 7.5.3) | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation (7.5.2) | ||
| Repeated dose toxicity: dermal (7.5.3) | ||
| Repeated dose toxicity: other routes (7.5.4) | If available | |
| Genetic toxicity in vitro (7.6.1) | Required. Information on point mutations (7.6.1 or 7.6.2) and chromosome damage (7.6.1 or 7.6.2) | |
| Genetic toxicity in vivo (7.6.2) | ||
| Carcinogenicity (7.7) | If available | |
| Toxicity to reproduction (7.8.1) | If available | |
| Developmental toxicity / teratogenicity (7.8.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to reproduction: other studies (7.8.3) | If available | |
| Neurotoxicity (7.9.1) | If available | |
| Immunotoxicity (7.9.2) | If available | |
| Specific investigations: other studies (7.9.4) | If available | |
| Health surveillance data (7.10.1) | If available | |
| Epidemiological data (7.10.2) | If available | |
| Direct observations: clinical cases, poisoning incidents and other (7.10.3) | If available | |
| Sensitisation data (humans) (7.10.4) | If available | |
| Exposure related observations in humans: other data (7.10.5) | If available | |
| Additional toxicological information (7.12) | If available | |
| 9. Residues in food and feeding stuff | If available | |
| 11. Guidance on safe use | Required | |
| 13. Assessment report (attach SDS) | Required | |
Note: The numbers in brackets represent the document numbers in IUCLID6 Version 4.18.0.
| IUCLID documentation | Medium to high risk for environment and low to very low risk for health | |
|---|---|---|
| Sections | Subsections / Documents | Required / If available |
| 1. General information | Identification (1.1) | Required |
| Composition (1.2) | Required | |
| Analytical information (1.4) | Required | |
| 2. Classification, labelling | GHS (2.1) | Required |
| 3. Manufacture | Estimated quantities (3.2) | Required |
| Site (3.3) | Required for manufacture only | |
| Manufacture (3.5.1) | Required for manufacture only | |
| Formulation or re-packing (3.5.2) | If available – though at least one use (use name) must be provided in either 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4 or 3.5.5. Refer to 'Guide to applying online for an assessment certificate – Manufacture, use and exposure'. | |
| Uses at industrial sites (3.5.3) | ||
| Widespread uses by professional workers (3.5.4) | ||
| Consumer uses (3.5.5) | ||
| Article service life (3.5.6) | If available | |
| 4. Physical and chemical properties | Appearance / physical state / colour (4.1) | Required |
| Melting point / freezing point (4.2) | Required | |
| Boiling point (4.3) | Required | |
| Density (4.4) | Required | |
| Particle size distribution (Granulometry) (4.5) | Required | |
| Vapour pressure (4.6) | Required | |
| Partition coefficient (4.7) | Required | |
| Water solubility (4.8) | Required | |
| Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility (4.9) | If available | |
| Surface tension (4.10) | If available | |
| Flash point (4.11) | If available | |
| Auto flammability (4.12) | If available | |
| Flammability (4.13) | If available | |
| Explosiveness (4.14) | If available | |
| Oxidising properties (4.15) | If available | |
| Oxidation reduction potential (4.16) | If available | |
| pH (4.20) | If available | |
| Dissociation constant (4.21) | Required | |
| Viscosity (4.22) | If available | |
| Self-reactive substances (4.23) | If available | |
| Additional physico-chemical information (4.27) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation (4.28.1) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial crystalline phase (4.28.2) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size (4.28.3) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape (4.28.4) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial specific surface area (4.28.5) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial Zeta potential (4.28.6) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial surface chemistry (4.28.7) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial dustiness (4.28.8) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial porosity (4.28.9) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial pour density (4.28.10) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity (4.28.11) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial radical formation potential (4.28.12) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial catalytic activity (4.28.13) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial dispersion stability (4.28.14) | If available | |
| 5. Environmental fate and pathways | Phototransformation in air (5.1.1) | If available |
| Hydrolysis (5.1.2) | Required | |
| Phototransformation in water (5.1.3) | If available | |
| Biodegradation in water: screening tests (5.2.1) | Required | |
| Biodegradation in soil (5.2.3) | If available | |
| Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment (5.3.1) | Required (information on either 5.3.1 or 5.3.2) | |
| Bioaccumulation: terrestrial (5.3.2) | ||
| Adsorption / desorption (5.4.1) | Required | |
| Henry’s Law constant (5.4.2) | If available | |
| Other distribution data (5.4.4) | If available | |
| Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour (5.6) | If available | |
| 6. Ecotoxicological information | Short-term toxicity to fish (6.1.1) | Required |
| Long-term toxicity to fish (6.1.2) | If available | |
| Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (6.1.3) | Required | |
| Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (6.1.4) | If available | |
| Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria (6.1.5) | Required | |
| Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae (6.1.6) | If available | |
| Toxicity to microorganisms (6.1.7) | If available | |
| Endocrine disruptor testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo (6.1.8) | If available | |
| Toxicity to other aquatic vertebrates (6.1.9) | If available | |
| Sediment toxicity (6.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods (6.3.1) | If available | |
| Toxicity to terrestrial arthropods (6.3.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to terrestrial plants (6.3.3) | If available | |
| Toxicity to soil microorganisms (6.3.4) | If available | |
| Additional ecotoxicological information (6.6) | If available | |
| 7. Toxicological information | Basic toxicokinetics (7.1.1) | If available |
| Dermal absorption (7.1.2) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: oral (7.2.1) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: inhalation (7.2.2) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: dermal (7.2.3) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: other routes (7.2.4) | If available | |
| Skin irritation / corrosion (7.3.1) | If available | |
| Eye irritation (7.3.2) | If available | |
| Skin sensitisation (7.4.1) | If available | |
| Respiratory sensitisation (7.4.2) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: oral (7.5.1) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation (7.5.2) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: dermal (7.5.3) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: other routes (7.5.4) | If available | |
| Genetic toxicity in vitro (7.6.1) | If available | |
| Genetic toxicity in vivo (7.6.2) | If available | |
| Carcinogenicity (7.7) | If available | |
| Toxicity to reproduction (7.8.1) | If available | |
| Developmental toxicity / teratogenicity (7.8.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to reproduction: other studies (7.8.3) | If available | |
| Neurotoxicity (7.9.1) | If available | |
| Immunotoxicity (7.9.2) | If available | |
| Specific investigations: other studies (7.9.4) | If available | |
| Health surveillance data (7.10.1) | If available | |
| Epidemiological data (7.10.2) | If available | |
| Direct observations: clinical cases, poisoning incidents and other (7.10.3) | If available | |
| Sensitisation data (humans) (7.10.4) | If available | |
| Exposure related observations in humans: other data (7.10.5) | If available | |
| Additional toxicological information (7.12) | If available | |
| 9. Residues in food and feeding stuff | If available | |
| 11. Guidance on safe use | Required | |
| 13. Assessment report (attach SDS) | Required | |
Note: The numbers in brackets represent the document numbers in IUCLID6 Version 4.18.0.
| IUCLID documentation | Very low to low risk for health and environment risk | |
|---|---|---|
| Sections | Subsections / Documents | Required / If available |
| 1. General information | Identification (1.1) | Required |
| Composition (1.2) | Required | |
| Analytical information (1.4) | Required | |
| 2. Classification, labelling | GHS (2.1) | Required |
| 3. Manufacture | Estimated quantities (3.2) | Required |
| Site (3.3) | Required for manufacture only | |
| Manufacture (3.5.1) | Required for manufacture only | |
| Formulation or re-packing (3.5.2) | If available – though at least one use (use name) must be provided in either 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4 or 3.5.5. Refer to 'Guide to applying online for an assessment certificate – Manufacture, use and exposure'. | |
| Uses at industrial sites (3.5.3) | ||
| Widespread uses by professional workers (3.5.4) | ||
| Consumer uses (3.5.5) | ||
| Article service life (3.5.6) | If available | |
| 4. Physical and chemical properties | Appearance / physical state / colour (4.1) | Required |
| Melting point / freezing point (4.2) | Required | |
| Boiling point (4.3) | Required | |
| Density (4.4) | Required | |
| Particle size distribution (Granulometry) (4.5) | Required | |
| Vapour pressure (4.6) | Required | |
| Partition coefficient (4.7) | Required | |
| Water solubility (4.8) | Required | |
| Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility (4.9) | If available | |
| Surface tension (4.10) | If available | |
| Flash point (4.11) | If available | |
| Auto flammability (4.12) | If available | |
| Flammability (4.13) | If available | |
| Explosiveness (4.14) | If available | |
| Oxidising properties (4.15) | If available | |
| Oxidation reduction potential (4.16) | If available | |
| pH (4.20) | If available | |
| Dissociation constant (4.21) | Required | |
| Viscosity (4.22) | If available | |
| Self-reactive substances (4.23) | If available | |
| Additional physico-chemical information (4.27) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation (4.28.1) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial crystalline phase (4.28.2) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size (4.28.3) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape (4.28.4) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial specific surface area (4.28.5) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial Zeta potential (4.28.6) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial surface chemistry (4.28.7) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial dustiness (4.28.8) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial porosity (4.28.9) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial pour density (4.28.10) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity (4.28.11) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial radical formation potential (4.28.12) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial catalytic activity (4.28.13) | If available | |
| Nanomaterial dispersion stability (4.28.14) | If available | |
| 5. Environmental fate and pathways | Phototransformation in air (5.1.1) | If available |
| Hydrolysis (5.1.2) | Required | |
| Phototransformation in water (5.1.3) | If available | |
| Biodegradation in water: screening tests (5.2.1) | If available | |
| Biodegradation in soil (5.2.3) | If available | |
| Bioaccumulation: aquatic / sediment (5.3.1) | If available | |
| Bioaccumulation: terrestrial (5.3.2) | If available | |
| Adsorption / desorption (5.4.1) | Required | |
| Henry’s Law constant (5.4.2) | If available | |
| Other distribution data (5.4.4) | If available | |
| Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour (5.6) | If available | |
| 6. Ecotoxicological information | Short-term toxicity to fish (6.1.1) | If available |
| Long-term toxicity to fish (6.1.2) | If available | |
| Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (6.1.3) | If available | |
| Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates (6.1.4) | If available | |
| Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria (6.1.5) | If available | |
| Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae (6.1.6) | If available | |
| Toxicity to microorganisms (6.1.7) | If available | |
| Endocrine disruptor testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo (6.1.8) | If available | |
| Toxicity to other aquatic vertebrates (6.1.9) | If available | |
| Sediment toxicity (6.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods (6.3.1) | If available | |
| Toxicity to terrestrial arthropods (6.3.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to terrestrial plants (6.3.3) | If available | |
| Toxicity to soil microorganisms (6.3.4) | If available | |
| Additional ecotoxicological information (6.6) | If available | |
| 7. Toxicological information | Basic toxicokinetics (7.1.1) | If available |
| Dermal absorption (7.1.2) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: oral (7.2.1) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: inhalation (7.2.2) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: dermal (7.2.3) | If available | |
| Acute toxicity: other routes (7.2.4) | If available | |
| Skin irritation / corrosion (7.3.1) | If available | |
| Eye irritation (7.3.2) | If available | |
| Skin sensitisation (7.4.1) | If available | |
| Respiratory sensitisation (7.4.2) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: oral (7.5.1) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation (7.5.2) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: dermal (7.5.3) | If available | |
| Repeated dose toxicity: other routes (7.5.4) | If available | |
| Genetic toxicity in vitro (7.6.1) | If available | |
| Genetic toxicity in vivo (7.6.2) | If available | |
| Carcinogenicity (7.7) | If available | |
| Toxicity to reproduction (7.8.1) | If available | |
| Developmental toxicity / teratogenicity (7.8.2) | If available | |
| Toxicity to reproduction: other studies (7.8.3) | If available | |
| Neurotoxicity (7.9.1) | If available | |
| Immunotoxicity (7.9.2) | If available | |
| Specific investigations: other studies (7.9.4) | If available | |
| Health surveillance data (7.10.1) | If available | |
| Epidemiological data (7.10.2) | If available | |
| Direct observations: clinical cases, poisoning incidents and other (7.10.3) | If available | |
| Sensitisation data (humans) (7.10.4) | If available | |
| Exposure related observations in humans: other data (7.10.5) | If available | |
| Additional toxicological information (7.12) | If available | |
| 9. Residues in food and feeding stuff | If available | |
| 11. Guidance on safe use | Required | |
| 13. Assessment report (attach SDS) | Required | |
means an industrial chemical that contains a sequence of atoms (whether linear, branched or cyclic) to which all of the following paragraphs apply:
- subject to paragraph (b), the sequence consists only of at least 4, but no more than 20, fluorinated carbon atoms, none of which are fluorinated carbon atoms that are part of conjugated double bonds;
- if the sequence is broken in any place, the break consists only of a single atom or single substituted atom;
- the sequence includes at least one perfluorinated methyl group (CF3) or perfluorinated methylene group (CF2).
Fluorinated carbon atom means a carbon atom attached to at least one fluorine atom.
Information requirements for the assessed chemical
| Information requirement | Acceptable test guidelines to use | Additional details | Circumstances in which this information may not be required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorinated impurities | - | The identity and concentration of all fluorinated impurities that meet the definition of a designated fluorinated chemical must be provided if they are present in your introduction at greater than or equal to 1 mg/kg. The identity and concentration of all impurities of perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) and its salts, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts, or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and its salts must be provided if they are present in your introduction at greater than or equal to 0.025 mg/kg. | None. |
| Acute inhalation toxicity | OECD TG 403 | - | If inhalation is not expected to be a route of exposure during use. |
| Reproductive / developmental toxicity | OECD TG 422 or 433 | - | None. |
| Bioaccumulation | OECD TG 305, 315, or 317 | Bioaccumulation information based on log Kow is not acceptable. | If the molecular weight is greater than or equal to 1,000 g/mol. |
| Long-term toxicity to fish | OECD TG 240, 210, or 215 | - | None. |
| Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates | OECD TG 211, or 202 Part II | - | None. |
| Chronic toxicity to algae | OECD TG 201 | A NOEC or EC10 value must be reported in the study. | None. |
| Toxicity to soil macroorganisms except arthropods | OECD TG 222 or 207 | - | If there is no expected release to soil. |
| Toxicity to terrestrial arthropods | OECD TG 213, 214, 232, 228, 237, 245, 246, 247, or 226 | - | If there is no expected release to soil. |
| Toxicity to terrestrial plants | OECD TG 208 or 227 | - | If there is no expected release to soil. |
| Toxicity to soil microorganisms | OECD TG 216 | - | If there is no expected release to soil. |
Information requirements for fluorinated degradation products
Test results or scientific justification indicating the identity of the fluorinated degradants and intermediates of the assessed designated fluorinated chemical.
A higher-tiered test such as an inherent biodegradability test report is required. The test should include characterisation of the degradation products and their rate of formation. An inherent biodegradability test is required as there is a greater possibility of degradation occurring in the presence of other nutrients than under the conditions of a ready biodegradability test, where only the test substance is present.
If it is claimed that no degradation of the assessed designated fluorinated chemical occurs, then a report on the analysis and characterisation of degradation products under relevant degradation conditions must be provided. An inherent biodegradability test does not by itself give information on other degradation modes such as hydrolysis, or on formation of stable degradation products by a mechanism which does not involve mineralisation of a substantial proportion of the chemical or polymer, such as side chain cleavage.
If literature sources relating to analogue data are provided, then scientific justification on the applicability of the studies to the assessed designated fluorinated chemical must also be included.
Circumstances in which this information may not be required
There are some default degradation assumptions contained within the reports on the PFAS chemicals that AICIS has previously assessed. These assumptions can be used to cover the requirements for the degradants for those chemicals that they are applicable to. See our page on previous PFAS chemical assessments.
For all persistent fluorinated degradants and intermediates of the assessed chemical, both 1 and 2:
The information required for a standard health and environment-focused certificate application set out above in this page.
Section 4. Physical and chemical properties – except: Flash point; Auto flammability; Flammability; Explosiveness; and Oxidising properties.
Section 5. Environmental fate and pathways
Section 6. Ecotoxicological information
Section 7. Toxicological information – except: Acute toxicity; Skin irritation / corrosion; Eye irritation; and Skin sensitisation.- Information requirements listed above for an assessed chemical that meets the designated fluorinated chemical definition
Circumstances in which this information may not be required
If the assessed designated fluorinated chemical is expected to degrade to a PFAS chemical that AICIS has previously assessed, then this chemical assessment can be used to cover the requirements for the degradants. See our page on previous PFAS chemical assessments.
If your introduction is one of these, you will need to get in touch with us for guidance. Submit the contact us form and select the topic 'Assessments/evaluations'.
Setting a defined scope of assessment for your application
Part of the application process is setting a defined scope of assessment, which describes the parameters of our risk assessment. We include defined scope of assessment information as a term on your certificate and you must introduce within these terms. We decide on a defined scope of assessment through information you give us in your certificate application and our own risk assessment. A defined scope of assessment is also published in our Assessment Statements and later on the Inventory.
Follow this guidance on defined scope of assessment for certificate applications
Confidential business information (CBI) and flagging information as confidential
If you don’t want us to publish your chemical’s proper name and/or specific end use, you need to apply for CBI protection as part of your assessment certificate application.
Note, we may include your specific end use when we publish information about the defined scope of assessment.
A CBI application requires additional information and a separate fee. We are required to apply a statutory test that balances the public interest in the publication of the information against the prejudice to your commercial interests that would be caused by publishing the information.
You’ll be able to apply for protection of your CBI in the sections where you enter the chemical’s name and end uses. This involves 3 steps:
- entering relevant information to justify your application
- saving the draft
- paying the CBI invoice
Once paid, you’ll be able to proceed with the assessment certificate application. If your CBI application is successful, we will publish an AICIS approved chemical name (AACN) instead of your chemical’s proper name and a generalised description of its end use instead of the specific end use.
Read about applying for confidentiality of information as confidential business information
If there is other information in your application that you consider to be confidential, you can ‘flag’ this information in your application. For example, when you apply, to help us set the defined scope of assessment, you must give us exact information about volumes, concentrations and purity – if this is CBI, you can flag this information.
Fees
| Description | Fee $(AUD) (GST does not apply) |
|---|---|
| Apply for an assessment certificate - health and environment focus | Go to our fees and charges page. |
| Apply for an assessment certificate - health focus | |
| Apply for an assessment certificate - environment focus | |
| Apply for an assessment certificate - very low to low risk | |
| Apply for an assessment certificate - comparable hazard assessment | |
| Apply for an assessment certificate (consolidated application) - additional chemical that has the same end use as the first chemical and meets the similarity criteria |
Timeframes and assessment process
Once you submit a completed application with payment, it generally takes 70 working days to complete. We may contact you if we need more information during the assessment process. We may also need to consult with other risk managers during the process.
If we approve your application
We’ll issue you with a certificate and you must introduce in accordance with any terms we set. As well as a defined scope of assessment, we can also add conditions of introduction or use, and specific information obligations if necessary. Conditions of introduction or use are restrictions we can impose on the importation and manufacture of a chemical on:
- how much (volume) you can introduce
- where the chemical is permitted to be introduced or used
After we issue you with a certificate, you have ongoing reporting and record-keeping obligations.
We will also publish an assessment statement on our website.
If we don't approve your application
If you don't agree with our decision, you may ask us to reconsider our decision. You must submit a written request to the Executive Director within 20 working days of receiving our decision.
After we issue a certificate
Your chemical will be added to the Inventory after 5 years, or earlier if you successfully apply for early listing.
If at any time, you can no longer introduce your chemical under the terms of the certificate, you should contact us to get our advice on your compliance obligations and next steps.
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