Fees and Charges
It is government policy that the costs of our regulation activities are recovered through fees and charges.
Registration
Your registration level is based on the total value of the relevant industrial chemicals you introduced in the previous financial year. Note: A fee of $75 applies to all registration levels.
Learn more about working out your registration level
| Value of industrial chemicals introduced in the previous financial year | Fee A$ (GST does not apply) | Charge A$ (GST does not apply) | Total A$ (GST does not apply) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 – $0 to $49,999 | 75 | nil | 75 |
| Level 2 – $50,000 to $74,999 | 75 | 70 | 145 |
| Level 3 – $75,000 to $99,999 | 75 | 90 | 165 |
| Level 4 – $100,000 to $249,999 | 75 | 230 | 305 |
| Level 5 – $250,000 to $499,999 | 75 | 450 | 525 |
| Level 6 – $500,000 to $2,999,999 | 75 | 2,750 | 2,825 |
| Level 7 – $3,000,000 to $4,999,999 | 75 | 4,600 | 4,675 |
| Level 8 – $5,000,000 or more | 75 | 36,700 | 36,775 |
Inventory
Annual declaration
| Fee type | Fee A$ |
|---|---|
| Submit an annual declaration | Nil |
Exempted introductions – post-introduction declaration
Reported introductions – pre-introduction report
Assessed introductions
If your chemical is not listed on the Inventory and your importation or manufacture (introduction) is in the assessed category, you must apply for an assessment certificate.
Authorisation
You can apply for an authorisation to test an industrial chemical’s commercial potential in Australia. Strict eligibility criteria apply.
|
Fee type |
Fee A$ (GST does not apply) |
|---|---|
| Apply for a commercial evaluation authorisation | 6,490 |
| Apply to vary a term of a commercial evaluation authorisation | 2,525 |
| Apply to add an authorisation holder | 1,490 |
| Apply to cancel an authorisation | Nil |
| Apply to remove an authorisation holder | 805 |
Confidential business information
If you would like to prevent certain information from being disclosed – for example, on our website – you can apply to protect this information as confidential business information.
Rotterdam Convention prior informed consent fees
Australia is a party to the Rotterdam Convention - an environmental agreement on the import and export of certain hazardous chemicals. If you wish to import or export these chemicals, you must apply and pay a fee.
Export
Import
| Fee type | Fee A$ (GST does not apply) |
|---|---|
| Apply to import a Rotterdam Convention banned or severely restricted chemical | 4,780 |
Use of animal test data
| Fee type | Fee A$ |
|---|---|
| Apply for approval to include animal test data in an application | Nil |
| Apply for approval to include animal test data for categorisation | Nil |