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27 September 2022

Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 27 September 2022

The Executive Director has varied the terms of the Inventory listing for several chemicals because approval was revoked for the proper name of the industrial chemicals to be treated as confidential business information (CBI).

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26 September 2022

Consultation on proposed Rules changes for chemical introductions of 10 kg or less

We are seeking feedback from all interested stakeholders on proposed Rules changes regarding introductions of chemicals at 10 kg or less in a registration year.

21 September 2022

Chemicals added to the Inventory five years after issue of assessment certificate - 21 September 2022

The following industrial chemicals have been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals in accordance with section 82 of the Industrial Chemic

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19 September 2022

What does ‘significant’ or ‘significantly’ mean in a specific information requirement?

An Inventory listing for a chemical may include a ‘specific information requirement’.

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15 September 2022

Available now: download the latest Inventory snapshot

We have taken a snapshot of all the chemicals on the Inventory and published it as a downloadable Excel spreadsheet.

14 September 2022

New chemical assessment statements published - 14 September 2022

Read the latest assessment statements for industrial chemical published in accordance with section 37 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

30 August 2022

Transition period ending on 31 August 2022

The transition period end date is 31 August 2022.

30 August 2022

Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate – 30 August 2022

Read about the latest chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate.

29 August 2022

New features for registered business search from 1 September

New search features for the AICIS Register of Industrial Chemical Introducers.

29 August 2022

Coming soon: New inventory and assessment searches from October 2022

We're rolling out new features to help you get more targeted results for your chemical name and assessment searches.

25 August 2022

Decabromodiphenylethane – Regulatory action

The Executive Director of AICIS cancelled assessment certificate (CERT9258) for Benzene, 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis[2,3,4,5,6-pentabromo- (also known as decabromodiphenylethane or DBDPE) under section 52 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 on 28 June 2022.

18 August 2022

Registration is now open in AICIS Business Services

Registration for the 2022-23 year is now open in the AICIS Business Services portal.

18 August 2022

Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) 2022-23

The Government has approved the 2022-2023 AICIS Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS)

1 August 2022

Variation of Inventory listing following evaluation – 1 August 2022

The Executive Director is varying the terms of the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (the Inventory) for the following chemical in accordance with

1 August 2022

Amendment of chemical names - 1 August 2022

Two updates to chemical names on the Inventory.

28 July 2022

Have you introduced chemicals that are categorised as exempted? You may need to submit a post-introduction declaration

Certain types of chemicals that are categorised as exempted require separate post-introduction declarations.

28 July 2022

It's time to start submitting your annual declarations

Submitting an annual declaration is easy to do – and you only need to submit one form for all your chemical introductions.

28 July 2022

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate - 28 July 2022

An industrial chemical has been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (the Inventory) in accordance with section 83 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

27 July 2022

Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate – 27 July 2022

Read about the latest chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate.

22 July 2022

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate (early listing) – 22 July 2022

Inventory regulatory notice.

14 July 2022

Inventory restoration notice - 14 July 2022

Restoration of the Inventory to its original terms for Oils, Callitris intratropica.

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14 July 2022

Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 14 July 2022

Revocation of confidential business information for Inventory listed chemicals.

12 July 2022

New chemical assessment statement published - 12 July 2022

The assessment statement for Benzene, 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis[2,3,4,5,6-pentabromo- is published in accordance with section 52 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

30 June 2022

Notice of completed evaluations - 30 June 2022

We have completed and published 28 evaluations about the human health and environmental risks associated with the use of certain chemicals on the Inventory.

30 June 2022

Completion of evaluation of chemical with CAS number 1428963-39-6

Notice of completed evaluation of a misidentified chemical on the Inventory.

30 June 2022

List of current and completed evaluations updated June 2022

See our list of completed and planned/in progress evaluations.

30 June 2022

Addition of correct chemical and removal of incorrectly listed chemical - Inventory - 30 June 2022

Details about the removal of a misidentified chemical from the Inventory and the replacement with the correctly identified chemical.

27 June 2022

We invite you to search our chemical assessments using the new beta search tool

Our new (beta) search tool will help you narrow down the search results for our chemical assessments - try it now and let us know your thoughts.

28 June 2022

Open for public comment - Draft Cost Recovery Implementation Statement 2022-23

Have your say about our draft Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS).

24 June 2022

AICIS Business Services outage and potential performance issues

AICIS Business Services will be unavailable due to maintenance work for 4 hours on Wednesday 29 June from 6:00pm (AEDT) to 10:00pm (AEDT).

17 June 2022

Melbourne e-commerce business fined $13k for unauthorised imports

AICIS Compliance issued a 60-penalty-unit infringement notice to the Melbourne business for allegedly importing industrial chemicals without the required registration.

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Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 27 September 2022

Consultation on proposed Rules changes for chemical introductions of 10 kg or less

Chemicals added to the Inventory five years after issue of assessment certificate - 21 September 2022

What does ‘significant’ or ‘significantly’ mean in a specific information requirement?

Available now: download the latest Inventory snapshot

New chemical assessment statements published - 14 September 2022

Transition period ending on 31 August 2022

Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate – 30 August 2022

New features for registered business search from 1 September

Coming soon: New inventory and assessment searches from October 2022

Decabromodiphenylethane – Regulatory action

Registration is now open in AICIS Business Services

Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) 2022-23

Variation of Inventory listing following evaluation – 1 August 2022

Amendment of chemical names - 1 August 2022

Have you introduced chemicals that are categorised as exempted? You may need to submit a post-introduction declaration

It's time to start submitting your annual declarations

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate - 28 July 2022

Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate – 27 July 2022

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate (early listing) – 22 July 2022

Inventory restoration notice - 14 July 2022

Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 14 July 2022

New chemical assessment statement published - 12 July 2022

Notice of completed evaluations - 30 June 2022

Completion of evaluation of chemical with CAS number 1428963-39-6

List of current and completed evaluations updated June 2022

Addition of correct chemical and removal of incorrectly listed chemical - Inventory - 30 June 2022

We invite you to search our chemical assessments using the new beta search tool

Open for public comment - Draft Cost Recovery Implementation Statement 2022-23

AICIS Business Services outage and potential performance issues

Melbourne e-commerce business fined $13k for unauthorised imports

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