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Dr Brian Richards will be retiring as AICIS Executive Director on 30 September 2020

These new reports are published in accordance with the Industrial Chemicals (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2019. 

Industrial chemicals with CAS numbers 91845-48-6 and 678981-31-2 have been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals in accordance with section 83 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

These time-limited assessment certificates have been issued in accordance with the Industrial Chemicals (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2019.

This permit has been under s30A of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, which continues to apply in accordance the Industrial Chemicals (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2019.

Extra information on categorisation of chemicals for use in tattoo inks.

Extra information to help you categorise your polymer.

Learn about our compliance monitoring program.

On 26 August 2020, the Executive Director varied the terms of the Inventory listing for the industrial chemical with CAS number 2415656-58-3 because approval had been revoked for the proper name of the industrial chemical to be treated as confidential business information (CBI).

Extra information on categorising chemicals introduced for research and development.

Industrial chemicals with CAS numbers 190085-41-7, 68910-55-4, 144158-10-1, 61960-52-9, 247243-43-2 and 96022-48-9 have been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (the Inventory) in accordance with section 82 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 because 5 years have passed since the assessment certificates for the industrial chemicals were issued.

Practical guide to help you prepare and submit an online application for an assessment certificate.

Our new web guidance provides step-by-step instructions for categorising introductions of chemicals that have been assessed overseas.

Decisions on requests to vary the draft evaluation report for Ethanol, 2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]-, 1,1',1''-triester with boric acid (H3BO3).

Extra information on the categorisation of genetically modified (GM) products.

We’re often asked who is responsible for regulating the introduction of cosmetics that contain sunscreen in Australia, so we've published some new guidance and frequently asked questions on this topic.

Extra information to help you categorise the importation and manufacture (introduction) of chemicals with at least one external dimension in the nanoscale.

Extra information to help you categorise the importation and manufacture (introduction) of chemicals for an end use in articles with food contact.