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You are here Home News and notices hub Print Inventory notices Looking for archived NICNAS Chemical Gazettes? They're in the National Library of Australia's Trove. Latest news 13 May 2026 Correction of chemical names on the Inventory – 13 May 2026 We have updated the names of a number of chemicals in the Inventory to the CAS name. The corrections do no change the identity of the chemical substances themselves. 17 April 2026 Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate – 17 April 2026 The following industrial chemical CAS number 308065-30-7 has been added to the Inventory. 1 April 2026 Inventory variation notice: revoked CBI and updates to terms of listing on specific information requirements - 1 April 2026 Revoked CBI and updates to terms of listing on specific information requirements for CAS number 2097886-94-5 23 March 2026 Chemical added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 23 March 2026 The following industrial chemical CAS number 133222-51-2 has been added to the inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate 25 February 2026 Chemical added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 25 February 2026 Chemical CAS number 1072005-10-7 added to the inventory 5 years after assessment 12 February 2026 Chemical added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 12 February 2026 Chemical CAS number 3113590-25-0 added to the inventory 5 years after assessment 10 February 2026 Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 10 February 2026 Variation of inventory listing because approval has been revoked for CAS number 403656-24-6 22 January 2026 Available now: download the latest Inventory snapshot - 9 January 2026 We took a snapshot of all the chemicals on the Inventory on 9 January 2026 and published it as a downloadable spreadsheet. 20 January 2026 Variation to Inventory listing after evaluation - CAS number 3253-39-2 Introducers must provide certain information on CAS 3253-39-2 following a variation to the Inventory listing 20 January 2026 Variation to Inventory listing after evaluation - CAS numbers: 70693-64-0, 12222-80-9, 15141-18-1, 68516-81-4, 69766-79-6 and 72987-42-9 Information about variations to the Inventory following completion of an evaluation. 19 January 2026 Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 19 January 2026 Variation of inventory listing because approval has been revoked for CAS number 403656-23-5 19 January 2026 Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 19 January 2026 Chemicals added to the inventory 5 years after assessment certificate 9 January 2026 Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval and variation of Inventory terms of listing: more information on SIRs - 9 January 2026 Variation of inventory listing because approval had been revoked for CAS number 1236307-83-7 and CAS number 3103256-19-2 15 December 2025 Correction of chemical names - 15 December 2025 Updated names of chemicals in the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (Inventory) to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) name. 9 December 2025 Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate (early listing) - 9 December 2025 Chemical CAS number 98969-19-8 added to the inventory following issue of assessment certificate 9 December 2025 Chemicals added to the inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 9 December 2025 Industrial chemical CAS number 900151-37-3 added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate 2 December 2025 Chemicals added to the inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 2 December 2025 Industrial chemical CAS Number 173904-11-5 added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of certificate 13 November 2025 Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 13 November 2025 Chemicals added to the inventory 5 years after assessment certificate 20 October 2025 Chemical added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 20 October 2025 Chemical added to the inventory 5 years after assessment certificate CAS number 1000172-32-6 14 October 2025 Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 14 October 2025 Variation of inventory listing because approval has been revoked for CAS number 3099978-68-1 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next › Last page Last » In this section News and notices hub News and updates Inventory notices Regulatory notices Newsletters
13 May 2026 Correction of chemical names on the Inventory – 13 May 2026 We have updated the names of a number of chemicals in the Inventory to the CAS name. The corrections do no change the identity of the chemical substances themselves.
17 April 2026 Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate – 17 April 2026 The following industrial chemical CAS number 308065-30-7 has been added to the Inventory.
1 April 2026 Inventory variation notice: revoked CBI and updates to terms of listing on specific information requirements - 1 April 2026 Revoked CBI and updates to terms of listing on specific information requirements for CAS number 2097886-94-5
23 March 2026 Chemical added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 23 March 2026 The following industrial chemical CAS number 133222-51-2 has been added to the inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate
25 February 2026 Chemical added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 25 February 2026 Chemical CAS number 1072005-10-7 added to the inventory 5 years after assessment
12 February 2026 Chemical added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 12 February 2026 Chemical CAS number 3113590-25-0 added to the inventory 5 years after assessment
10 February 2026 Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 10 February 2026 Variation of inventory listing because approval has been revoked for CAS number 403656-24-6
22 January 2026 Available now: download the latest Inventory snapshot - 9 January 2026 We took a snapshot of all the chemicals on the Inventory on 9 January 2026 and published it as a downloadable spreadsheet.
20 January 2026 Variation to Inventory listing after evaluation - CAS number 3253-39-2 Introducers must provide certain information on CAS 3253-39-2 following a variation to the Inventory listing
20 January 2026 Variation to Inventory listing after evaluation - CAS numbers: 70693-64-0, 12222-80-9, 15141-18-1, 68516-81-4, 69766-79-6 and 72987-42-9 Information about variations to the Inventory following completion of an evaluation.
19 January 2026 Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 19 January 2026 Variation of inventory listing because approval has been revoked for CAS number 403656-23-5
19 January 2026 Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 19 January 2026 Chemicals added to the inventory 5 years after assessment certificate
9 January 2026 Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval and variation of Inventory terms of listing: more information on SIRs - 9 January 2026 Variation of inventory listing because approval had been revoked for CAS number 1236307-83-7 and CAS number 3103256-19-2
15 December 2025 Correction of chemical names - 15 December 2025 Updated names of chemicals in the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (Inventory) to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) name.
9 December 2025 Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate (early listing) - 9 December 2025 Chemical CAS number 98969-19-8 added to the inventory following issue of assessment certificate
9 December 2025 Chemicals added to the inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 9 December 2025 Industrial chemical CAS number 900151-37-3 added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate
2 December 2025 Chemicals added to the inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 2 December 2025 Industrial chemical CAS Number 173904-11-5 added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of certificate
13 November 2025 Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 13 November 2025 Chemicals added to the inventory 5 years after assessment certificate
20 October 2025 Chemical added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 20 October 2025 Chemical added to the inventory 5 years after assessment certificate CAS number 1000172-32-6
14 October 2025 Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 14 October 2025 Variation of inventory listing because approval has been revoked for CAS number 3099978-68-1