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Notice of completed evaluations - 16 December 2024

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16 December 2024

Chemicals added to the Inventory five years after issue of assessment certificate - 16 December 2024

The following industrial chemicals have been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals because 5 years have passed since the assessment certificates were issued.

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12 December 2024

Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI - 12 December 2024

See details of the Inventory variation.

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4 December 2024

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate - 4 December 2024

An industrial chemical with the CAS number 947237-95-8 has been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals.

28 November 2024

Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 28 November 2024

Details about variations to the Inventory.

27 November 2024

Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 27 November 2024

Details of chemicals added to the Inventory

14 November 2024

New chemical assessment statement published - 14 November 2024

New assessment statement published for multiple chemicals.

30 October 2024

Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 30 October 2024

The following industrial chemicals have been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals under section 82 of the Industrial Chemicals Act

18 October 2024

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate – 18 October 2024

The following industrial chemical has been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals.

8 October 2024

New chemical assessment statements published - 8 October 2024

List of new chemical assessment statements published.

8 October 2024

Commercial evaluation authorisations - 8 October 2024

A list of commercial evaluation authorisations issued by AICIS.

3 October 2024

Have your say! Draft evaluations open for public comment until 29 November 2024

Have your say about our draft evaluations.

2 October 2024

Soap introducers: new online tool - do you need to register with AICIS?

A new self-guided decision tool for soap introducers regarding AICIS registration.

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24 September 2024

Listed introductions: improved guidance

We have revised the ‘Step 0: Introductions that are categorised as listed’ page of the online Categorisation Guide to make it clearer and easier to follow.

24 September 2024

Update to AICIS categorisation guidelines and guidance – 24 September 2024

We have revised our online categorisation guide to reflect the latest version of the Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines (version 3).

27 September 2024

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate (early listing) - 27 September 2024

Industrial chemical added to the inventory after issue of an assessment certificate.

25 September 2024

Chemicals added to the Inventory five years after issue of assessment certificate - 25 September 2024

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

18 September 2024

Do you need to submit a post-introduction declaration (PID) for 2023-24?

You must submit a PID for 2023-24 if you introduced a chemical for the first time between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024 under certain exempted categories.

27 August 2024

Version 3 of the AICIS Categorisation Guidelines will be published on 24 September 2024

A new version of the Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines will be published on 24 September 2024. The guidelines set out the technical details and requirements that introducers need to categorise industrial chemical introductions in Australia.

23 August 2024

Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 23 August 2024

The following industrial chemicals have been added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals under section 82 of the

22 August 2024

It's time to submit your annual declaration for 2023-24

An annual declaration is evidence that your chemical introductions were authorised under the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

22 August 2024

Variation of Inventory listing following revocation of CBI approval - 22 August 2024

Variation to Inventory listing - revocation of approval for proper name to be treated as CBI.

9 August 2024

Variation to Inventory listing after evaluation: CAS No. 16368-97-1 - 9 August 2024

An obligation to provide specific information to AICIS will be added to the terms of listing for phosphoric acid, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phenyl ester on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (Inventory).

9 August 2024

New assessment statements published - 9 August 2024

The information in assessment statements include chemical identity details, the scope of the assessment, hazard information and a summary of the risk to human health and the environment from the introduction and use of that chemical.

29 July 2024

Correction of chemical names - 29 July 2024

We have updated the names of the following chemicals in the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC) to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) name.

29 July 2024

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of an assessment certificate (early listing) - 29 July 2024

Details of chemical added to the Inventory.

26 July 2024

Available now: download the latest Inventory snapshot - 28 June 2024

A new downloadable spreadsheet of the Inventory is now available.

24 July 2024

It's time to renew your AICIS registration for 2024-25

Registration is now open in our Business Services portal for the upcoming AICIS registration year (1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025).

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24 July 2024

2024-25 AICIS fees and charges

From 1 September 2024, AICIS fees and charges to industrial chemical introducers will change, along with introduction value thresholds across most registration levels.

19 July 2024

Chemicals added to the Inventory five years after issue of assessment certificate - 19 July 2024

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

16 July 2024

Chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate (early listing) - 16 July 2024

Read about the latest chemical added to the Inventory following issue of assessment certificate.

1 July 2024

Vape reforms – changes to regulation of chemicals used in vaping goods

From 1 July 2024, use of chemicals as vaping goods, or in vaping goods, is a therapeutic use and not an industrial use.

28 June 2024

Notice of completed evaluations – 28 June 2024

We have published 14 evaluations about the human health and environmental risks associated with the use of certain chemicals on the Australian Inventory of I

28 June 2024

List of evaluations – updated 28 June 2024

We've updated our Rolling Action Plan to include 24 newly initiated evaluations.

26 June 2024

Chemicals added to the Inventory 5 years after issue of assessment certificate - 26 June 2024

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

21 May 2024

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