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Australia Proposes New IChEMS Environmental Standards for Industrial Chemicals (2025–2026)

Apr-29-2025 Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard IChEMS Australia IChEMS Proposals IChEMS Minimum Standards Environmental Standards for Chemicals

Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has proposed new environmental standards for industrial chemicals under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Ma...

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Australia: NTC amends the ADG Code to improve segregation of incompatible dangerous goods

Mar-28-2025 Australia Dangerous goods Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations Revised Standard

The National Transport Commission (NTC) of Australia has announced key amendments to the Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code. These changes introduce clearer definitions and improved segregation rul...

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Australia Updates IChEMS Workplan: High-Risk Chemicals under Review for 2024-2025

Feb-27-2025 Rotterdam Convention Minamata Convention Stockholm Convention Compliance Industrial Chemicals Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water DCCEEW Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard IChEMS IChEMS 2024-2047 Scheduling Strategy IChEMS 2024-2025 Work Plan

The Australian government has updated its Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS), listing new high-risk industrial chemicals for review. The Department of Climate Change, Ener...

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Australia - Key Regulatory Insights 2024

Feb-11-2025 AICIS Annual Declaration Chemical inventory PFAS Annual Revision

The regulation of industrial chemicals in Australia is governed by the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (IC Act), which came into force on March 12, 2019. This Act established the Australian Industrial C...

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Australia Launches Ambitious Circular Economy Framework to Double Circularity by 2035

Jan-21-2025 Australia Circular Economy Framework Circular Economy Targets Australia Waste Reduction Strategy Australia Recycling Regulations Australia Sustainable Resource Management AUS Environmental Policy Australia

The Australian Government has launched the National Circular Economy Framework (NCEF), a landmark initiative designed to double the circularity of Australia’s economy by 2035. This ambitious strateg...

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Australia Updates IChEMS Register with New Substances and Amendments

Dec-17-2024 Australia Hazardous chemicals IChEMS POPs Stockholm Convention update

On 5 December 2024, Australia updated the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) Register under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Amendment (2024 Me...

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APVMA Orders Recall and Destruction of Chlorthal Dimethyl-Containing Products

Dec-17-2024 Australia Pesticides Chemical Safety Herbicide Product Recall

On December 6, 2024, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published a mandatory recall of all products containing the active component ‘chlorthal dimethyl’. This re...

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