Australia
Since September 25, 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has been soliciting public comments on a draft decision to add four bromine-based flame retardants …
Australia
On August 25, 2023, the State of Queensland promulgated the “Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023” (the “Regulation”). Parts 5 and 6 of the Regulation came into force on September …
Australia
On July 21, 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water began a call for comments on a draft decision to add three types of perfluoroalkyl …
Australia
On June 9, 2023, the Australian Environment Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) was held in Sydney, and it was agreed that a number of actions need to be taken to achieve a …
Australia
On June 1, 2023, Safe Work Australia issued a fact sheet on the principles that apply to Australia’s Work Health and Safety Act (Model WHS Act). The Model WHS Act …
Australia
According to a report on June 7, 2023 by the Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform, a peer association of the recycling industry in Oceania, the Australian Department of Climate …
Australia
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, announced the country’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy on April 19, 2023.
Australia
On March 30, 2023, both houses of the Australian Parliament passed the Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2023. According to the country’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and …
Australia
Plastic management rules are becoming more stringent in Australia.
Australia
On 9 December 2022, Safe Work Australia issued a reminder to stakeholders that the country’s transition period to the UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS …
Australia
On 15 November 2022, the Australian Government promulgated the Industrial Chemicals (General) Amendment (Introductions of 10 kg or Less) Rules 2022, and the rules came into force on 25 November. …
Australia
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, delivered the Government’s first annual climate change statement on December 1, 2022. The statement is a requirement under the Australian Climate …
Australia
On September 14, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) released a new assessment report for six chemicals under Section 37 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019. The assessment …
Australia
On August 19, 2022, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) issued a request for information on four types of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The …
Australia
On July 27, 2022, the Australian government tabled the Climate Change Bill 2022 in Parliament. The bill aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030 compared to 2005 …
Australia
On July 12, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced an assessment statement on Benzene, 1,1′-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis[2,3,4,5,6-pentabromo- (also known as decabromodiphenylethane or DBDPE) (CAS RN: 84852-53-9). End-use applications include …
Australia
Pursuant to Section 86 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019, on August 1, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced that it would change the conditions for “1-Propene, …
Australia
On June 30, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced the extension of the risk evaluation deadline for dechlorane plus (1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,13,13,14,14-dodecachloro-1,4,4a ,5,6,6a ,7,10,10a ,11,12,12a, -dodecahydro-1,4;7-dimethanodibenzo [a, e] cyclooctene) …
Australia
On April 8, 2022, Energy Rating, the regulator of energy efficiency standards for products in Australia, released the “Equipment Energy Efficiency Prioritisation Plan 2021-2022.” This plan sets priorities in the …
Australia
On March 31, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) released a revised version of its self-judgment categorization guide that business operators who intend to import industrial chemicals into …
Australia
On February 17, 2022, the Australian Official Gazette published a decision to revise the greenhouse effect and minimum energy performance standards for air conditioners of 65 kW or more. Minimum …
Australia
On March 23, 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) released the IChEMS (Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard) Roadmap. This roadmap was developed in collaboration with the …
Australia
On March 7, 2022, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced that it had revised and enforced the Industrial Chemicals Rules 2019 to incorporate the Minamata Convention on Mercury …
Australia
On November 22, 2021, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced amendments to some regulations of the Industrial Chemicals Rules 2019. Specifically, the Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019 and …
Australia
On September 17, 2021, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Induction Scheme (AICIS) released the “Evaluations Roadmap“, which outlines a strategic approach to assessing the risks to human health and the environment …
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