AICIS announces amendments to the Industrial Chemicals Rules 2019 
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 the Industrial Chemicals (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Rules 2019 were amended. Accordingly, on November 26, 2021, AICIS released an amended version of the “Guide to categorizing your chemical importation and manufacture,” which operators who intend to import industrial chemicals into Australia must follow.
Amendments that started on November 23, 2021
- Requirements for chemicals introduced at the nanoscale (items 1-19 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
- Record-keeping for listed introductions (item 24 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
- Record-keeping for ‘specified classes of introduction’ (items 25-32 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
- Record-keeping for internationally-assessed (reported) introductions (items 36-39 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
- Movement of industrial chemicals into or out of Australia (items 40-50 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
- Air fresheners and ‘designated kind of release into the environment’ (item 54 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
- Transitioned assessment certificates and chemicals (items 1-2 in Schedule 2 of the amending rules)
- Other changes – corrections (items 51-56 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
Amendments that started on December 10, 2021
- Pre-introduction report requirement relating to nanoscale chemicals for research and development (item 20 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
- Permission to use international assessment report (items 21-23 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
- Record-keeping for ‘designated kind of release into the environment’ (items 33-35 in Schedule 1 of the amending rules)
The AICIS press release can be viewed at the following URL:
“Rule amendments and regulatory changes from 23 November 2021”
https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/news-and-notices/rules-amendments-and-regulatory-changes-23-november-2021
