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All importers and manufacturers of industrial chemicals in Australia are required to register with the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) for the year 2004 / 05 and an annual registration must be paid regardless of the amount of industrial chemicals imported and or manufactured during the year. This registration runs from 1 September to 31 August.

Previously only those entities who imported and manufactured industrial chemicals over the value of $500,000 per year were required to register. However changes to the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 have varied the value.

THRESHOLD CRITERIA

Concern expressed within the industrial chemicals industry about the time required for assessment processes and the flexibility of the notification system has resulted in a new range of permits and certificates for low regulatory concern chemicals. The resulting Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals (LRCC) Reform Initiative, developed in partnership with the industry, the community and government, offers an innovative approach and introduces flexibility into the regulation of industrial chemicals while improving health, safety, and environmental standards and publica access to chemical safety information. The full range of changes is presented in a Special Chemical Gazette, which is available on the NICNAS website.

The reforms also introduce new obligations on industry. The NICNAS website contains further information about your obligations. This information is also summarised in the LRCC Reform Initiative Implementation Scorecard Report, while the full Act is available at www.aph.gov.au.

Further enquires about the changes or obligations, is available from the Registration hotline on 1800 638 528.

NICNAS is running information sessions for industry around Australia on "Your Obligations Under NICNAS - NICNAS Registration". For more details on the seminar and upcoming venues please refer to www.nicnas.gov.au/news.

Source: NICNAS