22 October 2026
A note from our new Executive Director, Dr Sarah Rumble
I’m delighted to take up the role of Executive Director of AICIS and thank Graeme Barden for his dedication and leadership over the past 5 years. It’s a privilege to lead the scheme in its work to help protect Australians and our environment.
I bring a background in science and regulation, with more than 15 years of experience at AICIS and its predecessor, NICNAS. I played a key role in the reforms to NICNAS and the design and implementation of AICIS. Most recently, I led AICIS’s regulatory integrity and governance functions. This experience has given me a deep understanding of the scheme as well as the opportunities and challenges ahead.
One of my priorities is to strengthen the constructive relationships AICIS has built with industry, the community, and regulators. Listening to your perspectives helps us understand how the scheme affects you in practice and the issues that matter to the broader community. Your insights help us deliver effective and responsive regulation that strengthen trust in the scheme.
I look forward to working with you to support the safe introduction and use of industrial chemicals in Australia.
Have your say
Proposed revisions to the 2027 Categorisation Guidelines
We're seeking feedback on revisions to the next annual release of the Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines for 2027.
These include updates to acceptable test methods for demonstrating a chemical's hazard characteristics and some changes to information sources used for the list of chemicals with high hazards for categorisation.
Have your say by 23 November 2026.
Draft evaluation on Australian introduction and use of PFAS
We're seeking feedback on our draft evaluation on the introduction and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australia.
The evaluation is based on information reported to us by businesses about the 522 PFAS on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals. It provides information on the volumes that were introduced between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2025, and what the PFAS were used for.
This evaluation is not a risk assessment, but the outcomes will be used to prioritise which PFAS should be the subject of future risk assessments.
Have your say by 2 December 2026.
Reminder: draft evaluations on 21 chemicals open for comment
There’s still time to comment on 7 draft evaluations covering 21 industrial chemicals. The evaluations include findings on potential risks to human health or the environment and proposed risk management recommendations.
Have your say by 26 November 2026.
What's new
Looking for a chemical assessment?
Having trouble finding an assessment or evaluation? Our guidance explains how to search more effectively using a chemical's CAS number or CAS name, report identifiers and wildcard symbols.
It also explains what a zero-search result may mean and what to do if you need an assessment report to meet a specific information requirement.
Reminders
2025–26 annual declarations
All introducers must submit an annual declaration for chemicals introduced (imported and/or manufactured) between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026. In the form, you must select the authorised categories that apply to your introductions.
Due by 30 November 2026.
Post introduction declarations (PIDs)
You must submit a PID if you introduced one of the following types of introductions in the exempted category for the first time in the 2025–26 registration year:
- polymers of low concern
- low-concern biological polymers
- an introduction that meets the criteria for very low risk to human health and the environment.
Due by 30 November 2026.
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Inventory notices
Variation of Inventory terms of listing
CAS number:
98969-19-8
CAS name:
Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2-methylpentyl ester
Corrections to chemical names and molecular formulas on the Inventory
We’ve corrected the names of a number of chemicals on the Inventory to align with their CAS names and updated some molecular formulas.
These corrections do not change the identity of the chemical substances.
