Document updates

The ADI List, ArfD List, FAISD, and Termite protection: available treatments and hazard information about termiticides documents have all been updated recently.

NICNAS registration

From 1 September 2004, all importers and/or manufacturers of industrial chemicals for commercial purposes must register with NICNAS. There is an annual registration fee and a registration year runs from 1 September to 31 August in the following year. The date to return completed Tier 1 NICNAS Registration forms has been extended from 25 October 2004 to 30 November 2004. The NICNAS website <http://www.nicnas.gov.au/obligations/registration> has more information.

Relevant tariff classifications

The List of Relevant Tariff Classifications for NICNAS Registration <http://www.nicnas.gov.au/obligations/registration/tariff.asp> is a typical list of Customs Tariff Classifications that may fall within the scope of the NICNAS Registration requirements. The list is available from the NICNAS website.

Special chemical gazette

The Special Chemical Gazette <http://www.nicnas.gov.au/publications/gazette/> published on 16 August 2004 is available on the NICNAS website. The purpose of the Special Chemical Gazette is to identify for industry the elements of the Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals (LRCC) Amendment Act that are effective immediately.

Treaties and monitoring

The Office of Chemical Safety Treaties and Compliance Team is pleased to announce achievement of a significant milestone in the Treaties and Monitoring Team Improvement Project. Recently a major custom built set of enhancements to the National Drug Strategy (NDS) application has been deployed into the production environment and is now being used by the Monitoring Group. The new system provides the capability to upload, match and process monitoring transaction data. Monitoring Group receive up to 40,000 transaction records per week from Reporting Authorities sending and receiving drug movements around the country. The new system is expected to greatly improve the quality of data being matched, providing for improved management of rejects and more accurate and timely reporting.

The work has been extremely well facilitated by Alex Hanisch with the support of Aaron Kooymans as the developer, and drawing on the efforts of the entire Treaties and Compliance Team.

Another release with further functionality and reporting capability is planned for later this year.