In Tasmania, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania is developing state legislation to incorporate regulating key chemicals of concern into the state's regulatory framework, for parliament's consideration, with the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to be the regulator. In the meantime, the EPA will continue to support, monitor and enforce compliance with existing requirements for management of industrial chemicals according to risk.
Australian Government IChEMS Consultation
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory scheduling decisions for managing four chemicals under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS).
Proposed standards open for public consultation:
Decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE)
Mercury and mercury compounds
1,2-Dibromoethane
Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT)
1,2-Dichloroethane
Aryl sulfonate hydrotropes
The proposed standards relate to industrial uses of the chemicals/chemical groups, and to their impacts on the environment. They aim to establish nationally consistent standards for managing the import, manufacture, export, use and disposal of industrial chemicals. The IChEMS does not manage risks to human health, nor does it regulate medical or agricultural uses.
While open to the public, this Have Your Say process is most relevant to chemical importers, manufacturers, users, and the hazardous waste industry.
To find out more about the consultation process including proposed standards, chemical profiles and to have your say, visit the DCCEEW's IChEMS consultation webpage before submissions close on 5pm Friday, 9 May 2025.
DCCEEW requests that any questions relevant to the above proposed standards be sent to the IChEMS mailbox at ichems.enquiry@dcceew.gov.au.