Key Regulatory References
Classification:
National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (NDPSC)National Transport Commission (NTC)
- Australian Dangerous Goods Code
- also see Dangerous Goods webpage on this site
- Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous Substances [NOHSC:1008(2004) 3rd edition
- Australian Code for the Transport of Explosives by Road and Rail (3rd edition)
- Globally Harmonised System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) also see the GHS webpage on this site
Safety Data Sheets:
Safe Work Australia (SWA)
Labelling:
Note: see the Labelling webpage on this site
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
- Code of Practice for the Labelling of Agricultural Chemical Products
- Code of Practice for the Labelling of Veterinary Chemical Products
National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (NDPSC)
National Transport Commision (NTC)
Safe Work Australia (SWA)
- National Code of Practice for the Labelling of Workplace Substances [NOHSC:2012(1994)]
- Australian Code for the Transport of Explosives by Road and Rail (3rd edition)
United Nations (UN)
- Globally Harmonised System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) also see the GHS webpage on this site
Requirements and Guidelines:
Refer to the page entries for each of the relevant authorities under the Regulatory Assessment and Standard Setting Bodies.
Some quick links include:
- Agricultural Chemicals - Manual of Requirements and Guidelines
- Veterinary Chemicals - Manual of Requirements and Guidelines
- Food Standards Code
- NICNAS Handbook
Environmental Risk Assessment Manuals
- Environmental Risk Assessment Maual for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products
- Environmental Risk Assessment Manual for Industrial Chemicals
Regulatory Links Resource
A roundup of key regulatory website links in a handy pdf that can be stored on your computer desktop.
- Australian Parliament
- Ministerial Councils
- National Authorities/Agencies/Bodies
- Commonwealth Departments
- Government information
- Non-government organisations
- State and Territory Links
- Legislation download sites
- International organisations
- Conventions and Treaties
Some databases and other information
For access to other information resource links click here
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
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Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS)
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ChemFinder
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ChemIDplus
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ChemWeb
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Collaboratory for the Multi-scale Chemical Science (CMCS)
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Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology/Environmental Teratology Information Center (DART®/ETIC) Database
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EPA ECOTOX Databases
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Environmental Fate Database
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GENE-TOX
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TOXLINE
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Water Quality Criteria (EPA)
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Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB®)
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Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
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The National Toxicology Program (NTP)
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Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS)
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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
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Human and environmental risk assessment on ingredients of household cleaning products (HERA)
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