Training Sessions

 

NICNAS’s preferred approach when it comes to ensuring compliance with our legislation is to work with industry, providing advice to help you understand your regulatory obligations, and assistance in finding the most practical way to meet those obligations.

 

As part of our commitment to raising industry awareness, NICNAS conducts free training sessions each year. These training sessions are open to all interested stakeholders, such as registered chemical introducers and regulatory consultants.

 

NICNAS staff presented two training sessions to industry representatives in major capital cities in November 2007. The presentations were called "Introduction to NICNAS" and "Cosmetics - New requirements". Details of the topics appear below.

 

1. The “Introduction to NICNAS” sessions include:

• Overview of regulatory obligations for all chemical introducers;

• NICNAS Registration;

• The Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS);

• New chemical notification & assessment, including exemptions;

• Annual reporting of chemicals to NICNAS;

• Existing Chemicals;

• Prior Informed Consent chemicals (PIC);

• NICNAS Compliance & Enforcement functions

2. The “Cosmetics – New Requirements” sessions include:

• Overview of regulatory obligations for all chemical introducers;

• What is a cosmetic and why assess them?

• NICNAS registration for imported or manufactured cosmetics;

• A definition of “naturally occurring” and “therapeutic” cosmetics;

• Reporting requirements;

• Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS);

• New industrial chemicals;

• The new Cosmetics Standard 2007;

• The new NICNAS Cosmetics Guidelines;

• Cosmetics and toiletries – ingredient labelling

To read a PowerPoint presentation of the training sessions provided by NICNAS in November 2007, see

Introduction to NICNAS (PDF 4.5Mb)
Cosmetics - New Regulations (PDF 1.6Kb)

More Sessions are planned for 2008. Expressions of interest for 2008 training sessions will be accepted from 01 December 2007 by emailing info@nicnas.gov.au.

If you have any further queries about industry training, please phone (02) 8577 8800, or Freecall 1800 638 528 or Email training@nicnas.gov.au