<TOCS><TOC ID='97836' NAME='NICNAS ANNUAL REPORT 2005-06'><TOC ID='756492' NAME='Contacts'></TOC><TOC ID='448736' NAME='Contents'></TOC><TOC ID='928829' NAME='Index of Appendices'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='950507' NAME='Glossary and abbreviations'><TOC ID='674703' NAME='Glossary'></TOC><TOC ID='994364' NAME='Abbreviations and acronyms'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='891720' NAME='DIRECTORS REPORT and CORPORATE OVERVIEW '><TOC ID='235633' NAME='Reform'></TOC><TOC ID='889854' NAME='Cosmetic regulations'></TOC><TOC ID='772464' NAME='Review of Existing Chemicals Assessment Program EC Program'></TOC><TOC ID='159013' NAME='Engagement'></TOC><TOC ID='757700' NAME='Performance'></TOC><TOC ID='223418' NAME='Future direction '></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='395127' NAME='CORPORATE OVERVIEW'><TOC ID='955071' NAME='Role and functions'></TOC><TOC ID='805604' NAME='Organisational structure'></TOC><TOC ID='348550' NAME='Regulatory framework linkages and cooperative arrangements'></TOC><TOC ID='70071' NAME='Outcome and output framework'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='985692' NAME='MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY'><TOC ID='401166' NAME='Corporate governance'></TOC><TOC ID='73203' NAME='Industry Government Consultative Committee'></TOC><TOC ID='57259' NAME='Community Engagement Forum'></TOC><TOC ID='3271' NAME='States and Territories Memorandum of Understanding Group'></TOC><TOC ID='996425' NAME='External scrutiny'><TOC ID='534982' NAME='Administrative Appeals Tribunal'></TOC><TOC ID='945404' NAME='Management of human resources'></TOC><TOC ID='223017' NAME='Occupational Health and Safety OHS'></TOC><TOC ID='893858' NAME='Equity performance '></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='931930' NAME='Financial performance'><TOC ID='383726' NAME='Cost Recovery Policy'></TOC><TOC ID='864748' NAME='Operating Result'></TOC><TOC ID='805258' NAME='Financial Services arrangements'></TOC><TOC ID='828225' NAME='NICNAS Registration'></TOC><TOC ID='929091' NAME='Freedom of information'></TOC><TOC ID='606627' NAME='Ecologically sustainable development'></TOC><TOC ID='487398' NAME='Consultancies commissions and discretionary grants'></TOC><TOC ID='335793' NAME='Advertising and market research'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='699467' NAME='REFORM INITIATIVES'><TOC ID='370024' NAME='Cosmetic reforms'></TOC><TOC ID='288331' NAME='Low regulatory concern chemicals LRCC initiative'></TOC><TOC ID='774729' NAME='Review of Existing Chemicals Assessment Program'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='263517' NAME='OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE'><TOC ID='409869' NAME='Performance Measurement Framework'></TOC><TOC ID='709049' NAME='Consolidated summary outputsresources table'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='533188' NAME='Assessment'><TOC ID='620921' NAME='NEW CHEMICALS'><TOC ID='720118' NAME='Streamlining new chemicals operations'></TOC><TOC ID='113811' NAME='Recognition of Foreign Schemes '></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='761713' NAME='EXISTING CHEMICALS'><TOC ID='379071' NAME='Assessments for Poison Scheduling consideration'></TOC><TOC ID='437812' NAME='Provision of expertise'></TOC><TOC ID='847143' NAME='Technical advice'></TOC><TOC ID='225137' NAME='Treaty regulations'></TOC><TOC ID='355638' NAME='Nanomaterials developing a regulatory policy approach'></TOC><TOC ID='751212' NAME='Efficiency '></TOC><TOC ID='777898' NAME='Coregulatory initiatives'></TOC><TOC ID='452373' NAME='Uptake of NICNAS recommendations'></TOC><TOC ID='899851' NAME='International assessments'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='580227' NAME='Harmonisation activities'><TOC ID='242562' NAME='Existing Chemicals activities'></TOC><TOC ID='83269' NAME='Science Forum best practice approaches to health risk assessment  '></TOC><TOC ID='813194' NAME='New Chemicals activities'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='591190' NAME='Compliance'><TOC ID='859634' NAME='Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances AICS'><TOC ID='349346' NAME='Search requests'></TOC><TOC ID='612695' NAME='Immediate listing of chemicals'></TOC><TOC ID='749451' NAME='Confidential listing of chemicals'></TOC><TOC ID='312816' NAME='Efficiency '></TOC><TOC ID='569834' NAME='Annotation of the AICS'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='587920' NAME='Annual reporting'></TOC><TOC ID='923889' NAME='Case management'></TOC><TOC ID='994623' NAME='Industry profiles'></TOC><TOC ID='142239' NAME='Industry guidance'></TOC><TOC ID='939247' NAME='Monitoring compliance'></TOC><TOC ID='182637' NAME='NICNAS Registration audits'><TOC ID='796369' NAME='Australian Customs Service'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='582735' NAME='Prosecutions '></TOC><TOC ID='299779' NAME='Education and awareness raising'><TOC ID='803265' NAME='Industry training'></TOC><TOC ID='990803' NAME='Education of customs brokers'></TOC><TOC ID='82166' NAME='AICS response'></TOC><TOC ID='656683' NAME='Industry compliance with Registration renewal schedule'></TOC><TOC ID='509988' NAME='Case resolution'></TOC><TOC ID='44785' NAME='Notifications resulting from compliance activities'></TOC><TOC ID='632731' NAME='Inspector training '></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='259670' NAME='Strategic alliances'><TOC ID='29261' NAME='Australian Customs Service (ACS)'></TOC><TOC ID='690002' NAME='States and territories'></TOC><TOC ID='154523' NAME='Australian Taxation Office'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='757557' NAME='Rotterdam Convention '><TOC ID='394026' NAME='Communication and stakeholder engagement'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='590884' NAME='Policy Advice Services and Communication '><TOC ID='94150' NAME='Policy advice'><TOC ID='84628' NAME='Input into government and other bodies'></TOC><TOC ID='908788' NAME='Expert advice'></TOC><TOC ID='780008' NAME='The TTMRA'></TOC><TOC ID='349180' NAME='Parliamentary'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='676822' NAME='Communication'><TOC ID='725969' NAME='Public enquiries rise significantly '></TOC><TOC ID='54281' NAME='Twentyeight per cent increase in website visitors'></TOC><TOC ID='292416' NAME='Customer surveys'></TOC><TOC ID='1489' NAME='Database at NICNAS'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='752459' NAME='Appendices'><TOC ID='714116' NAME='01Compliance with Department of Health and Ageing Regulatory requirements '><TOC ID='98845' NAME='200607 Regulatory Plan'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='486437' NAME='02Compliance with mandatory reporting requirements under the Act'></TOC><TOC ID='766211' NAME='03Summary of Financial Reporting Arrangements '><TOC ID='864509' NAME='Note 1Summary of Significant Accounting Policies'></TOC><TOC ID='790058' NAME='Note 2     The impact of the transition to AEIRS from previous AGAAP'></TOC><TOC ID='181304' NAME='Note 3Events after the Reporting Date'></TOC><TOC ID='942015' NAME='Note 4  Operating Revenues'></TOC><TOC ID='783324' NAME='Note 5  Operating Expenses'></TOC><TOC ID='120193' NAME='Note 6  Financial Assets'></TOC><TOC ID='190278' NAME='Note 7  NonFinancial Assets'></TOC><TOC ID='337352' NAME='Note 8  Provisions'></TOC><TOC ID='942820' NAME='Note 9  Payables'></TOC><TOC ID='717831' NAME='Note 10  Cash Flow Reconciliation'></TOC><TOC ID='62048' NAME='Note 11  Financial Instruments'></TOC><TOC ID='959956' NAME='Note 12  Contingent Liabilities and Assets'></TOC><TOC ID='298944' NAME='Note 13  Executive Remuneration'></TOC><TOC ID='667693' NAME='Note 14  Average Staffing Levels'></TOC><TOC ID='337752' NAME='Note 15  Act of Grace Payments Waivers and Defective Administration Scheme '></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='571853' NAME='04External Accountability Arrangements'><TOC ID='49451' NAME='ANICNAS Standing Committees and Forums'></TOC><TOC ID='774236' NAME='A1Community Engagement Forum CEF  Terms of Reference and Membership'></TOC><TOC ID='76260' NAME='A2Industry Government Consultative Committee IGCC  Terms of Reference and Membership'></TOC><TOC ID='766838' NAME='A3States and Territories Memorandum of Understanding MOU Group Terms of Reference and Membership '></TOC><TOC ID='146534' NAME='BNICNAS Committees Steering groups and Forums formed for specific projects '></TOC><TOC ID='888442' NAME='B1Cosmetic Reforms Implementation Working Group  Background Terms of Reference and Membership'></TOC><TOC ID='460447' NAME='B2Existing Chemicals Program Review Steering Committee'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='334156' NAME='05Staff Profile Training and Development Activities'><TOC ID='127624' NAME='AStaffing Profile'></TOC><TOC ID='247343' NAME='B Staff Training Data'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='31360' NAME='07 Ecologically Sustainable Development ESD'><TOC ID='992161' NAME='Accordance of NICNAS activities with Ecologically Sustainable Development ESD Principles'></TOC><TOC ID='279220' NAME='How outcomes relate to ESD'></TOC><TOC ID='564529' NAME='Effects of NICNAS activities on the environment and measures to minimise them'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='373653' NAME='08Consultancies Commissioned'><TOC ID='747933' NAME='Consultancies commissioned by NICNAS over 10000'></TOC><TOC ID='585436' NAME='Consultancies commissioned and paid in 200506'></TOC><TOC ID='510092' NAME='Consultancy commissioned and part paid in 200506 with finalisation expected early 200607'></TOC><TOC ID='895043' NAME='Consultancy commissioned in 200405 and part paid in 200506 with finalisation expected early 200607'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='107454' NAME='09Media Advertising Organisations Engaged by NICNAS 200506'></TOC><TOC ID='477823' NAME='10  Scorecard  Implementation of Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals Reform Recommendations'></TOC><TOC ID='382233' NAME='11Types and Categories of NICNAS Assessments '><TOC ID='260890' NAME='New Chemicals Industrial Chemicals and Polymers not listed in AICS'></TOC><TOC ID='317380' NAME='Existing Chemicals Chemicals already in use in Australia'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='625401' NAME='12New Chemicals Notification and Assessment Statistics '></TOC><TOC ID='624663' NAME='13 Partnership Agency Assessment Performance'><TOC ID='282562' NAME='Interagency cooperation and communication'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='57463' NAME='14Summary of Existing Chemicals Assessment Activity'></TOC><TOC ID='813068' NAME='15List of Chemicals that had Agreed International Assessments'></TOC><TOC ID='511811' NAME='16Confidential Listing of Chemicals on the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances '><TOC ID='961464' NAME='The NICNAS Technical Advisory Group TAG '></TOC><TOC ID='60045' NAME='Terms of reference'></TOC><TOC ID='258567' NAME='TAG membership'></TOC><TOC ID='36598' NAME='200506 meetings'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='726812' NAME='17 Performance Statistics for advice on national policies and controls for chemicals'><TOC ID='730203' NAME='APresentations at Australian conferences'></TOC><TOC ID='96953' NAME='BPresentations at overseas conferences'></TOC><TOC ID='790757' NAME='CPresentations at training activities'></TOC><TOC ID='563728' NAME='DConferences attended'></TOC><TOC ID='527350' NAME='EOther meetings in Australia'></TOC><TOC ID='94675' NAME='F Meetings for International Harmonisation'></TOC><TOC ID='600448' NAME='GSite visits not compliance related'></TOC><TOC ID='578503' NAME='HCommunity consultations and Public meetings'></TOC><TOC ID='941671' NAME='IIndustry consultations'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='984490' NAME='19NICNAS New and Revised Publications and Media Coverage'><TOC ID='680483' NAME='New and revised publications'></TOC><TOC ID='781118' NAME='Media Coverage Highlights'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='444850' NAME='20 NICNAS Website Usage Statistics'></TOC></TOC></TOCS>
