The review of the Existing Chemicals (EC) Program was finalised during 2006-07, and the Review Steering Committee (RSC) met on two occasions during the year.

The RSC was established to assist the NICNAS office in the review and was an expert group consisting of ten members, including an independent chair (Dr Wafa El-Adhami, Deputy Director, OCS), three community representatives, three industry representatives and three government representatives.

The RSC presented its findings in the report Promoting safer chemical use: towards better regulation of chemicals in Australia – Final report and recommendations to the Acting Director, NICNAS in November 2006.

EC Program Review Steering Committee membership and attendance at 2006-07 meetings

Members	Representing	RSC 10 21 July 06	RSC 11 18 August 06
Dr Wafa El-Adhami (Chair)	Office of Chemical Safety	ü	ü
Ms Jane Bremmer	CEF	ü	ü
Ms Renata Musolino	CEF	ü	ü
Prof Chris Winder	CEF		ü
Mr Stephen Holland	Industry	ü	ü
Mr Geoff MacAlpine	Industry	ü	ü
Ms Sylvia Kidziak	Industry
Dr Jeff Langley	Government, states and territories	ü	ü
Mr Greg Plummer	Government, DEW	ü	ü
Mr Bob Graf	Government, NICNAS	ü	ü
Mr Stephen Zaluzny (Secretariat)	Government, NICNAS	ü	ü
Dr Margaret Hartley (ex-officio)	Director, NICNAS	ü	ü