<TOCS><TOC ID='937130' NAME='NICNAS ANNUAL REPORT 200607'><TOC ID='9590' NAME='NICNAS contacts'></TOC><TOC ID='418569' NAME='Contents'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='627590' NAME='DIRECTORS OVERVIEW'><TOC ID='40274' NAME=''><TOC ID='40273' NAME=''><TOC ID='40275' NAME='Dr Marion Healy Director NICNAS'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='283835' NAME='Directors report'></TOC><TOC ID='760233' NAME='200607 at a glance'></TOC><TOC ID='50000' NAME='Our financial performance'><TOC ID='331443' NAME='Operating result'></TOC><TOC ID='749077' NAME='Revenue and expenses'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='891086' NAME='Plans for 200708'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='306352' NAME='CORPORATE OVERVIEW'><TOC ID='377527' NAME='Role and functions'></TOC><TOC ID='785917' NAME='Organisational structure'></TOC><TOC ID='812424' NAME='Regulatory framework linkages and cooperative arrangements'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='490365' NAME='OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE'></TOC><TOC ID='229646' NAME='Charting our performance'><TOC ID='67468' NAME='Our performance measurement framework'><TOC ID='187396' NAME='Our performance outcomes'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='787129' NAME='OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE '></TOC><TOC ID='761791' NAME='Assessment New chemicals'><TOC ID='843649' NAME='New chemicals assessments quantity '></TOC><TOC ID='149483' NAME='Timeliness'><TOC ID='321874' NAME='Assessment certificates'></TOC><TOC ID='882503' NAME='Assessment permits'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='836221' NAME='Our efficiency'></TOC><TOC ID='314546' NAME='Improving new chemicals operational efficiency'><TOC ID='778711' NAME='Enhanced screening framework'></TOC><TOC ID='972166' NAME='New Chemicals operations reviewed'></TOC><TOC ID='898986' NAME='New assessment templates'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='433210' NAME='Our effectiveness'></TOC><TOC ID='812288' NAME='Price'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='397192' NAME='Assessment Existing Chemicals'><TOC ID='705301' NAME='Existing chemicals assessments outcomes'><TOC ID='421417' NAME='Flame retardants'></TOC><TOC ID='834761' NAME='Phthalates compendium'></TOC><TOC ID='81911' NAME='Lead compounds'></TOC><TOC ID='129845' NAME='Other assessments completed'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='638432' NAME='Timeliness'></TOC><TOC ID='4531' NAME='Our effectiveness'><TOC ID='229157' NAME='Engagement with technical experts'></TOC><TOC ID='182414' NAME='Provision of technical expertise'></TOC><TOC ID='617124' NAME='Assessments for Poisons Scheduling consideration'></TOC><TOC ID='277331' NAME='Manufactured nanomaterials developing a regulatory approach'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='925708' NAME='Our efficiency'><TOC ID='783737' NAME='NICNAS report recommendations'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='350612' NAME='Price'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='993739' NAME='Compliance and reporting'><TOC ID='529246' NAME='Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances AICS'><TOC ID='766032' NAME='Search requests'></TOC><TOC ID='200711' NAME='AICS response'></TOC><TOC ID='329536' NAME='AICS annotation  '></TOC><TOC ID='154502' NAME='Immediate listing of chemicals'></TOC><TOC ID='728783' NAME='Confidential listing of chemicals'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='788347' NAME='Annual reporting'></TOC><TOC ID='562095' NAME='Exemption advice'></TOC><TOC ID='67801' NAME='Case management'></TOC><TOC ID='383266' NAME='Auditing'><TOC ID='613230' NAME='Registration audits'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='916698' NAME='Education and awareness raising'><TOC ID='825921' NAME='Industry training'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='633928' NAME='Harmonisation'><TOC ID='113244' NAME='CanadaAustralia bilateral arrangement'></TOC><TOC ID='625782' NAME='OECD New Chemicals taskforce'></TOC><TOC ID='436630' NAME='Existing Chemicals harmonisation activities'><TOC ID='618953' NAME='Internationally peerreviewed chemical assessments'></TOC><TOC ID='577646' NAME='Cooperative work on perfluorinated chemicals'></TOC><TOC ID='896133' NAME='Cooperative work on manufactured nanomaterials'></TOC><TOC ID='188930' NAME='Cooperative work on risk assessment methodology '></TOC><TOC ID='12263' NAME='Globally Harmonized System GHS for classification and labelling of chemicals '></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='935133' NAME='Contribution to international treaties on existing industrial chemicals '><TOC ID='982239' NAME='Rotterdam Convention'></TOC><TOC ID='298045' NAME='Stockholm Convention'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='232342' NAME='Reform'><TOC ID='733680' NAME='Cosmetics'><TOC ID='927662' NAME='NICNAS interim arrangements for cosmetics'></TOC><TOC ID='137251' NAME='Audit of interim permits'></TOC><TOC ID='305834' NAME='Cosmetics training sessions'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='174352' NAME='Existing chemicals program review'></TOC><TOC ID='964016' NAME='Low regulatory concern chemicals'></TOC><TOC ID='576924' NAME='Disinfectants'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='364148' NAME='Regulatory advice communication and services '><TOC ID='286398' NAME='Regulatory advice'><TOC ID='729928' NAME='Input into government and other bodies'></TOC><TOC ID='859787' NAME='Expert advice'></TOC><TOC ID='19588' NAME='TTMRA'></TOC><TOC ID='783595' NAME='Parliamentary support'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='57184' NAME='Communication'></TOC><TOC ID='93735' NAME='Quantity'><TOC ID='525159' NAME='Media enquiries'></TOC><TOC ID='914479' NAME='Outreach activities'></TOC><TOC ID='631239' NAME='Publications'></TOC><TOC ID='613589' NAME='Increase in website visitors'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='853457' NAME='Timeliness'></TOC><TOC ID='361239' NAME='Effectiveness'><TOC ID='570425' NAME='Customer survey'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='68858' NAME='Efficiency'><TOC ID='577222' NAME='Database at NICNAS'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='336093' NAME='MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY'><TOC ID='229723' NAME='Corporate governance'></TOC><TOC ID='567022' NAME='Nonstatutory advisory bodies'><TOC ID='166470' NAME='Community Engagement Forum'></TOC><TOC ID='590966' NAME='Industry Government Consultative Committee '></TOC><TOC ID='840471' NAME='States and Territories Memorandum of Understanding MOU Group'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='492924' NAME='Advertising and market research'></TOC><TOC ID='88988' NAME='Consultancies commissions and discretionary grants'></TOC><TOC ID='552126' NAME='Ecologically sustainable development'></TOC><TOC ID='396552' NAME='Equity performance '></TOC><TOC ID='191338' NAME='External scrutiny'><TOC ID='780140' NAME='Administrative Appeals Tribunal'></TOC><TOC ID='184371' NAME='Audit'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='47866' NAME='Financial management'></TOC><TOC ID='451339' NAME='Freedom of information'></TOC><TOC ID='608382' NAME='Human resources management'></TOC><TOC ID='594452' NAME='Occupational health and safety OHS'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='947047' NAME='APPENDICES'><TOC ID='296992' NAME='List of appendices'></TOC><TOC ID='765332' NAME='01  Abstract from NICNAS financial statements 200607'><TOC ID='925527' NAME='NICNAS income statement for the period ended 30 June 2007'></TOC><TOC ID='213650' NAME='NICNAS balance sheet as at 30 June 2007'></TOC><TOC ID='819085' NAME='NICNAS statement of changes in equity for the period ended 30 June 2007'></TOC><TOC ID='535094' NAME='NICNAS statement of cash flows for the period ended 30 June 2007'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='500350' NAME='02  Partnership agency assessment performance'><TOC ID='253494' NAME='Australian Government Department of Environment and Water Resources'></TOC><TOC ID='649060' NAME='Interagency cooperation and communication'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='159338' NAME='03 Compliance with Department of Health and Ageing regulatory requirements'><TOC ID='504681' NAME='Past regulatory activity 200607'></TOC><TOC ID='774086' NAME='Planned regulatory activity 200708'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='420353' NAME='04 Types and categories of NICNAS assessments '><TOC ID='440826' NAME='New Chemicals Industrial chemicals and polymers not listed in AICS'></TOC><TOC ID='785062' NAME='New Chemicals '></TOC><TOC ID='16362' NAME='Certificates'></TOC><TOC ID='544967' NAME='Permits'></TOC><TOC ID='782911' NAME='Exemptions'></TOC><TOC ID='99795' NAME='Existing Chemicals Chemicals already in use in Australia'></TOC><TOC ID='207951' NAME='Assessments'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='21743' NAME='05 New Chemicals notification and assessment activity'></TOC><TOC ID='602142' NAME='06 Existing Chemicals assessment activity'></TOC><TOC ID='957790' NAME='07 Presentations conferences harmonisation and international meetings and site visits undertaken by NICNAS'><TOC ID='751580' NAME='APresentations at Australian conferences and meetings'></TOC><TOC ID='805223' NAME='BPresentations at overseas conferences '></TOC><TOC ID='127219' NAME='CPresentations at training activities '></TOC><TOC ID='770623' NAME='D Conferences attended '></TOC><TOC ID='270631' NAME='EOther meetings in Australia'></TOC><TOC ID='962701' NAME='FMeetings for international harmonisation'></TOC><TOC ID='87937' NAME='GSite visits not compliance related'></TOC><TOC ID='389948' NAME='HIndustry consultations concerning existing chemicals'></TOC><TOC ID='166685' NAME='IPublications'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='138020' NAME='08 Confidential listing of chemicals on the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances '><TOC ID='738631' NAME='The NICNAS Technical Advisory Group  '></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='981063' NAME='09 Chemicals that had agreed international assessments'></TOC><TOC ID='310163' NAME='10 Performance statistics for advice on national policies and controls for chemicals'></TOC><TOC ID='95463' NAME='11 Enquiries'></TOC><TOC ID='629945' NAME='12 New and revised publications and media coverage'><TOC ID='727868' NAME='New and revised publications'></TOC><TOC ID='993928' NAME='Media coverage highlights'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='833991' NAME='13 Media advertising organisations engaged by NICNAS'><TOC ID='307563' NAME='Media advertising organisations'></TOC><TOC ID='115286' NAME='Other advertising'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='681589' NAME='14 Website usage '><TOC ID='459135' NAME='Activity by month'></TOC><TOC ID='914994' NAME='Most popular web pages'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='420249' NAME='15 External accountability arrangements'></TOC><TOC ID='572485' NAME='A NICNAS standing committees and forums'><TOC ID='774224' NAME='CEF membership as at 30 June 2007 and attendance at 200607 meetings'></TOC><TOC ID='581131' NAME='A2 Industry Government Consultative Committee IGCC '></TOC><TOC ID='360837' NAME='A3 NICNASStates and Territories Memorandum of Understanding MOU Group '></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='594382' NAME='B NICNAS committees steering groups and forums formed for specific projects '><TOC ID='439645' NAME='B2Existing Chemicals Program Review Steering Committee'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='521181' NAME='16 Progress report on implementation of Low Regulatory Concern Chemicals reform recommendations '></TOC><TOC ID='424017' NAME='17 Compliance with mandatory reporting requirements under the Act'></TOC><TOC ID='636164' NAME='18 Consultancies commissioned by NICNAS '><TOC ID='993190' NAME='Over 10000'></TOC><TOC ID='540581' NAME='Consultancies commissioned and paid in 200607'></TOC><TOC ID='849871' NAME='Consultancies commissioned and partpaid in 200607 with finalisation expected in 200708'></TOC><TOC ID='150531' NAME='Consultancies commissioned in previous years with final payment in 200607'></TOC><TOC ID='435901' NAME='Consultancies commissioned in previous years with part payment in 200607 with finalisation expected in 200708'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='713381' NAME='19 Ecologically sustainable development '><TOC ID='582417' NAME='Accordance of NICNAS activities with Ecologically Sustainable Development ESD Principles'></TOC><TOC ID='653121' NAME='How outcomes relate to ESD'></TOC><TOC ID='204665' NAME='Effects of NICNAS activities on the environment and measures to minimise them'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='256425' NAME='20 Staff profile training and development activities'><TOC ID='222544' NAME='A Staffing profile'></TOC><TOC ID='481918' NAME='B Staff training data'></TOC></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='945142' NAME='COMPLIANCE WITH ANNUAL REPORT GUIDELINES'></TOC><TOC ID='70530' NAME='GLOSSARY ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS'><TOC ID='832598' NAME='Glossary'></TOC><TOC ID='504200' NAME='Acronyms and abbreviations'></TOC></TOC><TOC ID='262849' NAME='INDEX'></TOC></TOCS>
