Fees
From 21 July 2018, new fees and charges apply for all registration levels, applications for new chemical assessments, Inventory-related services, application for Prior Informed Consent (Rotterdam Convention).
The full costs of administering NICNAS are recovered through fees and charges paid by industrial chemical importers and manufacturers in accordance with the Australian Government Charging Framework and the Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines.
On this page:
- Registration fees
- Registration late penalty fees
- Notification fees
- Inventory application fees
- Rotterdam Convention prior informed consent (PIC) fees
Registration fees
Registration level | Introduction value | Fee (AUD) (GST does not apply) |
|---|---|---|
A | $1–$99,999 | $194 |
B | $100,000–$499,999 | $540 |
C | $500,000–$4,999,999 | $2,480 |
D | $5,000,000+ | $24,310 |
Registration late penalty fees
Registration level | Introduction value | Fee (AUD) (GST does not apply) |
|---|---|---|
A | $1–$99,999 | $105 |
B | $100,000–$499,999 | $105 |
C | $500,000–$4,999,999 | $200 |
D | $5,000,000+ | $1,980 |
Notification fees
Description | Fee (AUD) (GST does not apply) | |
|---|---|---|
Certificate applications | Standard assessment (STD) Limited assessment (LTD) Polymer of low concern (PLC) Application for extension of assessment certificate | $19,440 $13,910 $6,440 $5,930 |
Self-assessment certificate applications | Self-assessment application non-hazardous chemical Self-assessment application non-hazardous polymer Polymer of low concern self-assessment application (SAPLC) | $12,070 $11,250 $4,400 |
Permit applications | Commercial evaluation permit application (CEC) Low volume chemical permit application (LVC) Controlled use permit application (export only) Controlled use permit application (other) Application for early introduction permit (EIP) Section 30 permit application | $4,600 $4,600 $4,600 $4,600 $2,760 $9,820 |
Permit renewal applications | Commercial evaluation renewal application (CER) Low volume chemical permit renewal application (LVCR) Controlled use permit renewal application | $2,400 $2,400 $2,400 |
Other applications | Secondary notifications of new chemicals, other than a synthetic PLC Secondary notifications of a new chemical that is a synthetic PLC Alternate state law application | $11,150 $5,010 $12,070 |
Reduced fee options | Approved foreign scheme—STD Approved foreign scheme—LTD Approved foreign scheme—PLC Assessed by comparable agency—STD (was Modular—STD) Assessed by comparable agency—LTD (was Modular—LTD) Assessed by comparable agency—PLC (was Modular—PLC) NICNAS previously assessed similar chemical—STD (was Modular—STD) NICNAS previously assessed similar chemical—LTD (was Modular—LTD) NICNAS previously assessed similar chemical—PLC (was Modular—PLC) Group assessment—STD (was Modular—secondary chemical) Group assessment—LTD or PLC (was Modular—secondary chemical) | $14,320 $10,330 $3,990 $15,550 $11,050 $5,220 $11,760 $8,490 $3,890 $4,600 $2,970 |
New chemical assessments | Variation of schedule data requirements Nomination of foreign scheme Exempt information Application to vary assessment report Application to vary full public report | $3,070 $8,390 $1,180 $4,810 $4,810 |
Inventory fees
|
Description |
Fee (AUD) (GST does not apply) |
|---|---|
| No fee | |
|
$3,990 |
|
|
Application to retain confidential listing (confidential relisting) |
$3,990 |
|
Application for early non-confidential listing (made within 28 days of receiving assessment certificate) |
No fee |
|
Application for early non-confidential listing (made after the above 28 day no fee period) |
$920 |
|
$870 |
Rotterdam Convention prior information consent (PIC) fees
DescriptionFee (AUD) | Fee (AUD) (GST does not apply) |
|---|---|
$920 | |
$1,990 | |
$1,990 |
Last update 4 April 2019