Commonwealth Proposes Bans on PFAS

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) plans to introduce national controls for PFAS chemicals from 1 July 2025.  These controls, introduced under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS), will apply bans, restrictions and risk management measures to importers, manufacturers and users of PFAS chemicals.

IChEMS is a national approach to managing chemical use, storage, handling and disposal. It will deliver more consistent environmental regulation and make it easier for industry to choose less harmful chemicals.

We are sharing information about this consultation with our stakeholders on behalf of the Commonwealth.

DCCEEW is holding a public consultation on the proposals until 1 September 2023. To share your feedback please visit their website here.

This consultation is targeted to organisations and businesses that import, export, manufacture, dispose of, or use PFAS chemicals or products and articles containing PFAS. If you fall into any of these categories, you may be impacted by the proposed controls.   

Some examples of industries that use PFAS include chemical, electronics, textile and apparel, photography, firefighting and aviation.

For more information on IChEMS visit: DCCEEW – Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard – IChEMS