Australia Proposes Information Requirements For 431 Inventory-Listed PFAS

Australia’s industrial chemicals regulator has proposed inventory information requirements concerning 431 PFAS in draft evaluation statement EVA00204, dated 21 October 2026. The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme is seeking comments until 2 December 2026. The draft does not itself impose a PFAS ban or finalise inventory variations. Primary source, Primary source.

The evaluation follows a mandatory information notice issued on 21 October 2025 to businesses registered in the 2023–24 and 2024–25 registration years. Primary source.

Reported Introductions And Uses

The evaluation covers 522 PFAS on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals. Businesses reported introducing 139 between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2025: 91 for industry and/or public uses and 48 exclusively for research and development. No introductions were reported for the remaining 383. The most frequently reported end-use categories were lubricants and greases, paints and coatings, and adhesives and sealants. Primary source.

Proposed Inventory Changes

The 431-chemical group combines the 383 unintroduced PFAS and 48 R&D-only substances. The Executive Director proposes variations under section 86 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 to add or amend specific information requirements. AICIS says the changes would identify future introductions for purposes other than R&D, enabling prioritisation for further assessment. The draft notes existing additional conditions for certain Rotterdam Convention PFAS. Primary source.

Evaluation Limits And Consultation

AICIS explicitly says the evaluation is not a risk assessment. Mandatory reporting excluded impurities and articles not designed to release chemicals. The regulator also proposes evaluating trifluoroacetic acid and will consider consultation feedback before finalising EVA00204. Primary source.