Requirements by topic
| Topic | Requirement | Effective | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighting foamBan | Use of firefighting foam containing PFOS, PFOA or PFHxS is prohibited except at trace levels, including for foam already installed in Class B systems.Installed Class B foam limits: 0.8 mg/kg PFOS and salts, 0.8 mg/kg PFOA and salts, 0.1 mg/kg PFHxS and salts; to be reviewed by 1 July 2027. | July 1, 2025 | In force | Schedule 7, paras. (b)(i)(C) and (c)(i)(C) of each entry |
| Other named productsBan | Import, export and manufacture of PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS, on their own, in mixtures or in articles, are prohibited, and their use is prohibited, except as listed.Exceptions: unintentional trace contamination at or below 0.025 mg/kg (acid and salts) or 1 mg/kg (related compounds); research or laboratory purposes; import or export under a hazardous waste permit; use of articles already in use on or before 1 July 2025 (read in the PFOA entry). Waste at or above 1 mg/kg (acid and salts) or 40 mg/kg (sum of related compounds) must be destroyed or irreversibly transformed, or managed in an environmentally sound manner; stockpiles must be notified. | July 1, 2025 | In force | Schedule 7, PFHxS, PFOS and PFOA entries, paras. (a)-(j) |
The instruments
Australia
IChEMS Register Schedule 7 listing of PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS
- Citation
- Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Instrument 2022 (F2022L01658), Schedule 7, as amended by the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Instrument 2023 (F2023L01689)
- Enacted by
- F2023L01689
- Enacted or adopted
- December 12, 2023
- Last amended
- June 9, 2026
- Status
- In force
- Source
- https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2022L01658/latest/text
Exemptions
- Unintentional trace contamination below listed levels
- Research or laboratory purposes
- Import or export authorised by a hazardous waste permit
- Articles already in use on or before 1 July 2025 (PFOA entry)