www.nicnas.gov.au July 06

In this issue:

Welcome to our redesigned NICNAS News

NICNAS on the road

NICNAS fees and charges

NICNAS at Hazmat 2006

NICNAS supports graduate student program

NICNAS Annual Service Charter Survey 2005-06

Welcome to our redesigned NICNAS News

Electronic format enables wider dissemination

Welcome to the 25th edition of NICNAS News, our regular electronic newsletter highlighting developments at NICNAS and important new documents on the NICNAS website. As you can see, it's now in a completely new format and I hope you will find it a useful source of information about NICNAS's work.

NICNAS Director Dr Margaret Hartley

NICNAS on the road

May 2006 saw a large number of NICNAS staff visiting clients and conducting training sessions - in short: providing outreach to clients and other interested individuals and groups.

NICNAS's Naomi Degabriele, Jennifer Turner, Hana Hamdan and Louise Stedman shared their knowledge of Notification and Assessment at New Chemicals training sessions.

NICNAS fees and charges

Small increase only for 2006-07

NICNAS fees and charges are set to rise by just 3.9% from 1 July 2006. The fee for a standard assessment rises from $13,877 to just $14,418

NICNAS at Hazmat 2006

NICNAS Director Dr Margaret Hartley, Deputy-Director of the Office of Chemical Safety (OCS), Dr Wafa El-Adhami and NICNAS's Rapid Risk Assessment Team Leader Deborah Willcocks recently joined a number of speakers at Hazmat 2006 in Melbourne.

NICNAS supports graduate student program

In an expansion of its regular Australian Graduate Recruitment Program, NICNAS has offered support to the Australian National Science Graduate (ANSG) Conference, funding ANSG Student Stipends for 35 science graduates.

NICNAS Annual Service Charter Survey 2005-06

As in previous years, NICNAS is conducting a client survey seeking opinions and views on aspects of our service, especially in relation to fulfilment of the terms of our Service Charter.

Industry News:

Community News:

Promoting safer chemical use

Members of NICNAS's Community Engagement Forum (CEF) joined NICNAS staff in a recent series of meetings with Australians concerned about chemical safety issues.

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Events:

3 - 7 July 2006
ICONN 2006: International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology hosted by ARCNN, Brisbane, Queensland Read more

Publications:

Dissussion paper: Promoting safer chemical use: towards better regulation of chemicals in Australia

Chemical Gazettes for June & July 2006

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