Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I will correct this if I need to. I am not aware of plans to ban, but I am aware that there is a standard. It's the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard. It provides a national approach to managing the use, storage, handling and disposal of industrial chemicals such as PFAS. But I'll see if there is further information I can provide.

In relation to your earlier question on drinking water, I am advised that the NHMRC is progressing an independent review of the Australian health based guideline values for PFAS in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. The review will consider recent guidance and reviews from international and national jurisdictions and determine whether they are suitable to adopt or adapt in the Australian context. So the NHMRC is doing some work on that. But I will come back to you with more information. (Time expired)