Australia

In June 2005, the Australian Ministry for Health and Ageing declared HBCD, TBBPA and Deca-BDE "Priority Existing Chemicals (PECs)". As PECs, each of these brominated flame retardants will be subject in the near future to an assessment of their potential effects to human health and the environment, which will be conducted by the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS). The Australian authorities are currently compiling from importers and producers information on quantities and use of these substances as well as general scientific information which is already available.