Ministerial Agreement and Action Plan

In June 2007 the then Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) endorsed the National Framework for Chemicals Environmental Management (NChEM), which includes:

• a Ministerial Agreement on Principles for Better Environmental Management of Chemicals, and
• a Chemicals Action Plan for the Environment.

The Ministerial Agreement demonstrates the commitment by Environment Ministers and their agencies to improve environmental aspects of Australia’s chemical management system.