# Australia Regulatory Updates

> Cosmetics regulation in Australia, with official sources from AICIS, the ACCC, and the TGA on ingredients, labeling, and sunscreens.

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## Official source directory — Australia

- [AICIS cosmetics & soap](https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/cosmetics-and-soap): Guidance on importing or manufacturing cosmetic ingredients, registration, and the distinction between cosmetics and therapeutic goods. AICIS regulates industrial chemical ingredients.

- [Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals](https://services.industrialchemicals.gov.au/search-inventory/): Search chemical identities and the conditions or obligations attached to their introduction. An inventory listing does not cover every requirement for a finished cosmetic.

- [ACCC cosmetics labeling standard](https://www.productsafety.gov.au/business/search-mandatory-standards/cosmetics-ingredients-labelling-mandatory-standard): Business guidance on cosmetic ingredient labeling, with links to the Consumer Goods (Cosmetics) Information Standard and related recalls.

- [TGA sunscreen regulation](https://www.tga.gov.au/products/medicines/therapeutic-sunscreens/overview/sunscreen-regulation-australia): The TGA's explanation of therapeutic sunscreens and the conditions under which some secondary sunscreens are excluded from therapeutic goods legislation.