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Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Framework for Responding to PFAS Contamination (historical version)

Please note: This version of the Agreement and Appendices A and C are no longer up to date. For an updated version, please see Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Framework for Responding to PFAS Contamination which came into effect 7 February 2020. This page has been kept for historical purposes only.

This Intergovernmental Agreement supports collaboration and cooperation between the Commonwealth and the States and Territories to respond consistently and effectively to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. The Agreement came into effect on 20 February 2018, when the Commonwealth and South Australia became the first signatories.

  • Appendix B (The PFAS National Environmental Management Plan)
  • Appendix D (Health Based Guidance Values for PFAS)
  • Appendix E (Environmental Health Standing Committee Guidance Statements on PFAS)
  • Appendix F (Australian Health Protection Principal Committee PFAS Factsheet)
  • Appendix G (Food Regulation Standing Committee Statement on PFAS and the general food supply)
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Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Framework for responding to PFAS contamination 61.33 KB
Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Framework for responding to PFAS contamination 1.67 MB
Appendix A: PFAS Contamination Response Protocol 218.36 KB
Appendix A: PFAS Contamination Response Protocol 373.71 KB
Appendix C: PFAS Information sharing, Communication and Engagement Guidelines 399.06 KB
Appendix C: PFAS Information sharing, Communication and Engagement Guidelines 386.87 KB

Council of Australian Governments archive

On 29 May 2020, National Cabinet agreed to the cessation of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). The National Library of Australia's Trove service provides an archive of the COAG website.