Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008

Number: A2008-26
Status: In Force

Notes

The Poisons Standard is made under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth) and is accessible on the Federal Register of Legislation^[1].

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Notes

Uncommenced amendments by Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024^[5].
Proposed amendments by Statute Law Amendment Bill 2025^[6].

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
2 June 2025	HTML PDF Word	R27	2 June 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-16^[7]

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for Health - Health and Community Services Directorate
Minister for Population Health - Canberra Health Services

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Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

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Name	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008^[8]	Subordinate laws	s 184	17 June 2025	SL2008-42
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Fees) Determination 2024 (No 1)^[9]	Disallowable instruments	s 197	1 January 2025	DI2024-307
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Monitored Medicine) Declaration 2021 (No 1)^[10]	Disallowable instruments	s 97A	1 October 2021	DI2021-224
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Nurse and Midwife Immunisers) Direction 2020 (No 1)^[11]	Disallowable instruments	s 353	13 October 2020	DI2020-290
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Vaccinations by Pharmacists) Direction 2025 (No 1)^[12]	Disallowable instruments	SL2008-42 s 352	1 April 2025	DI2025-33
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Controlled Medicines Exempt from Standing Approvals) Declaration 2023 (No 1)^[13]	Notifiable instruments	SL2008-42 s 556A	18 August 2023	NI2023-494
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Guidelines for Treatment of Opioid Dependency) Approval 2018 (No 1)^[14]	Notifiable instruments	SL2008-42 s 630	21 February 2018	NI2018-81
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Opioid Dependency Treatment (ODT) Contingency Guidelines) Approval 2020^[15]	Notifiable instruments	s 192	21 July 2020	NI2020-409
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Regulated Substances and Therapeutic Goods) Authorisation 2024 (No 1)^[16]	Notifiable instruments	SL2008-42 s 861A	16 February 2024 - 15 February 2026	NI2024-69
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Regulated Substances and Therapeutic Goods) Authorisation 2024 (No 2)^[17]	Notifiable instruments	SL2008-42 s 861A	13 December 2024 - 12 December 2029	NI2024-698
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods (Regulated Substances and Therapeutic Goods) Authorisation 2025 (No 1)^[18]	Notifiable instruments	SL2008-42 s 861A	21 February 2025 - 20 February 2027	NI2025-86
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Controlled Medicines Prescribing Standards 2023 (No 1)^[19]	Notifiable instruments	SL2008-42 s 575	18 August 2023	NI2023-495

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
2 June 2025	HTML PDF Word	R27	2 June 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-16^[7]
18 April 2025 - 1 June 2025	HTML PDF Word	R26	18 April 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-8^[20]
18 September 2024 - 17 April 2025	HTML PDF Word	R25	18 September 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-42^[21]
10 December 2022 - 17 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R24	10 December 2022	Republication for amendments by A2022-24^[22]
23 June 2021 - 9 December 2022	HTML PDF Word	R23	23 June 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-12^[23]
31 January 2020 - 22 June 2021	HTML PDF Word	R22	31 January 2020	Republication for amendments by A2019-34^[24]
15 August 2019 - 30 January 2020	HTML PDF Word	R21	15 August 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-23^[25]
21 December 2018 - 14 August 2019	HTML PDF Word	R20	21 December 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-32^[26]
23 October 2018 - 20 December 2018	HTML PDF Word	R19	23 October 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-33^[27]
15 June 2018 - 22 October 2018	HTML PDF Word	R18	15 June 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-23^[28]
29 March 2018 - 14 June 2018	HTML PDF Word	R17	29 March 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-8^[29]
29 June 2016 - 28 March 2018	HTML PDF Word	R16	29 June 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-37^[30]
27 April 2016 - 28 June 2016	HTML PDF Word	R15	27 April 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-18^[31]
9 December 2015 - 26 April 2016	HTML PDF Word	R14	9 December 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-50^[32]
1 December 2015 - 8 December 2015	HTML PDF Word	R13	1 December 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-29^[33]
3 June 2015 - 30 November 2015	HTML PDF Word	R12	3 June 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-16^[34]
25 November 2013 - 2 June 2015	HTML PDF Word	R11	25 November 2013	Republication for relocation of provisions to Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008^[35] and other amendments by A2013-44^[36]
22 February 2013 - 24 November 2013	HTML PDF Word	R10	22 February 2013	Republication for amendments by A2013-4^[37]
12 December 2011 - 21 February 2013	HTML PDF Word	R9	12 December 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-52^[38]
1 July 2011 - 11 December 2011	HTML PDF Word	R8	1 July 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-22^[39]
15 February 2011 - 30 June 2011	HTML PDF Word	R7	15 February 2011	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (ch 14)
21 December 2010 - 14 February 2011	HTML PDF Word	R6	21 December 2010	Republication for lapsed modification (s 552)
1 July 2010 - 20 December 2010	HTML PDF Word	R5	1 July 2010	Republication for amendments by A2010-10^[40]
17 December 2009 - 30 June 2010	HTML PDF Word	R4	17 December 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-49^[41]
22 September 2009 - 16 December 2009	HTML PDF Word	R3	22 September 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-20^[42]
6 June 2009 - 21 September 2009	HTML PDF Word	R2	6 June 2009	Republication for modifications by SL2008-42^[35] as amended by SL2009-27^[43]
14 February 2009 - 5 June 2009	HTML PDF Word	R1	14 February 2009	Republication for new Act and amendments by A2008-36^[44]
14 February 2009	HTML PDF Word	As notified	14 August 2008

Law history

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Bill 2007^[45].

Notification statement

The Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 14 August 2008 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats
14 August 2008	14 February 2009	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	14 August 2008	LA^[46] s 75 (1)
remainder	14 February 2009	s 2 and LA^[46] s 79

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
ch 14	14 February 2011 (midnight)	s 503

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2024-24^[5]	Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024	sch 3 pt 3.5	commences 3 November 2025
A2025-16^[7]	Health Legislation Amendment Act 2025	sch 1 pt 1.5	2 June 2025
A2025-8^[20]	Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping Goods) Amendment Act 2025	sch 2 pt 2.1	18 April 2025
A2024-42^[21]	Health Legislation Amendment Act 2024	pt 5	18 September 2024
A2022-24^[22]	Health Legislation Amendment Act 2022	pt 2	10 December 2022
A2021-12^[23]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2021	sch 3 pt 3.35	23 June 2021
A2019-34^[24]	Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Act 2019	sch 1 pt 1.2	31 January 2020
A2019-23^[25]	Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2019	pt 11	15 August 2019
A2018-32^[26]	Veterinary Practice Act 2018	sch 3 pt 3.11	21 December 2018
A2018-33^[27]	Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2018	sch 1 pt 1.25	23 October 2018
A2018-23^[47]	Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Act 2018	pt 2	15 June 2018
A2018-8^[48]	Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2018	sch 1 pt 1.6	29 March 2018
A2016-37^[49]	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.15	29 June 2016
A2016-18^[50]	Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2016	sch 3 pt 3.30	27 April 2016
A2015-50^[51]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2015 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.2	9 December 2015
A2015-29^[52]	Veterinary Surgeons Act 2015	sch 2 pt 2.9	1 December 2015
A2015-16^[53]	Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Act 2015	sch 1 pt 1.16	3 June 2015
A2013-44^[54]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2013 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.14	25 November 2013
A2013-4^[55]	Directors Liability Legislation Amendment Act 2013	sch 1 pt 1.6	22 February 2013
A2011-52^[56]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3)	sch 1 pt 1.4	12 December 2011
A2011-22^[57]	Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.113	1 July 2011
A2010-10^[58]	Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Act 2010	sch 2 pt 2.14	1 July 2010
A2009-49^[59]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.8, sch 3 pt 3.50	17 December 2009
A2009-20^[60]	Statute Law Amendment Act 2009	sch 3 pt 3.52	22 September 2009
A2008-36^[61]	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008	sch 1 pt 1.37	14 February 2009

Modifications

Year and number	Modifying law	Modifying provision	Commencement date	End date
SL2008-42^[8]	Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008, as amended by: SL2009-27^[62] s 6	ch 31	6 June 2009	21 December 2010 (midnight)

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