This page contains links to resources related to legislation and networking around the topic area of drugs and medicines that may be of interest to anaesthetists, pain specialists and medical professionals.
New South Wales Legislation
Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 No 31
View the Act online here.
Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008
View the Regulation online here.
Visit this website for further information about NSW legislation, as applies to medicines, drugs and poisons.
Northern Territory Legislation
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
View the Act online here.
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulations 2014
View the Regulations online here.
Click here for further information about Medicines and Poisons Control, which is responsible for the monitoring and control of supply of scheduled substances in the Northern Territory (NT).
Queensland Legislation
Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
View the Act here.
Therapeutic Goods Act 2019
View the Act here.
Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
View the Regulation here.
Click here for further information about new legislation for the regulation of medicines and poisons in Queensland, which replaces the Health Act 1937 and Pest Management Act 2001 with a new regulatory framework.
Victorian Legislation
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
View the Act online here.
View the PDF version of the Act here.
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances&Regulations 2017
View the Regulations online here.
View the PDF version of the Act here.
Visit this website for further information on medicines and poisons regulation.
Western Australia Legislation
Medicines and Poisons Act 2014
View the Act online here.
Medicines and Poisons Regulations 2016
View the Regulation online here.
Click here for further information about new legislation for the regulation of medicines and poisons in Western Australia, which replaces the Poisons Act 1964 and Poisons Regulations 1965.
New Zealand Legislation
Medicines Act 1981
View the Act online here.
Click here for further information about the Medicines Act 1981, which regulates medicines, related products and medical devices in New Zealand.
Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
View the Act online here.
Click here for further information about controlled drugs in NZ, which include medicines available on prescription from a health professional.
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