Regulator guidance

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods legislation update

NSW Health, Pharmaceutical Services. Published page, New South Wales.

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Current as at 3 July 2026
Last read
7 October 2026

NSW Health's dated notices about the move from the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 and Regulation 2008 to the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022 and Regulation 2026, including the commencement date and the consultation on cosmetic use medicines.

What changed

  • 3 July 2026July 2026: New laws to commence 5 November 2026States that the Regulation has been published and the Act and Regulation commence on 5 November 2026, and records the Minister's approval of the Regulation on 3 July 2026.
    • Act and Regulation commence 5 November 2026
    • The Minister's approval of the Regulation on 3 July 2026
    • NSW Health says it will circulate information and guidance to practitioners and industry
  • April 2026: expressions of interest for new statutory committeesExpressions of interest opened for the Regulatory Advisory Committee and Clinical Advisory Committee, to be established on commencement of the Act.
  • 27 February 2026February 2026: consultation on cosmetic use medicinesThe consultation on proposed regulatory changes aimed at strengthening controls on cosmetic-use substances closed on 27 February 2026.
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