Legislation

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2026 (NSW)

NSW Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Regulation, New South Wales.

Version
Version of 3 July 2026 (as notified); commences 5 November 2026
Last read
7 October 2026

The New South Wales Regulation made under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022, commencing 5 November 2026. Part 9 covers cosmetic use substances: directions, administration by nurses, storage, records and the duties of the business. Part 6 covers who may administer scheduled substances, and clause 185 sets how long required records are kept.

What changed

  • 5 November 2026CommencementSection 2 states the Regulation commences on 5 November 2026, the same day the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022 commences in full. It replaces the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 (NSW), whose Part 3A dealt with cosmetic substances.
    • Part 9 sets requirements for cosmetic use substances: botulinum toxins, calcium hydroxylapatite, collagen, deoxycholic acid, hyaluronic acid and its polymers, polyacrylamide, polycaprolactone and polylactic acid
    • Section 87(2) provides that, for Part 9, an authorised practitioner does not include a registered nurse with an endorsement
    • Section 88(1)(b) lets a nurse administer a cosmetic use substance lawfully supplied to the patient on a prescription issued to that patient
    • Section 89 requires a direction to be written and signed unless the prescriber is physically present, and requires an oral direction to be recorded in the patient's medical record and signed
    • Section 90(2) sets what an oral direction must include
    • Section 88(3)(c) and (d) set the nurse's administration record and require a copy to go to the prescriber and the responsible provider
    • Duties on the responsible provider, and on prescribers the provider employs, are in section 93
    • Category 1 and category 2 requirements are listed in section 94, with maximum penalties stated in the note to that section
    • Clause 185(3) sets a minimum of 2 years for keeping records the Regulation requires
  • 3 July 2026Version of 3 July 2026Notified on 3 July 2026. NSW Health records the Minister's approval of the Regulation on 3 July 2026.
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