Health, Disability and Ageing House of Representatives
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medicines Shortages and Other Measures) Bill 2026
Currently before the House of Representatives. Last action: second reading debate on 11 Aug 2026.
STAGE 3 OF 13 — SECOND READING DEBATE (HOUSE)
Summary
Introduced with the Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill 2026, the bill amends the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to: expand arrangements relating to medicines shortages and discontinuations; enable the determination of common biological groups to allow similar biologicals to share a single entry in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods; authorise persons to enter, search and inspect clinical trial sites; enable the Medicines Watch List to incorporate other documents as in force from time to time; and make consequential and technical amendments
Text of Bill
First reading
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