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Health, Disability and Ageing House of Representatives

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medicines Shortages and Other Measures) Bill 2026

Before Senate, still live

Currently before the Senate. Last action: second reading moved on 12 Aug 2026.

Introduced
2 July 2026
Sponsor
Government
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STAGE 8 OF 13 — SECOND READING MOVED (SENATE)

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

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