This regulation may be cited as the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Amendment Regulation 2026.
(1)Part 2 commences on 1 March 2026.(2)Part 3 commences on 5 October 2026.
This regulation amends the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021.
Chapter 10—
insert—258Particular qualifications or training taken to be immunisation training
(1)This section applies if, immediately before the commencement—(a)a person was required, for practising a profession under a former extended practice authority, to hold a particular qualification or have completed particular training to deal with a medicine stated in the authority to carry out an immunisation program or service; and(b)the person held the qualification or had completed the training.(2)From the commencement, for applying schedule 3, 7 or 9 to the person practising the profession, the person is taken to have completed immunisation training to carry out the same type of dealing with any immunisation medicine.(3)In this section—former extended practice authority means an extended practice authority in effect immediately before the commencement.
5Amendment of sch 1 (Extended practice authorities and departmental standards)
(1)Schedule 1, part 1, table, entries for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers—
omit, insert—
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners
7
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers
5
(2)Schedule 1, part 1, table, entries for Midwives, Registered Nurses and Pharmacists—
omit, insert—
Midwives
6
Registered nurses
7
Pharmacists
10
6Amendment of sch 3, pt 1 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners)
Schedule 3, part 1, section 3, table, items 1, 3 and 4—
omit, insert—
1
give a treatment dose
the medicine is given—
• under the extended practice authority; and• in accordance with a practice plan for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitionerthe medicine is given for the treatment of a side effect, or a potential side effect, of an immunisation medicine
3
administer
the medicine is administered—
• under the extended practice authority; and• in accordance with a practice plan for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitionerthe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner has completed immunisation training
the medicine is administered to treat anaphylaxis
the medicine is administered for the treatment of a side effect, or a potential side effect, of an immunisation medicine
4
give a purchase order
the purchase order—
• is given under the extended practice authority; and• is for stock for the relevant health service to be used in a place in an isolated practice areathe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner has completed immunisation training
7Amendment of sch 7, pt 2 (Midwives)
(1)Schedule 7, part 2, section 6, table, item 1—
insert—
the medicine is given for the treatment of a side effect, or a potential side effect, of an immunisation medicine
(2)Schedule 7, part 2, section 6, table, item 2—
insert—
the midwife has completed immunisation training
(3)Schedule 7, part 2, section 6, table, item 4—
omit, insert—
4
give a purchase order
the purchase order is given under the extended practice authority
the midwife has completed immunisation training
8Amendment of sch 7, pt 3 (Registered nurses)
(1)Schedule 7, part 3, section 11, table, item 1—
omit, insert—
1
give a treatment dose
the medicine is given under the extended practice authority
the medicine is given for the treatment of a side effect, or a potential side effect, of an immunisation medicine
(2)Schedule 7, part 3, section 11, table, item 2—
insert—
the registered nurse has completed immunisation training
(3)Schedule 7, part 3, section 11, table, item 3—
omit, insert—
3
give a purchase order
the purchase order is given under the extended practice authority
the registered nurse has completed immunisation training
9Amendment of sch 9, pt 1 (Pharmacists)
(1)Schedule 9, part 1, section 2, table, item 4—
omit, insert—
4
give a treatment dose
the medicine is given on a standing order at a public hospital
the medicine is given for the treatment of a side effect, or a potential side effect, of an immunisation medicine
(2)Schedule 9, part 1, section 2, table, item 5—
insert—
the pharmacist has completed immunisation training
the medicine is administered to treat anaphylaxis
the medicine is administered for the treatment of a side effect, or a potential side effect, of an immunisation medicine
(3)Schedule 9, part 1, section 2, table, item 8—
omit, insert—
8
give a purchase order
the stock is not for a specified place
the stock is for a specified place and—
• the pharmacist has completed immunisation training; or• the pharmacist is otherwise authorised to give a purchase order for the specified place
10Amendment of sch 22 (Dictionary)
Schedule 22—
insert—immunisation training means—(a)an immunisation education program that is accredited by the entity known as ‘Health Education and Services Australia’ as meeting the standards set out in the document called the ‘National immunisation education framework for health professionals’ published by the Commonwealth; or(b)an immunisation training program that is accredited by the entity known as the ‘Australian Pharmacy Council’ as meeting the standards set out in the document called the ‘Standards for the accreditation of programs to support pharmacist administration of vaccines’ published by that entity.
11Amendment of s 147 (Destruction of waste)
Section 147(1)(a)(vi), ‘podiatric surgeon’—
omit, insert—surgical podiatrist
12Amendment of sch 10 (Podiatry professions)
(1)Schedule 10, part 1, section 1, definition podiatric surgeon—
omit.(2)Schedule 10, part 1, section 1—
insert—surgical podiatrist means a person who is a specialist registrant in the specialty of podiatric surgery.(3)Schedule 10, part 3, section 4, ‘podiatric surgeon’—
omit, insert—surgical podiatrist
(4)Schedule 10, part 4, heading—
omit, insert—Surgical podiatrists
(5)Schedule 10, part 4, section 6, ‘podiatric surgeon’—
omit, insert—surgical podiatrist
(6)Schedule 10, part 4, section 7, table, item 3, ‘podiatric surgeon’—
omit, insert—surgical podiatrist
13Amendment of sch 18 (Monitored medicines database)
Schedule 18, part 1, ‘podiatric surgeon’—
omit, insert—surgical podiatrist
14Amendment of sch 22 (Dictionary)
(1)Schedule 22, definition podiatric surgeon—
omit.(2)Schedule 22—
insert—surgical podiatrist see schedule 10, section 1.