Schedule 1 certificates
The Advertising and Export Section of the Therapeutic Goods Administration often receives requests for Schedule 1 Certificates also referred to as Certificates of Exemption.
The issuing of these Certificates is an initiative by healthcare practitioner associations to assist in identifying their members who are able to receive advertising material that is exempt from complying with the advertising requirements in the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 and Regulations <http://www.tga.gov.au/legis/index.htm#acts>.
Health care professionals seeking Schedule 1 Certificates should direct their inquiries to their own Association listed in Schedule 1 of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations.
The Associations listed in Schedule 1 of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations are as follows:
| Column 1 - Item No. | Column 2 - Body |
|---|---|
| 1 | Acupuncture Association of Australia |
| 2 | Acupuncture Ethics and Standards Organisation |
| 2A | Association of Natural Health Practitioners Limited |
| 3 | Association of Traditional Health Practitioners Incorporated |
| 3A | Aust-China Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Inc. |
| 3B | Australasian Federation of Natural Therapists Inc. |
| 4 | Australian Acupuncture Association Ltd. |
| 5 | Australasian Association of Ayurveda Incorporated |
| 5A | Australian Association of Exercise and Sports Scientists |
| 6 | Australian Association of Professional Homoeopaths |
| 7 | Australian Committee of Natural Therapies Inc. (SA) |
| 9 | Australian Federation of Homoeopaths |
| 9A | Australian Federation of Homoeopaths (Qld.) Inc. |
| 9B | Australian Federation of Homoeopaths (WA) Inc. |
| 10 | Australian Natural Therapists Association Ltd |
| 11 | Australian Naturopathic Practitioners and Chiropractors Association |
| 11A | Australian Society of Homeopaths Inc |
| 12 | Australian Traditional Chinese Herbalists Association (Qld) |
| 13 | Australian Traditional Chinese Medicine Association Inc. |
| 14 | Australian Traditional Medicine Society |
| 14A | Australian Unani Medicines Society Inc. |
| 15 | Chinese Medicine Association Pty Ltd |
| 15A | Chinese Medicine Association of Australia Inc. |
| 16 | Complementary Medicine Association |
| 16A | Federation of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Societies of Australia |
| 17 | Homoeopathic Education and Research Association |
| 17A | International Association of Trichologists |
| 17B | International Christian Association of Natural Therapists Ltd (ICANT) |
| 18 | National Herbalists Association of Australia |
| 18A | Naturopathic Physicians Association of Australia Inc. |
| 19 | Queensland Naturopathic Association |
| 20 | Register of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| 21 | Society of Natural Therapists and Researchers [SNTR] Inc. |
| 22 | Society of Classical Homoeopathy Ltd |
| 23 | Traditional Medicine of China Society Australia |
| 24 | Society of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (Vic) Inc. |
| 25 | Naturopathic Practitioners Association Inc. |
| 26 | The Acupuncture Association of Australia, New Zealand and Asia |
| 26A | The Alumni Association of Natural Medicine Practitioners Inc. |
| 26AA | The Australian Association of Homotoxicology Incorporated |
| 26B | The Australian Podiatry Association (NSW) |
| 26BA | The Homoeopathic Medicines Associations Inc. |
| 27 | The New South Wales Research Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Further assistance regarding advertising may be obtained from the Advertising and Export Section of the Therapeutic Goods Administration by phone on 02 6232 8757, by facsimile on 02 6232 8659 or by email to tga.advertising@tga.gov.au.