Contacts for State/Territory drugs & poisons units
Each State and Territory has its own laws that determine where consumers can buy a particular drug or poison, and how it is to be packaged and labelled. However, State and Territory Governments classify the vast majority of drugs and poisons in accordance with the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP) <http://www.tga.gov.au/ndpsc/susdp.htm> to achieve a uniform national approach to the scheduling of substances and uniform labelling and packaging requirements.
The SUSDP contains the decisions of the National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (NDPSC) <http://www.tga.gov.au/ndpsc/index.htm> regarding the classification of drugs and poisons into Schedules.
The implementation of the SUSDP, as it affects access to and supply of drugs and poisons, is given legal effect through relevant State and Territory drugs, poisons and controlled substances legislation.
Advice on the interpretation of the SUSDP and/or the legal requirements in a particular State or Territory may be obtained from:
Australian Capital Territory
Pharmaceutical Services
ACT Health
Locked Bag 5
WESTON ACT 2611
Telephone: 02 6205 1700
Fax: 02 6205 0997
Website: http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10054021&pid=1074232898
New South Wales
Pharmaceutical Services Branch
NSW Health
PO Box 103
GLADESVILLE NSW 1675
Telephone: 02 9879 3214
Fax: 02 9859 5165
Website: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/PublicHealth/Pharmaceutical/index.asp
Northern Territory
Poisons Control
Department of Health & Community Services, Northern Territory
PO Box 40596
CASUARINA NT 0811
Telephone: 08 8922 7341
Fax: 08 8922 7200
Website: http://www.health.nt.gov.au/Environmental_Health/Poisons_Control/index.aspx
Queensland
Drugs and Poisons Policy and Regulation
Environmental Health Unit
Queensland Health
GPO Box 48
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Telephone: 07 3234 0938
Fax: 07 3234 1480
Website: http://www.health.qld.gov.au/healthieryou/default.asp
South Australia
Drugs labelling and scheduling:
Pharmaceutical Services
Drug & Alcohol Services South Australia
PO Box 6
RUNDLE MALL SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8274 3420
Fax: 08 8274 3440
Website: http://www.dassa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm
Poisons labelling and scheduling:
Public Health
Department of Health
PO Box 6
RUNDLE MALL SA 5000
Telephone: 08 8226 7100
Fax: 08 8226 7102
Website: http://www.health.sa.gov.au/pehs/drugs-poisons.htm
Tasmania
Pharmaceutical Services Branch
Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
GPO Box 125
HOBART TAS 7001
Telephone: 03 6233 2064
Fax: 03 6233 3904
Website: http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au
Victoria
Drugs and Poisons Regulation Group
Department of Human Services, Victoria
PO Box 4057
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Telephone: 1300 364 545
Fax: 03 9096 9168
Website: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/dpu
Western Australia
Drugs, Poisons & Therapeutic Goods Control Branch
Environmental Health Directorate
Department of Health, Western Australia
PO Box 8172
PERTH BUSINESS CENTRE WA 6849
Telephone: 08 9388 4980
Fax: 08 9388 4988
Website: http://www.health.wa.gov.au/services/detail.cfm?Unit_ID=2301