Standard for the uniform scheduling of drugs and poisons (SUSDP)
The SUSDP
The Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP) and its Amendments contain the decisions of the National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (NDPSC), regarding the classification of drugs and poisons into Schedules for inclusion in the relevant legislation of the States and Territories. The SUSDP also includes model provisions about containers and labels, a list of products recommended to be exempt from those provisions, and recommendations about other controls on drugs and poisons.
The SUSDP is presented with a view to promoting uniform scheduling of substances and uniform labelling and packaging requirements throughout Australia.
The Amendments to the SUSDP include recent decisions of the NDPSC and must be read in conjunction with the SUSDP, not as stand-alone documents.
The SUSDP and its three Amendments are consolidated annually and are available for purchase as an annual subscription item.
SUSDP No.24 (a consolidation of SUSDP No.23 and its three Amendments) is expected to be available for distribution late August 2009.
| Publications included in the subscription to SUSDP No.24 | Expected date of Issue |
|---|---|
| SUSDP No.24 | August 2009 |
| SUSDP No.24 Amendment No.1 (effective date - 1 September 2009) | August 2009 |
| SUSDP No.24 Amendment No.2 (effective date - 1 January 2010) | December 2009 |
| SUSDP No.24 Amendment No.3 (effective date - 1 May 2010) | April 2010 |
Electronic version
The SUSDP is now available in electronic form, free of charge, on the ComLaw website at the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI). The FRLI is a repository and authoritative source of Commonwealth legislative instruments, explanatory statements and compilations of legislative instruments in electronic form.
Please note that the naming conventions used on FRLI are slightly different to common usage naming for the SUSDP. Rather than referring to the edition number, the publications are named according to the year of publishing (the year the publication is published on FRLI). The naming convention used on FRLI and how it correlates to SUSDP publications is explained in the table below:
| Title used/to be used on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) | SUSDP Title |
|---|---|
| Poisons Standard 2009 | SUSDP No.24 |
| Poisons Standard Amendment No.2 of 2009 | SUSDP No.24 Amendment No.1 |
| Poisons Standard Amendment No.3 of 2009 | SUSDP No.24 Amendment No.2 |
| Poisons Standard Amendment No.1 of 2010 | SUSDP No.24 Amendment No.3 |
The SUSDP 24 and its Amendments currently available on FRLI can be found at:
- SUSDP 24
- SUSDP 24 Amendment No. 1 (Poison Standard Amendment No.2 of 2009)
- SUSDP 24 Amendment No. 2 (Poison Standard Amendment No.3 of 2009)
SUSDP subscription order form
How to access a pdf or word document
- SUSDP No. 24 Subscription order form (pdf,37kb)
- SUSDP No. 24 Subscription order form (Microsoft Word,115kb)
Payment options
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