Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority (ANZTPA)

On 16 July 2007 the New Zealand Government announced that it would not be proceeding with the legislation designed to enable the establishment of a joint agency with Australia for the regulation of therapeutic products. This is in recognition that the New Zealand Government does not have sufficient support in the New Zealand Parliament to ensure passage of its Bill at this time.

Negotiations between the two countries to establish ANZTPA have been postponed. The Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand for the Establishment of a Joint Scheme for the Regulation of Therapeutic Products remains in place.

Australia remains committed to a world-class regulatory scheme for therapeutic products to ensure that the safety and efficacy of medicines and therapeutic devices in Australia is paramount.