Joint meetings of these scheduling committees are held several times a year. The committees are:
Joint meetings
The purpose of the joint meetings are to consider matters that are of interest to both the ACMS and the ACCS, including any proposals that relate to substances that may have a human therapeutic use (including as an excipient) as well as a non-human therapeutic use.
Details outlining the procedures for joint meetings are in Division 3C of Part 6 of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990. A recommendation arising from a joint meeting is a recommendation to the Secretary from each advisory committee.
To find out more about the joint committee meetings:
- read our scheduling committee meeting dates and decisions timeframes
- search 'joint meetings' on our Events page.
Outcomes
Interim and final scheduling decisions are available at our Publication hub.
Sodium nitrite, nitrous dioxide, nicotine and cannabidiol
For the final scheduling decisions relating to these substances go to:
- Notice of final decision to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard in relation to sodium nitrite.
- Notice of final decisions to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard in relation to nitrous oxide.
- Notice of final decision to amend the current Poisons Standard - nicotine.
- Notice of final decision to amend (or not amend) the current Poisons Standard - cannabidiol.
Latest publications
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Scheduling decisions (interim)Interim decisions and invitation for further comment. Closing date: 27 July 2025
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Scheduling decisions (interim)Find out about the public submissions on scheduling matters referred to the ACMS #46 meeting held in November 2024
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Scheduling decisions (final)This web publication constitutes a notice for the purposes of regulation 42ZCZS and regulation 42ZCZX of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 (the Regulations).
Latest consultations
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ConsultationIn accordance with regulation 42ZCZK of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990, the Secretary invites public submissions on scheduling proposals referred to the June 2025 meetings of the Advisory Committees on Medicines and Chemicals Scheduling.
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ConsultationHave your say about proposals to amend the Poisons Standard. These will be considered at the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS)
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ConsultationHave your say about proposals to amend the Poisons Standard. These will be considered at the next meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS), or a joint meeting of the ACMS and Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling (ACCS)