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 comment. Closing date: 12 January 2026.
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Scheduling decisions (interim)Interim decisions and invitation for comment. Closing date: 23 January 2026.
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Scheduling decisions (final)This web publication constitutes a notice for the purposes of regulation 42ZCZS of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 (the Regulations).
Latest consultations
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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), Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling (ACCS), and the joint meeting of the ACMS and ACCS.
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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), Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling (ACCS), and the joint meeting of the ACMS and ACCS.
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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.