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 submissionsPublic submissions made in response to the public consultation on proposed amendments to the Poisons Standard - ACCS and Joint ACMS-ACCS meetings - March 2025
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Meeting statementsAdvisory Committee on Complementary Medicines meeting statement for 30 July 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 the content and level of detection for ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and epichlorohydrin in end use products.
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ConsultationHave your say about proposals to amend the Poisons Standard in relation to 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC). These will be considered at the next meeting of the joint meeting of Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling (ACMS) and Advisory Committee on Chemicals Scheduling (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 Chemicals Scheduling (ACCS).