Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medicines Shortages and Other Measures) Bill 2026
Introduced with the Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill 2026, the bill amends the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to:
- expand arrangements relating to medicines shortages and discontinuations
- enable the determination of common biological groups to allow similar biologicals to share a single entry in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods
- authorise persons to enter, search and inspect clinical trial sites
- enable the Medicines Watch List to incorporate other documents as in force from time to time
- make consequential and technical amendments
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| House | |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Second reading moved |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Referred to Federation Chamber |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Second reading agreed to |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Reported from Federation Chamber |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Second reading moved |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.