If a Schedule 8 cannabis medicine is entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and the patient is not drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years of age, no application is required.

If a Schedule 8 cannabis medicine is entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and the patient is drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years of age, an application is required to be made to NSW Health.

If a Schedule 8 cannabis medicine is not entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and the patient is not drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years of age, an application is required to be made to the Therapeutic Goods Administration via the SAS online system. 

If a Schedule 8 cannabis medicine is not entered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and the patient is drug dependent and/or aged under 16 years of age, an application is required to be made to the Therapeutic Goods Administration and NSW Health via the SAS online system for TGA/NSW streamlined processing system.



Current as at: Tuesday 2 February 2021
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