What has changed
The federal government has made Amendment No. 9 to the National Health (Minimum Stockholding) Determination 2023. The amendment updates minimum stockholding requirements for medicines and health products under the National Health Act 1953.
The changes contained in Schedule 1 of the amendment came into force on 1 October 2026. The source does not specify which products or stockholding levels were changed - only that amendments were made.
Administering department
This determination is administered by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
Key actions
- Parties who supply, dispense, or store medicines or health products covered by the National Health Act 1953 are required to check the full text of the amended determination at https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026L01323 to see exactly which stockholding requirements changed on 1 October 2026.
- Pharmacists and medicine wholesalers are required to confirm current stock levels meet any updated minimum requirements that applied from 1 October 2026.
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