{"id":"F2011L00744","name":"Restricted Medicine Specification 2011","slug":"restricted-medicine-specification-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86442,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00744-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Restricted Medicine Specification 2011","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nRestricted Medicine Specification 20111\n\nTherapeutic Goods Act 1989\n\nI, CATHERINE KING, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, make this Specification under subsections 3(2A) and 3(2B) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.\n\nDated 21 January 2011\n\n(Signed by)  \nCATHERINE KING\n\nParliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing\n\n1 Name of Specification\n\nThis Specification is to be cited as the Restricted Medicine Specification 2011.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Specification commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Specification:\n\n> current Poisons Standard has the same meaning as subsection 52A(1) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.\n\n> Regulations means the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990.\n\n> .\n\n4 Restricted Medicine\n\nFor subsections 3(2A) and 3(2B) of the Act, a medicine mentioned in Schedule 1 or a medicine mentioned in a class of medicine mentioned in Schedule 1 is specified as a restricted medicine.\n\n  \nSchedule 1 Medicines and Classes of Medicines\n\n(Section 4)\n\n1.  Medicines or medicines contained in a therapeutic good mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the Regulations other than in items 1(b) and 14.\n\n2. Medicines that contain a substance included in Schedule 3 to the current Poisons Standard.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2081},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose of specifying which medicines fall within the 'restricted medicine' definition under sections 3(2A) and 3(2B) of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. It has not expanded beyond this delegated authority."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 defined terms in the interpretation section","Relies entirely on external cross-references to the Poisons Standard and Therapeutic Goods Regulations rather than listing medicines directly","No conditional logic, nested exceptions, or procedural steps","Extremely short operative length (4 substantive sections plus Schedule)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Specification sets which medicines are “restricted medicines” under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989: specific therapeutic goods listed in Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 (excluding items 1(b) and 14), and medicines containing Schedule 3 substances from the Poisons Standard (pharmacist‑only medicines).\n\nIt matters because that classification triggers particular supply, advertising and labelling rules—stricter than general‑sale but less so than prescription—affecting manufacturers, wholesalers and pharmacists."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/restricted-medicine-specification-2011","history":"/api/acts/restricted-medicine-specification-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/restricted-medicine-specification-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/restricted-medicine-specification-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/restricted-medicine-specification-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/restricted-medicine-specification-2011/documents"}}