Key messages
- A new licence or permit is required where there is a change in the legal entity as licences and permits are not transferable from one legal entity to another legal entity.
- The renewal fee applies to the annual renewal of existing licences and permits.
- The amendment fee only applies to amendments to licences and permits where an inspection is not required. For example, addition of a health service campus.
- There are different fees for new applications, renewals and amendments.
The 'new' fee applies to a new application for a licence or permit and to an amendment to an existing licence or permit where an inspection may be required, for example, a change of premises, a change of ownership (legal entity) or the addition of poisons schedules. The fees are:
- A new licence or permit fee – this is required where there is a change in the legal entity. Licences and permits are not transferable from one legal entity to another legal entity.
- A renewal fee – this applies to the annual renewal of existing licences and permits.
- An amendment fee – this only applies to amendments to licences and permits where an inspection is not required. For example, addition of a health service campus.
Medicines and Poisons Regulation – licence fee schedule
Table 1: Licences
| Licence code | Type of licence | New | Renewal | Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Manufacture and sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 8 and/or Schedule 9 poisons, other than heroin | $1543.20 | $331.50 | $222.10 |
| MP 4 | Manufacture and sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 4 poisons (alone or together with Schedule 2 and/or Schedule 3 and/or Schedule 7 poisons) | $1365.20 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
| MP 2,3,7 | Manufacture and sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 2 and/or Schedule 3 and/or Schedule 7 poisons | $1365.20 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
| MPR 7 | Manufacture and sale or supply by retail of Schedule 7 poisons (other than a Schedule 7 poison included in the Poisons Code in the list of substances that are not for general sale by retail) | $1365.20 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
| WA | Sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 8 and/or Schedule 9 poisons, other than heroin | $1543.20 | $331.50 | $222.10 |
| WA Indent | Sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 8 and/or Schedule 9 poisons, other than heroin, by indent | $1188.80 | $271.10 | $222.10 |
| WP 4 | Sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 4 poisons (alone or together with Schedule 2 and/or Schedule 3 and/or Schedule 7 poisons) | $1365.20 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
| WP 2,3,7 | Sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 2 and/or Schedule 3 and/or Schedule 7 poisons | $1365.20 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
| WP 4 Indent | Sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 4 poisons (alone or together with Schedule 2 and/or Schedule 3 and/or Schedule 7 poisons), by indent | $1188.80 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
| WP Indent | Sale or supply by wholesale of Schedule 2 and/or Schedule 3 and/or Schedule 7 poisons, by indent | $1188.80 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
| GDL | General Dealer’s Licence – sale or supply by retail of Schedule 2 poisons | $1188.80 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
Notes:
1. ‘Indent’ refers to supply of poisons or controlled substances where the licence holder does not take possession.
2. GST does not apply to these fees. That is, these fees are GST-free.
Medicines and Poisons Regulation – permit fee schedule
Table 2: Permits
| Permit code | Type of permit | New | Renewal | Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permit 8,9 | Permit to purchase or obtain and use any Schedule 8 and/or Schedule 9 poison (alone or together with Schedule 2 and/or Schedule 3 and/or Schedule 4 and/or Schedule 7 poisons) for industrial, educational, advisory or research purposes | $1543.20 | $331.50 | $222.10 |
Permit 2,3,4,7 | Permit to purchase or obtain and use any Schedule 2 and/or Schedule 3 and/or Schedule 4 and/or Schedule 7 poisons for industrial, educational, advisory or research purposes | $1365.20 | $300.50 | $222.10 |
Notes: 1. Bed(s) refers to facilities where beds are used for overnight patient accommodation. 2. As set out in the Treasurer's Determination under Division 81 of A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cwlth), GST does not apply to these fees. That is, these fees are GST-free. The Monetary Units Act 2004 provides for the automatic indexation of Fee Units. A Fee Unit for the year commencing 1 July 2024 is valued at $16.33.
Medicines and Poisons Regulation health services permit fee schedule
Table 3: Health Services Permit – to purchase or obtain and use any poisons or controlled substances for the provision of health services.
| Type of permit | Permit description | New | Renewal | Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type A | Single site with no beds | $1188.80 | $271.10 | $222.10 |
| Type B | Residential aged care with single storage facility (no bed limit) OR single site with 1 to 30 beds | $1188.80 | $271.10 | $222.10 |
| Type C | Multiple sites with no beds OR single site with 31 to 100 beds | $1543.20 | $331.50 | $222.10 |
| Type D | Multiple sites (with beds) OR single site with more than 100 beds | $1543.20 | $331.50 | $222.10 |
- Bed(s) refers to facilities where beds are used for overnight patient accommodation.
- As set out in the Treasurer's Determination under Division 81 of A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cwlth), GST does not apply to these fees. That is, these fees are GST-free.
The Monetary Units Act 2004 provides for the automatic indexation of Fee Units. A Fee Unit for the year commencing 1 July 2024 is valued at $16.33.
Reviewed 24 June 2024