Publication date:
22 December 2025
This Cabinet material sets out the approval for the introduction of an Amendment Paper to the Medicines Amendment Bill. The Amendment Paper gives effect to the subsequent policy decisions providing for a specific exemption to the current prohibition on advertising of unapproved medicines for medical conferences and associated trade shows.
Title of Cabinet paper:
- Medicines Amendment Bill: Amendment Paper for the advertising of unapproved medicines at medical conferences and trade shows.
Title of minutes:
- Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ending 15 August 2025 (CAB-MIN-0282)
- Minute of Decision: Medicines Amendment Bill: Approval of Amendment Paper (LEG-25-MIN-0154).
