Cabinet material: Modernising the Regulation of Medicines and Medical Devices

These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Associate Minister of Health, Hon Casey Costello.

Title of Cabinet paper: 

• Modernising regulation of medicines and medical devices

Titles of minutes:

• Report of the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee: Period Ended 27 September 2024 (CAB-24-MIN-0380)
• Modernising the Regulation of Medicines and Medical Devices (SOU-24-MIN-0115)

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Key to redaction codes:

• Out of scope.
• S 9(2)(f)(ii) to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect collective and individual ministerial responsibility.
• S 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.