Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2025 (Cth)

Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2025

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 20 March 2025

Sam Mostyn AC

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Ged Kearney

Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care

Contents

1Name

This instrument is the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2025.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	1 July 2025.	1 July 2025

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

1. (2)

   Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3Authority

This instrument is made under the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967.

4Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

Narcotic Drugs Regulation 2016

1

Subsection 24(4) (example 1)

Omit “$1,160”, substitute “$1,220”.

2

Subsection 24(4) (example 2)

Omit “$2,050”, substitute “$2,160”.

3

Subsection 54(1)

Omit “$9,370”, substitute “$9,560”.

4

In the appropriate position in Part 6

Insert:

65Application provisions relating to the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2025

1. (1)

   The amendments of subsection 24(4) and clause 1 of Schedule 1, made by the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2025 (the amending regulations), apply in relation to applications made on or after 1 July 2025.

2. (2)

   The amendment of subsection 54(1) made by the amending regulations applies to inspections commenced on or after 1 July 2025.

5

Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 1, column 2)

Omit “13,560”, substitute “13,830”.

6

Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 2, column 2)

Omit “12,110”, substitute “12,380”.

7

Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 3, column 2)

Omit “8,000”, substitute “8,180”.

8

Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 4, column 2)

Omit “9,270”, substitute “9,480”.

9

Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 5, column 2)

Omit “6,120”, substitute “6,250”.

1. 10

   Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 6, column 2)

Omit “595”, substitute “610”.

1. 11

   Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 7, column 2)

Omit “1,510”, substitute “1,550”.

1. 12

   Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 8, column 2)

Omit “2,220”, substitute “2,270”.

1. 13

   Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 9, column 2)

Omit “12,280”, substitute “12,610”.

1. 14

   Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 10, column 2)

Omit “630”, substitute “645”.

1. 15

   Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 11, column 2)

Omit “1,690”, substitute “1,730”.

1. 16

   Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 12, column 2)

Omit “5,250”, substitute “5,370”.