On 17 August 2012, a COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on strategies to implement a national approach to poisonous chemical controls was released by the Standing Council on Health (SCoH). The Consultation RIS examines options to improve national consistency of poisonous chemical regulation, as set out in the Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP). The Consultation RIS identifies the problems associated with inconsistency of chemical and poisons regulation across States and Territories. It is argued that inconsistency creates an increase in compliance costs for business, and indirectly for consumers, without improving regulatory outcomes. The Consultation RIS seeks to gather feedback from stakeholders on the options of reform for the controls of chemicals in Schedules 5, 6 and 7 of the SUSMP, and a selection of Appendices in the SUSMP. This COAG RIS for consultation was prepared by the National Coordinating Committee on Therapeutic Goods and was assessed as adequate by the Office of Best Practice Regulation. The Standing Council on Health will be the decision maker. The consultation period closes on 17 September 2012.
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