Legal status in Australia

Per-substance legal status for Australia, from sourced statutes where available. Legal information, not legal advice; drug laws change, so confirm with the destination’s embassy or drug authority before you travel.

69 confirmed substances16 not individually verifiedLast updated July 14, 2026

Confirmed legal status

1P-LSD

Legal status: 1P-LSD is controlled in Australia as a drug analogue of lysergide: LSD is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) drug in the Poisons Standard, and the Commonwealth Criminal Code (s.301.9) treats a substance with a structure substantially similar to a listed controlled/border-controlled drug as itself controlled.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking, importing and possessing 1P-LSD are serious offences; importing a border-controlled drug analogue in a commercial quantity can carry up to life imprisonment, and state possession offences apply to the analogue as they do to LSD.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 status means no therapeutic or prescription use; supply is permitted only under Commonwealth/state approval for research.
Documentation: Confirmed via the Poisons Standard (lysergide/LSD Schedule 9) and the Criminal Code Regulations 2019 with the Criminal Code drug-analogue provisions (ss. 301.1 and 301.9) that capture structural analogues of LSD.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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25I-NBOMe

Legal status: 25I-NBOMe is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), and Australia, a party to the 1971 Convention, is bound by the March 2015 Schedule I listing; the NBOMe phenethylamines are individually captured.
Consequences if caught: Importation is a Commonwealth offence, and possession, supply and trafficking are offences under state and territory drug laws, with substantial imprisonment for trafficking quantities.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 substances may be used only for research under permit; not available on prescription.
Documentation: Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (Poisons Standard), Schedule 9; 1971 Convention Schedule I.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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3-MMC

Legal status: 3-MMC (3-methylmethcathinone) is controlled — individually listed by the Office of Drug Control as a border-controlled drug (Criminal Code Regulations 2019) and covered by the cathinone class in Schedule 9 of the Poisons Standard.
Consequences if caught: Border-controlled-drug import and Schedule 9 offences: trafficking carries heavy imprisonment; import without authorisation is a serious offence. Non-death-penalty jurisdiction.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 (prohibited substance): no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route outside tightly limited research authorisation.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route; prohibited import at the border.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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4-AcO-DMT

Legal status: 4-AcO-DMT is controlled in Australia as a drug analogue. Under the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995 (s301.9) an analogue of a listed controlled or border-controlled drug is itself treated as that drug, and psilocin is a listed controlled drug, so O-acetylpsilocin (the acetate ester of psilocin) is caught. Psilocin also sits in Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substances) of the Poisons Standard, which extends to its analogues.
Consequences if caught: Trafficking, manufacture and importation attract serious Commonwealth offences, with analogues carrying the same penalties as the parent drug; Schedule 9 status makes possession, use, sale and supply prohibited outside approved research at state and territory level.
If prescribed / medical: No general medical use; Schedule 9 permits access to 4-AcO-DMT only for approved analysis, research or clinical trials under health-authority approval.
Documentation: Criminal Code Act 1995 s301.9 drug-analogue rule (analogue of psilocin); psilocin in Poisons Standard Schedule 9.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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5-MeO-DMT (Bufo / Toad)

Legal status: 5-MeO-DMT is individually controlled in Australia — listed by name '5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine' as a Schedule 9 (prohibited substance) entry in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) and as a border-controlled narcotic requiring an import licence and permit.
Consequences if caught: A prohibited substance under state and territory drug laws; unlicensed importation is a Commonwealth offence (Customs Act / Criminal Code), and trafficking, possession and supply carry serious criminal penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 — manufacture, possession, sale and use are prohibited by law except for approved medical/scientific research or analytical, teaching or training purposes under authority.
Documentation: Named on the Office of Drug Control controlled-substances list as an import-controlled narcotic and scheduled in Schedule 9 of the Poisons Standard.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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6-APB

Legal status: 6-APB is controlled in Australia — caught by the 'substantially similar' structural-analogue provisions (analogue of MDA; Poisons Standard Schedule 9) and the Commonwealth Criminal Code serious-drug and border NPS provisions.
Consequences if caught: Schedule 9 / analogue offence: possession, supply, trafficking and import penalties up to lengthy imprisonment (life for commercial trafficking). No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 prohibited substance — no recognised medical use or prescription route.
Documentation: Import prohibited; no lawful personal-import route for an analogue.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH)

Legal status: 7-Hydroxymitragynine, a kratom alkaloid, is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) entry in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP): it is separately named alongside kratom and mitragynine (scheduled since 2005), so the alkaloids are controlled together with the plant.
Consequences if caught: Possessing, supplying or manufacturing a Schedule 9 prohibited substance is an offence under state law carrying imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — Schedule 9 signifies prohibition, not ordinary prescribing.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a Schedule 9 prohibited substance.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Adderall

Legal status: Adderall (mixed amphetamine salts) has no separate legal identity — it is regulated AS amphetamine: schedule 8 (Controlled Drug) under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP); prescribing needs a State/Territory permit.
Consequences if caught: Possessing an S8 drug without authority is prosecuted like prohibited-drug possession; trafficking far heavier.
If prescribed / medical: TGA traveller's exemption: up to 3 months' supply for personal use with the prescription/doctor's letter.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

Poisons Standard (SUSMP), Schedule 8 · tga.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Alcohol

Legal status: Legal — alcohol (ethanol) is a state/territory-licensed, age-regulated beverage, not a controlled drug; uniform minimum purchase age 18.
Consequences if caught: No penalty for adult consumption; secondary-supply to minors, unlicensed sale and public-drinking (dry-zone) breaches carry fines.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a beverage, not a medicine.
Documentation: Sold in licensed bottle shops and venues on proof of age (18+); no traveller permit within duty limits.

who.int · Updated July 14, 2026

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Amanita muscaria

Legal status: Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is effectively prohibited through its active constituent: muscimol is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) poison in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), the legislative instrument made by the TGA under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 and registered on the Federal Register of Legislation. This is a control on the mushroom's own active (muscimol/ibotenic acid), distinct from the separate psilocin/psilocybine scheduling that covers magic mushrooms — so Amanita muscaria is not caught as a psilocybin fungus but via the S9 status of muscimol.
Consequences if caught: Schedule 9 substances are generally prohibited except for approved analytical/medical/scientific research; unauthorised possession, use, sale or supply of muscimol-containing Amanita muscaria material is an offence under state/territory poisons legislation.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 denotes no accepted therapeutic use — muscimol is not available on prescription and may be handled only for research with Commonwealth/State health-authority approval.
Documentation: Importing or carrying Amanita muscaria for consumption engages the Schedule 9 muscimol control, and it may not be sold as a food or dietary supplement.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Amphetamine

Legal status: Schedule 8 (Controlled Drug) under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP); prescribing needs a State/Territory permit.
Consequences if caught: Possessing an S8 drug without authority is prosecuted like prohibited-drug possession; trafficking far heavier.
If prescribed / medical: TGA traveller's exemption: up to 3 months' supply for personal use with the prescription/doctor's letter.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

Poisons Standard (SUSMP), Schedule 8 · tga.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Amyl Nitrite

Legal status: Amyl nitrite is a Schedule 3 (Pharmacist Only Medicine) substance in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) when in preparations for human therapeutic use in child-resistant packaging, down-scheduled from Schedule 4 by the TGA's final decision on the March 2019 joint ACMS-ACCS matters (in force 1 February 2020); a group alkyl-nitrite entry sits in Schedule 4 and certain other nitrites (e.g. isopropyl, n-propyl) are Schedule 10 (prohibited).
Consequences if caught: Amyl nitrite itself is a lawful pharmacist-supplied medicine, not an illicit drug, so no criminal drug tier attaches to its legitimate Schedule 3 sale; unscheduled or non-therapeutic alkyl-nitrite 'poppers' supply is enforced under State/Territory poisons law.
If prescribed / medical: The 2020 rescheduling deliberately singled out amyl nitrite (over other alkyl nitrites) on the strength of its clinical history as an angina vasodilator, making it obtainable from a pharmacist without prescription — though no registered Schedule 3 amyl-nitrite product has yet been marketed.
Documentation: Amyl nitrite is lawfully a pharmacist-only medicine, distinct from the Schedule 10 nitrites that cannot be sold to the public at all.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Barbiturates

Legal status: Barbiturates are prescription-controlled medicines under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) — phenobarbital and the barbiturate class are Schedule 4 (Prescription Only), transposing the 1971 psychotropic schedules through state and territory drugs-and-poisons law.
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is an offence under state law.
If prescribed / medical: Phenobarbital is prescribed as a Schedule 4 antiepileptic (a WHO Essential Medicine); the sedative-hypnotic barbiturates (secobarbital, amobarbital, pentobarbital) are now rarely used clinically.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows a 3-month supply carried with a prescription or doctor's letter.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Benzodiazepines

Legal status: Schedule 4 prescription-only medicine under the Poisons Standard
Consequences if caught: A Schedule 4 prescription-only medicine; possession without a prescription is unlawful.
If prescribed / medical: May be carried under the traveller's exemption: up to a 3-month supply for personal use, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid paper prescription or doctor's letter (not an eScript), original packaging, and declare to the Australian Border Force.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

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Buprenorphine

Legal status: Buprenorphine is a Schedule 8 (Controlled Drug) medicine under the Poisons Standard — the same schedule as methadone but with a greater safety margin: Suboxone film can be prescribed by any doctor for up to 10 patients without extra training (lighter handling than methadone).
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 8 medicine without authority is an offence under state law; trafficking is heavily penalised.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for opioid-replacement treatment (about 75% in primary care), with supervised dosing then takeaways; long-acting injectable buprenorphine is available.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows a 3-month supply carried with a prescription or doctor's letter; confirm any state permit.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Caffeine

Legal status: Caffeine is legal everywhere as an ordinary food and beverage ingredient; the notable Australian status is a prohibition on pure and highly concentrated caffeine at retail. Following a 2019 caffeine-toxicity death, the TGA added highly concentrated caffeine to Schedule 10 of the Poisons Standard (substances of such danger to health as to warrant prohibition of sale, supply and use) and tightened the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination, while FSANZ amended the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to ban retail sale of foods containing caffeine at 5% or more (solid/semi-solid, e.g. powders) or 1% or more (liquids).
Consequences if caught: No penalty attaches to ordinary caffeinated foods, drinks or coffee; enforcement targets sellers, with retail supply of pure or highly concentrated caffeine powders prohibited and actionable by the TGA and state food regulators.
If prescribed / medical: n/a — a food ingredient
Documentation: Ordinary caffeinated products need no documentation; high-caffeine drinks (>145 mg/kg) require statements and pure/high-concentration caffeine foods may not be sold to consumers under the Food Standards Code.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Cannabis / THC

Legal status: Schedule 8 controlled drug (medical cannabis: nabiximols/THC); recreational status not confirmed by these sources — verify
Consequences if caught: Cannabis medicines (nabiximols/THC) are Schedule 8 'controlled drugs'/'drugs of addiction' under the Poisons Standard. The reachable sources (TGA/ODC) address only medical cannabis; the recreational legal status of cannabis was not stated — verify with the TGA / relevant state law / your embassy.
If prescribed / medical: Medical cannabis (Schedule 8) may be carried under the traveller's exemption with a valid paper prescription or doctor's letter, original packaging, and declaration to the Australian Border Force.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

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Cathinone

Legal status: Controlled — cathinone (khat's natural principal alkaloid) is a 1971 Convention SCHEDULE I psychotropic and is a Schedule 9 (prohibited substance) in the Poisons Standard and named in the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 Sch 4. Mechanism: 1971 Sch-I transposition, named. As the parent compound it is DISTINCT from the khat PLANT (Catha edulis leaf, import-banned via the ODC permit regime) and from the synthetic cathinones (mephedrone etc., separately Schedule 9) that derive from it; cathinone is the named Sch-9 alkaloid, cathine the milder Schedule-III metabolite.
Consequences if caught: Schedule 9 prohibited substance: import and supply of the alkaloid are serious offences under Commonwealth/State law. No death penalty in Australia.
If prescribed / medical: 1971 Schedule I / Poisons Standard Schedule 9 substance with no accepted therapeutic use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No licit personal-import route for a Schedule 9 substance.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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CBD

Legal status: CBD (cannabidiol) is Schedule 4 (prescription-only) by default under the Poisons Standard; a Schedule 3 (pharmacist-only) entry for low-dose CBD (150 mg/day or less, at least 98% cannabidiol) took effect 1 Feb 2021 but applies only to ARTG-registered products, of which effectively none are marketed, so real-world access remains prescription-based.
Consequences if caught: Possessing CBD without a prescription (for example an imported unapproved product) is a state/territory prescription-drug offence, and unpermitted importation breaches the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations/ODC controls.
If prescribed / medical: Epidyolex (cannabidiol) is ARTG-registered for Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut seizures; other CBD is prescribed via the Special Access Scheme or Authorised Prescriber unapproved-goods pathways.
Documentation: CBD requires a prescription to carry (Schedule 4); SAS/Authorised Prescriber approval covers unapproved products and importation needs a permit — no paperwork makes overseas retail CBD over-the-counter legal.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Clonazepam

Legal status: Clonazepam is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP).
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is an offence under state law.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows a 3-month supply carried with a prescription or doctor's letter.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Cocaine

Legal status: Prohibited (illicit drug) — importation is a criminal offence
Consequences if caught: An illicit drug under Australian law; importation can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment. It is not covered by the traveller's medicine exemption and cannot be brought in without (at minimum) an Office of Drug Control import permit.
If prescribed / medical: Not a traveller medicine; prohibited substances are not covered by the traveller's exemption.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

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Codeine

Legal status: Codeine is prescription-only (Schedule 4) for ALL products since the up-scheduling of 1 February 2018, which abolished low-dose OTC combinations (supply fell roughly 50%). Codeine is a Schedule 4 Prescription Only medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP).
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession of a Schedule 4 codeine product is an offence under state Poisons/Drugs laws; prescribed use is lawful.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 medicine - there is no OTC codeine in Australia since February 2018.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows a 3-month supply carried with a prescription or doctor's letter; carry documentation as codeine is prescription-controlled.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Crack Cocaine

Legal status: Crack is the freebase (base) form of cocaine and has no separate legal identity in Australia: it is controlled AS cocaine, a prohibited/controlled drug under the Commonwealth Poisons Standard and state drug laws, whose cocaine entry covers the substance, its salts and derivatives and so reaches the base/freebase form. Importation of crack is an offence in identical terms to cocaine.
Consequences if caught: Importation of crack (as cocaine) is a serious Commonwealth offence (up to life for commercial quantities); state possession and supply offences carry imprisonment and fines.
If prescribed / medical: Cocaine hydrochloride has narrow authorised medical use as a topical anaesthetic (Schedule 8); the crack/freebase base has no medicinal form and cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No prescription documentation exists for crack/freebase cocaine.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Delta-8-THC

Legal status: Controlled — delta-8-THC (Δ8-THC) is caught as a 'tetrahydrocannabinol' under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP): tetrahydrocannabinols are Schedule 9 (prohibited) except Schedule 8 when properly prepared for therapeutic use, and it is a border-controlled drug. The TGA treats delta-8 as a chemically modified cannabinoid barred from medicinal-cannabis products. Distinct from cannabis (S9) and low-dose CBD (S3/S4). No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; heavy state/territory trafficking penalties and import is a Commonwealth offence.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; delta-8-THC may not be included in Australian medicinal-cannabis products even under the S8 therapeutic pathway.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; border-controlled drug.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Diazepam

Legal status: Diazepam is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP).
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is an offence under state law.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows a 3-month supply carried with a prescription or doctor's letter.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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DOM

Legal status: DOM (STP) is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), named as 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM/STP), reflecting DOM's individual Schedule I listing under the 1971 UN Convention; it is also a border-controlled drug for importation.
Consequences if caught: State/territory trafficking and possession offences and Criminal Code (Cth) importation offences apply, with penalties up to life imprisonment for commercial importation.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9: use permitted only for research with authorisation; not prescribable.
Documentation: Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (Poisons Standard), Schedule 9.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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DXM

Legal status: Over-the-counter medicine. Single-ingredient dextromethorphan (DXM) hydrobromide oral preparations are marketed under the TGA's OTC medicine monograph for temporary relief of dry cough; DXM was unaffected by the 2018 codeine up-scheduling and is not a controlled/Schedule 8 drug under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP).
Consequences if caught: No controlled-drug offence for DXM; sale must comply with the OTC monograph and state poisons law, and non-compliant supply is a therapeutic-goods offence.
If prescribed / medical: Cough-suppressant status: OTC — pharmacy/general-sale antitussive per the TGA OTC medicine monograph; no prescription required.
Documentation: DXM cough medicine is bought over the counter in Australian pharmacies without a prescription.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Ephedrine

Legal status: Regulated as a chemical PRECURSOR (1988 UN Convention Table I — a methamphetamine precursor), NOT as a scheduled narcotic; scheduled in the Poisons Standard (generally Schedule 4) AND a controlled precursor (import controlled under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 + state drug-precursor laws).
Consequences if caught: Two tracks: precursor offences (possessing a precursor to manufacture a prohibited drug, or above a prescribed quantity) carry heavy state penalties; unlawful import without a permit is a Customs offence.
If prescribed / medical: Also a pharmacy/prescription decongestant-bronchodilator medicine subject to sales limits; carry documentation for a personal supply.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Etizolam

Legal status: Etizolam is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) substance under the SUSMP, with import controls via the Office of Drug Control; there is no TGA-registered etizolam product.
Consequences if caught: Supply or import without authority is an offence.
If prescribed / medical: No TGA-registered etizolam product — it can only reach a patient through special-access/import authority, not an ordinary prescription.
Documentation: Import needs Office of Drug Control authority; there is no registered product to carry.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Fentanyl

Legal status: Schedule 8 controlled drug ('drug of addiction') under the Poisons Standard
Consequences if caught: A Schedule 8 controlled drug (opioid); lawful only on prescription. Illicit possession or supply is a criminal offence under state/territory law.
If prescribed / medical: May be carried under the traveller's exemption: up to a 3-month supply for personal use (or for immediate family travelling with you), provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter (not an eScript), keep it in original packaging, and declare it to the Australian Border Force.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

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Gabapentin

Legal status: Gabapentin is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only Medicine) substance under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), not a Schedule 8 controlled drug: it is TGA-registered and prescription-only, and gabapentinoids sit in Schedule 4 Appendix D, meaning enhanced prescribing/recording controls short of the S8 narcotic regime.
Consequences if caught: Gabapentin attracts no S8 controlled-drug penalty; supply of a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is a state/territory poisons-law offence, not a narcotics-trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for epilepsy and neuropathic pain; as an Appendix D gabapentinoid it is subject to real-time prescription monitoring and boxed-warning misuse-risk advice, but remains an ordinary S4 prescription medicine, not S8.
Documentation: Gabapentin (Neurontin and generics) is ARTG-registered; travellers carry it lawfully with a prescription under S4 rules.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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GBL

Legal status: GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) is controlled as a drug precursor — it is on the Office of Drug Control (ODC) controlled-substances list, and its importation is prohibited under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 without an import licence and per-consignment permit, to prevent diversion to GHB (a Schedule 9 prohibited substance); related 1,4-BD sits in Appendix C of the Poisons Standard.
Consequences if caught: Importing GBL without a licence and permit is a serious offence, and trafficking-level quantities of GBL/1,4-BD are prosecuted as border-controlled drugs under the Criminal Code (up to life imprisonment for commercial quantities); recreational use is handled as GHB-equivalent.
If prescribed / medical: Not a medicine; it is a legitimate industrial solvent and feedstock, importable only under an ODC licence and permit — the industrial carve-out operates through that permit regime.
Documentation: Genuine industrial importers obtain ODC licences and permits, while personal or concealed importation of GBL as a GHB prodrug is intercepted and prosecuted.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Heroin

Legal status: Prohibited (illicit drug) — importation is a criminal offence
Consequences if caught: An illicit drug under Australian law; importation can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment. It is not covered by the traveller's medicine exemption and cannot be brought in without (at minimum) an Office of Drug Control import permit.
If prescribed / medical: Not a traveller medicine; prohibited substances are not covered by the traveller's exemption.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

Heroin in Australia, full detail →

Hydrocodone

Legal status: Hydrocodone is a Schedule 8 (Controlled Drug / drug of addiction) under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) and state Acts; it is not marketed in Australia (no ARTG entry) but sits in the same Schedule 8 strong-opioid tier as morphine and oxycodone — left to confirmation.
Consequences if caught: Possessing or supplying a Schedule 8 drug without authority is a state offence; trafficking is heavily penalised (up to life in some states).
If prescribed / medical: No ARTG-registered hydrocodone product; a Schedule 8 opioid is dispensed only under controlled-drug authority.
Documentation: The ODC Traveller's Exemption allows a prescribed personal supply carried in person in original packaging with a prescription or doctor's letter, declared on entry — it cannot be mailed.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Ketamine

Legal status: Schedule 8 (Controlled Drug) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), enforced through State/Territory drugs-and-poisons legislation.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or supply is an offence under State/Territory drug laws, with penalties escalating for trafficable quantities.
If prescribed / medical: A Schedule 8 controlled medicine, prescribable with restrictions. Carry the original prescription and documentation.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

Poisons Standard (SUSMP), Schedule 8 · tga.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Khat

Legal status: Prohibited — ALKALOIDS NAMED, leaf caught de facto. Cathinone and cathine are named in the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 Sch 4 and cathinone is Schedule 9 in the Poisons Standard; the khat plant is not itself scheduled but import of fresh/dried leaf is prohibited via the ODC permit regime, with personal/recreational import permits abolished 1 December 2013. Mechanism: NAMED (alkaloids) + import ban on the leaf; plant unnamed.
Consequences if caught: Importing any khat without an ODC licence is prohibited (max penalty ~A$110,000); no personal-use permits have existed since 2013.
If prescribed / medical: Khat is traditional plant material with no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for the leaf since 1 Dec 2013; carried khat is seized on arrival.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

Khat in Australia, full detail →

Kratom

Legal status: Kratom is prohibited in Australia — kratom, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are all named Schedule 9 (prohibited substance) entries in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), scheduled since 2005; possession, supply, manufacture and production are illegal.
Consequences if caught: Schedule 9 prohibited-substance offences under state and territory drug laws: possession, supply and import without authority are criminal.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — Schedule 9 substances are prohibited (permitted only for approved research), not prescribable.
Documentation: No Traveller's Exemption applies — there is no lawful personal-import route for a Schedule 9 substance.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

Kratom in Australia, full detail →

Lorazepam

Legal status: Lorazepam is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP).
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is an offence under state law.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 benzodiazepine medicine.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows a 3-month supply carried with a prescription or doctor's letter.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

Lorazepam in Australia, full detail →

LSD

Legal status: Prohibited (illicit drug) — importation is a criminal offence
Consequences if caught: An illicit drug under Australian law; importation can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment. It is not covered by the traveller's medicine exemption and cannot be brought in without (at minimum) an Office of Drug Control import permit.
If prescribed / medical: Not a traveller medicine; prohibited substances are not covered by the traveller's exemption.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

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MDA

Legal status: Controlled — MDA is a Schedule 9 prohibited substance in the Poisons Standard and a border-controlled drug under the Commonwealth Criminal Code; also scheduled in state drug-misuse acts. NAMED mechanism.
Consequences if caught: Sch 9 / border-controlled: commercial import and trafficking up to life imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 — prohibited, no recognised medical use, no ordinary prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; commercial-quantity import carries life exposure.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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MDMA

Legal status: Prohibited (illicit drug) — importation is a criminal offence
Consequences if caught: An illicit drug under Australian law; importation can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment. It is not covered by the traveller's medicine exemption and cannot be brought in without (at minimum) an Office of Drug Control import permit.
If prescribed / medical: Not a traveller medicine; prohibited substances are not covered by the traveller's exemption.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

MDMA in Australia, full detail →

MDPV

Legal status: Controlled. MDPV is listed by name in Schedule 9 (prohibited substance) of the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) federally and under state Acts (e.g. WA Poisons Act Appendix A from 11 Feb 2012), scheduled around 2012.
Consequences if caught: Illegal as a Schedule 9 prohibited substance; possession, supply and trafficking carry heavy state imprisonment penalties. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: MDPV has no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Australia.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a Schedule 9 prohibited substance; do not carry.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Memantine

Legal status: Memantine is a prescription-only (Schedule 4, Poisons Standard) medicine, not a controlled drug: it is entered on the ARTG by the TGA and is not a Schedule 8 controlled drug or otherwise prohibited.
Consequences if caught: Memantine attracts no controlled-drug penalty; supply of a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is a state poisons-law offence, not a narcotics-trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease.
Documentation: Ebixa and numerous memantine generics are ARTG-registered prescription medicines; travellers carry them lawfully with a prescription.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

Memantine in Australia, full detail →

Mephedrone (4-MMC)

Legal status: Controlled — mephedrone is listed by name ('4-METHYLMETHCATHINONE (MEPHEDRONE)') as a Schedule 9 Prohibited Substance in the Poisons Standard (Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons). It is additionally a border controlled drug under the Commonwealth Criminal Code Regulations. A firm named listing.
Consequences if caught: Schedule 9 substances may lawfully be used only for approved research under permit; manufacture, possession, sale and use are otherwise prohibited. Enforced through state/territory drug laws and Commonwealth trafficking offences (serious penalties above trafficable/commercial thresholds).
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 (prohibited substance) — no therapeutic or prescription use; supply is restricted to authorised research only.
Documentation: Named in Schedule 9 of the Poisons Standard (Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard) Instrument, Federal Register of Legislation); also scheduled as a border controlled drug under the Criminal Code Regulations.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Methadone

Legal status: Methadone is a Schedule 8 (Controlled Drug / drug of addiction) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) and state Acts — strict control.
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 8 drug without authority is an offence under state law; trafficking is heavily penalised (up to life in some states).
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed for opioid replacement therapy by approved prescribers (~75% in primary care; supervised dosing then takeaways).
Documentation: The ODC Traveller's Exemption allows a personal supply carried with a prescription/doctor's letter, in original packaging, carried in person (cannot be mailed); declare on entry.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

Methadone in Australia, full detail →

Methamphetamine

Legal status: Prohibited (illicit drug) — importation is a criminal offence
Consequences if caught: An illicit drug under Australian law; importation can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment. It is not covered by the traveller's medicine exemption and cannot be brought in without (at minimum) an Office of Drug Control import permit.
If prescribed / medical: Not a traveller medicine; prohibited substances are not covered by the traveller's exemption.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

Methamphetamine in Australia, full detail →

Methaqualone (Quaaludes)

Legal status: Methaqualone is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) — substances with no accepted medical use, permitted only for research under permit — and is a border-controlled drug; this reflects the strictest tier for its 1971 Convention Schedule II status.
Consequences if caught: Possession, supply, manufacture and import without a permit are prohibited; State and Territory drug laws impose serious penalties.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use / withdrawn — Schedule 9 bars therapeutic use, so methaqualone cannot be prescribed.
Documentation: No medical or traveller route; import is licensable only for approved research purposes.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

Methaqualone (Quaaludes) in Australia, full detail →

Methylone

Legal status: Controlled — methylone is individually NAMED as a controlled substance (Poisons Standard Schedule 9) and a border-controlled drug; the federal Office of Drug Control lists methylone by name. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Illegal; heavy state/territory trafficking penalties, and import is a Commonwealth offence.
If prescribed / medical: No recognised medical use; Schedule 9 prohibited substance — no lawful prescription route.
Documentation: No lawful personal import; border-controlled drug.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Methylphenidate

Legal status: Schedule 8 (Controlled Drug) under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP); prescribing needs a State/Territory permit.
Consequences if caught: Possessing an S8 drug without authority is prosecuted like prohibited-drug possession; trafficking far heavier.
If prescribed / medical: Prescription ADHD/narcolepsy medicine (e.g. Ritalin/Concerta) via controlled channels; carry the original prescription and any required import permit.

Poisons Standard (SUSMP), Schedule 8 · tga.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Mitragynine

Legal status: Mitragynine, the principal alkaloid of kratom, is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) entry in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP): kratom, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are all separately named Schedule 9 entries (scheduled since 2005), so the alkaloids are controlled together with the plant.
Consequences if caught: Possessing, supplying or manufacturing a Schedule 9 prohibited substance is an offence under state law carrying imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful medical route — Schedule 9 signifies prohibition, not ordinary prescribing.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for a Schedule 9 prohibited substance.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

Mitragynine in Australia, full detail →

Modafinil

Legal status: SCHEDULE 4 (Prescription Only Medicine) under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP); a prohibited import without a permit/prescription.
Consequences if caught: Import without a prescription is a prohibited import (Customs Act 1901); unauthorised possession is a state poisons offence.
If prescribed / medical: Personal Importation Scheme: up to 3 months' supply with a prescription.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

Poisons Standard (SUSMP), Schedule 4 · tga.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Morphine

Legal status: Morphine is a Schedule 8 (controlled drug / drug of addiction) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) and state Acts.
Consequences if caught: Possession without authority is a state offence; trafficking penalties are heavy (up to life in some states).
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 8 controlled drug for severe and cancer pain.
Documentation: The ODC Traveller's Exemption allows a personal supply carried in person with a prescription or doctor's letter in original packaging (declare it; it cannot be mailed).

odc.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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MXE

Legal status: MXE (methoxetamine) is a controlled substance in Australia, named on the Office of Drug Control's list of controlled substances and captured as a prohibited dissociative under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP); it has no therapeutic listing and is treated as a substance of abuse.
Consequences if caught: Possession, supply, trafficking and import of MXE are offences under State/Territory drugs legislation and Commonwealth import law, with penalties scaling to lengthy imprisonment for trafficking and importation.
If prescribed / medical: MXE has no registered therapeutic product and cannot be prescribed in Australia (contrast: ketamine, a Schedule 8 controlled medicine).
Documentation: There is no legitimate supply; importing MXE without a licence and permit is an offence and consignments are seized by the Australian Border Force.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Nicotine

Legal status: Nicotine is legal in Australia in combustible tobacco and in nicotine-replacement therapy, but the nicotine DELIVERY product sits under a distinctive medicalised regime, not a consumer market. Nicotine vapes were prescription-only from 1 October 2021; the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Act 2024 (from 1 July 2024) banned importation, manufacture, supply and commercial possession of disposable and non-therapeutic vapes, and from 1 October 2024 pharmacists may supply therapeutic nicotine vapes (up to 20 mg/mL) to adults 18+ without a prescription, with higher strengths still requiring one.
Consequences if caught: Personal possession of a therapeutic vape is not itself an offence, but sale or supply outside the pharmacy channel — and any commercial possession, import or manufacture of disposable/non-therapeutic vapes — is prohibited and penalised. Illicit retail sale attracts significant Commonwealth penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Therapeutic nicotine vapes are lawful via pharmacies: no prescription for 18+ at up to 20 mg/mL under pharmacist supply (from 1 Oct 2024), prescription required above 20 mg/mL; TGA product standards cap nicotine at 50 mg/mL and restrict flavours to mint, menthol and tobacco.
Documentation: Supply is through pharmacies under TGA rules; there is no open retail market for nicotine vapes.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Nitrous Oxide

Legal status: Nitrous oxide is dual-scheduled in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP): Schedule 4 (prescription) for human therapeutic use and Schedule 6 (poison, with warning labelling) for non-therapeutic use since 1 October 2022; states add supply controls, e.g. NSW makes supply for human consumption an offence and South Australia and Western Australia restrict retail sale and cylinder size.
Consequences if caught: State offences apply to supplying nitrous oxide for inhalation and to out-of-hours or retail-display breaches (fines); no capital exposure (non-DP).
If prescribed / medical: Therapeutic nitrous oxide (Schedule 4) is a prescription anaesthetic and analgesic gas; food-grade bulbs remain available for culinary use.
Documentation: Small food-grade bulbs are legally sold (size-capped in some states); bulk cylinders and sales known to be for inhalation are restricted or prohibited under state law.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

Nitrous Oxide in Australia, full detail →

Oxycodone

Legal status: Oxycodone is a Schedule 8 controlled drug (drug of addiction) under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) and state drugs-of-dependence laws — a marketed strong opioid.
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 8 drug without authority is a state offence; trafficking carries heavy penalties (up to life in some states).
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 8 controlled drug, often requiring a state permit for prolonged use.
Documentation: The ODC Traveller's Exemption allows a 3-month supply carried in person with a prescription/doctor's letter; declare it — it cannot be mailed.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

Oxycodone in Australia, full detail →

Peyote

Legal status: Mescaline is a controlled substance in Australia — a border-controlled drug under the Criminal Code and a Schedule 9 prohibited substance in the Poisons Standard; the peyote (Lophophora) cactus is not separately named in the federal Poisons Standard, so federal control attaches to the mescaline alkaloid rather than to the living plant.
Consequences if caught: Importing, possessing or supplying mescaline is a serious offence; the intact peyote cactus is not federally scheduled by name, though some states restrict mescaline-containing plants.
If prescribed / medical: As a Schedule 9 substance mescaline is confined to authorised research and is not prescribable; peyote is not a registered medicine.
Documentation: The Office of Drug Control lists mescaline as a controlled substance (border-controlled drug; Poisons Standard Schedule 9); the federal Poisons Standard contains no botanical entry naming peyote or Lophophora.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Phenibut

Legal status: Phenibut is a Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance) poison in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), added by the TGA scheduling delegate's final decision of October 2017 with effect from 1 February 2018; the delegate found no defined therapeutic role, so phenibut is a substance named specifically for prohibition (mechanism: named entry), lawful only for approved research.
Consequences if caught: Manufacture, supply, possession and use of phenibut outside an S9 research authority are prohibited under state and territory drugs-and-poisons law, and unapproved importation breaches the same controls.
If prescribed / medical: Phenibut has no prescription status in Australia — it was placed in Schedule 9 rather than the Schedule 4 prescription category precisely because the delegate identified no medical need, so it cannot be dispensed as a medicine.
Documentation: Travellers cannot lawfully bring phenibut in as a personal medicine, and online 'nootropic' orders are captured by the S9 prohibition and import controls; genuine research use is left to confirmation against a permit.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Pink Cocaine / Tusi

Legal status: Pink cocaine (tusi) is not scheduled as such; it is a variable mixture (typically ketamine + MDMA) prosecuted through its constituents — MDMA is a prohibited illicit drug whose importation is a criminal offence, while ketamine is a Schedule 8 controlled-drug medicine under the Poisons Standard, enforced through State/Territory drug laws that reach any admixture containing a controlled drug. Because the blend varies batch to batch, exposure follows the most-severely-controlled detected component.
Consequences if caught: An MDMA-positive mixture is an illicit-drug offence (possession, supply and importation criminal under State law and the Customs Act); ketamine outside medical channels is a controlled-drug offence.
If prescribed / medical: No lawful supply of street tusi; ketamine is a Schedule 8 prescribed anaesthetic and MDMA may only be supplied by an Authorised Prescriber for PTSD under the 2023 TGA scheme — neither authorises the street mixture.
Documentation: Sold as an unregulated party powder; because composition varies batch to batch, buyers cannot know its constituents, so legal exposure (and importation risk) is unknowable at purchase.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Poppers

Legal status: Poppers (alkyl nitrites) are regulated as scheduled poisons/medicines under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), rescheduled with effect from 1 February 2020: amyl nitrite is Schedule 3 (Pharmacist Only Medicine) when in therapeutic preparations packed in child-resistant containers (otherwise Schedule 4), a group entry 'alkyl nitrites except when separately specified' sits in Schedule 4 (Prescription Only), and isopropyl nitrite is placed in Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substance). Not a narcotic. No death penalty.
Consequences if caught: Recreational alkyl nitrite poppers (typically isopropyl-based) are unlawful to supply as unapproved therapeutic goods / a Schedule 9 substance; enforcement is via State/Territory poisons law and the Therapeutic Goods Act, not drug-trafficking statutes.
If prescribed / medical: Amyl nitrite is lawfully available from a pharmacist (S3) or on prescription (S4) for therapeutic use; isopropyl nitrite (S9) has no lawful consumer supply.
Documentation: No general retail sale of recreational poppers; pharmacist-supplied amyl nitrite is the lawful route.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Pregabalin

Legal status: Pregabalin is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), the status it has held since its 2005 registration; despite TGA boxed warnings on abuse and dependence added in 2021, it was NOT moved to Schedule 8, so it remains a prescription-only rather than a controlled drug — the same S4 status as gabapentin.
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is an offence under state law; it does not carry the controlled-drug (S8) penalties.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 prescription-only medicine.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows roughly a 3-month supply carried with a prescription or doctor's letter, in original packaging.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

Pregabalin in Australia, full detail →

Quetiapine

Legal status: Quetiapine is a prescription-only (Schedule 4, Poisons Standard) medicine, not a controlled drug: Seroquel, Seroquel XR and generics are entered on the ARTG by the TGA and quetiapine is not a Schedule 8 controlled drug or otherwise prohibited.
Consequences if caught: Quetiapine attracts no controlled-drug penalty; supply of a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is a state poisons-law offence, not a narcotics-trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as an atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; sedative misuse and diversion are noted in custodial settings but it remains a Schedule 4 medicine.
Documentation: Seroquel and numerous quetiapine generics are ARTG-registered prescription medicines; travellers carry them lawfully with a prescription.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

Quetiapine in Australia, full detail →

Salvia divinorum

Legal status: Controlled. NAMED: Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A are listed in Schedule 9 (Prohibited Substances) of the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), the most restrictive category; salvia has been prohibited nationally since the early 2000s and remains Schedule 9 in the current Standard, with matching controls in state/territory drug laws. Mechanism: NAMED (plant + salvinorin A).
Consequences if caught: Schedule 9 prohibits manufacture, possession, sale and use of salvia except for approved research; import, supply and possession are offences under state/territory drug laws.
If prescribed / medical: Schedule 9 status means salvia divinorum and salvinorin A have no ordinary prescription route; use is confined to authorised medical or scientific research.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route; salvia leaf/extract is a prohibited import seized at the border.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Scopolamine (Devil's Breath)

Legal status: Scopolamine (hyoscine) is a scheduled medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), not a controlled or prohibited drug: hyoscine hydrobromide is not a Schedule 8 controlled drug. The Scopoderm TTS motion-sickness patch is a Schedule 3 Pharmacist Only Medicine, and Buscopan (hyoscine butylbromide) is available over the counter.
Consequences if caught: Hyoscine attracts no controlled-drug penalty; supply of a Schedule 3 medicine without a pharmacist is a state poisons-law offence, not a narcotics-trafficking offence.
If prescribed / medical: The Scopoderm TTS patch is supplied by pharmacists (S3) for motion sickness; Buscopan (hyoscine butylbromide) is OTC for spasm; injectable hyoscine hydrobromide is used clinically.
Documentation: Scopoderm is ARTG-registered (233258) by the TGA as a Pharmacist Only motion-sickness patch; travellers carry it lawfully.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2 / Spice)

Legal status: Controlled as a class. Synthetic cannabinoids are captured by a broad structural (generic) class definition in Schedule 9 (prohibited substances) of the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), which since 2011-2012 defines the synthetic-cannabinoid class by reference to cannabinoid-receptor activity, and by mirrored state/territory drug laws; individual compounds are also named.
Consequences if caught: Illegal as Schedule 9 prohibited substances; possession, supply and trafficking carry heavy state imprisonment penalties. No death penalty.
If prescribed / medical: These synthetic cannabinoids have no recognised medical use and no lawful prescription route in Australia.
Documentation: No lawful personal-import route for Schedule 9 prohibited substances; do not carry.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Tramadol

Legal status: Tramadol is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only) medicine under the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), listed in Appendix D (S4D) since 1 February 2018 — confirmed Schedule 4, not Schedule 8.
Consequences if caught: Possessing a Schedule 4 medicine without a prescription is an offence under state law.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 4 (Appendix D) prescription-only medicine.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows roughly a 3-month supply carried with a prescription or doctor's letter, in original packaging.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

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Xanax (Alprazolam)

Legal status: Alprazolam was up-scheduled from Schedule 4 to Schedule 8 (Controlled Drug) under the Poisons Standard effective 1 February 2014 — it is treated more strictly than other benzodiazepines (psychiatrist support / permit conditions to prescribe).
Consequences if caught: Possessing Schedule 8 alprazolam without authority is an offence under state law and is treated more strictly than the Schedule 4 benzodiazepines.
If prescribed / medical: Prescribed as a Schedule 8 Controlled Drug, with stricter permit/psychiatrist conditions than other benzodiazepines.
Documentation: The Traveller's Exemption allows a 3-month supply with a prescription or doctor's letter; Schedule 8 alprazolam is stricter — carry a doctor's letter and prescription.

odc.gov.au · Updated July 13, 2026

Xanax (Alprazolam) in Australia, full detail →

Xylazine

Legal status: Xylazine is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only Medicine / Prescription Animal Remedy) substance in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP) administered by the TGA; it is a veterinary sedative regulated as a prescription animal remedy and is not a Schedule 8 controlled drug or a prohibited (Schedule 9) substance.
Consequences if caught: Unauthorised possession or supply of xylazine is dealt with as a Schedule 4 poisons offence under state/territory drugs-and-poisons law, not as a narcotics-trafficking offence, since it is not scheduled as a human controlled drug.
If prescribed / medical: Available only on the order of a registered veterinary practitioner who has established a therapeutic need for an animal under their care; no human therapeutic use of xylazine is registered.
Documentation: Xylazine injectable products (e.g. Ilium Xylazil, Randlab Xylazine) are Schedule 4 prescription animal remedies supplied through veterinarians.

legislation.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Zolpidem

Legal status: Zolpidem is a Schedule 4 (Prescription Only Medicine) substance in the Poisons Standard (SUSMP), consistent with its 1971 Convention Schedule IV psychotropic status; a boxed warning was added over sleep-related behaviours rather than up-scheduling it to Schedule 8.
Consequences if caught: Supplying this prescription-only hypnotic without authority is an offence under state/territory poisons and therapeutic-goods laws; a lawfully prescribed personal supply is lawful.
If prescribed / medical: Zolpidem is prescribed short-term for insomnia as a Schedule 4 prescription medicine carrying a boxed warning about sleepwalking and sleep-driving.
Documentation: A traveller may carry prescribed zolpidem for personal use with a prescription; standard three-months personal-import allowances apply.

tga.gov.au · Updated July 14, 2026

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Not individually verified

For these 16 substances the governing national drug law is cited, but we have not verified that the substance specifically is scheduled under it. Treat them as unanswered, not as legal. Confirm with Australia’s drug authority or your embassy.

2-FDCK

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-B

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

2C-E

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated July 14, 2026

2C-I

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

2C-T-7

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

4-HO-MET

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated July 14, 2026

Ayahuasca

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated July 14, 2026

DMT

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

GHB

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

HHC

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated July 14, 2026

LSA (Morning Glory)

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated July 14, 2026

Mescaline

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

PCP

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

Psilocybin

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated June 25, 2026

THC-P

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated July 14, 2026

Tobacco

Legal status: Not confirmed — verify with Australia's TGA / Office of Drug Control / your embassy
Consequences if caught: This specific substance was not named by the reachable Australian sources (Poisons Standard / ODC). It may be a prohibited import or a scheduled medicine — verify before travel. Importing a prohibited substance can lead to seizure, fines, and imprisonment.
If prescribed / medical: If it is a scheduled medicine, the traveller's exemption (up to a 3-month supply, paper prescription, original packaging, declared to the ABF) may apply — verify with the ODC. Prohibited substances are not covered.
Documentation: Traveller's exemption: carry up to a 3-month supply of a medicine (including a Schedule 8 controlled substance) for personal use or for immediate family travelling with you, provided the medicine is legal in the country of departure. Carry a valid PAPER prescription or doctor's letter showing your name and dosage (an eScript is not accepted), keep medicines in original packaging, and declare them to the Australian Border Force. Prohibited substances are NOT covered.

tga.gov.au · odc.gov.au · Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 · Updated July 14, 2026

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