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| Acronym or abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| AATAAT or Tribunal | Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| ADJR Act | Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) |
| ARC | Administrative Review Council |
| ARTG | Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods |
| CBD | Cannabidiol |
| Customs Export Regulations | Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 (Cth) |
| Customs Import Regulations | Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 (Cth) |
| NCS (formerly DCS) | Narcotics Control Section (formerly Drug Control Section) in the ODC |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| INCB | International Narcotics Control Board |
| MCIA | Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia |
| MDS | Medicinal Cannabis Section in the ODC |
| ND Act | Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 (Cth) |
| ND Regulation | Narcotic Drugs Regulation 2016 (Cth) |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| ODC | Office of Drug Control |
| PBS | Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
| Poisons Standard or SUSMP | Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons which is scheduled to the current Poisons Standard |
| Regulatory Powers Act | Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 (Cth) |
| SAS A | Special Access Scheme Category A |
| SAS B | Special Access Scheme Category B |
| Single Convention | United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol |
| THC | Tetrahydrocannabinol |
| THCA | Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid |
| TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration |
| TG Act | Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) |
| TG Regulations | Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 (Cth) |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |