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Organisations must be registered with the Office of Drug Control (ODC) to do business through the ODC Business Service in the Health Business Services (HBS) portal.
The process
- Complete the ODC Organisation or individual details form.
- Email the completed form to the ODC Business Services help desk at ODC.OrgDetails@health.gov.au
Who can register an organisation
To meet Australia’s obligations under international drug conventions, only organisations involved in the following activities can register:
- Cultivation
- Import
- Export
- Manufacture of controlled substances.
Before you apply
To complete the registration form, you will need:
- organisation details (name, address, and ABN/ARBN)
- details of nominated Organisation Administrators (up to two)
- at least one representative responsible for creating and managing contacts
- details of an Australian representative (authorised contact).
You must provide:
- a certificate of business registration
- a letter confirming you are authorised to act on behalf of the organisation.
After you submit
The ODC Business Services help desk will process your application.
- Nominated Organisation Administrators will receive an email inviting them to link their HBS account to the ODC Business Service.
- Once linked, Administrators can invite additional contacts to access and perform actions in the portal on behalf of the organisation.
For guidance on linking your account, see manage organisation invitations.