The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
The ODC is part of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. At the ODC we regulate the narcotic drugs that are legal for use in Australia under controlled circumstances. We manage a license and permit process for import, export and manufacture of controlled drugs and cultivation of cannabis for use as a medicine.
Our work to regulate controlled drugs supports Australia’s obligations under international drug control conventions. We uphold Australia’s international obligation to maintain effective control of legal narcotic drugs used in medicine and research.