The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
Medical devices imported into, supplied in, or exported from Australia must be included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). This needs to be done by the device's Australian sponsor.
Medical devices must comply with the Essential Principles, which set out fundamental safety and performance requirements.
Content from the Australian Regulatory Guidelines for Medical Devices (ARGMD) has been broken up and included as individual pages and documents on our new website.
Key information
To help confirm you have a medical device use our online tool: Is my product a medical device?
For information on market authorisation and the ARTG inclusion process for medical devices, including IVDs go to Supply a medical device.
Sponsors of medical devices with medicinal substances can find more information on the Medicinal substances in medical devices webpage.