Listed Medicine (AUST L): Australia nutrition label

Nutrition labelling requirements in Australia

Packaged food sold in Australia must carry a nutrition declaration under Therapeutic Goods Order No. 92 (TGO 92); Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. This page covers the Australia - Listed Medicine (AUST L) format: TGA listed complementary medicine label - TGO 92. The panel is headed "Active Ingredients". NFL builds a print-ready Australian nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Australia automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.

Official regulation

Key facts

Australia listed medicine label requirements and the AUST L number

In Australia, most vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements are regulated as complementary medicines by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), not as foods. Under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, in force, they must be included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) before supply unless an exemption applies, and low-risk products are usually listed medicines.

A medicine listed under section 26A of the Act must display its listing number preceded by "AUST L", which is mandatory. Under regulation 15 of the Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990, the number goes on the container, or on the primary pack where there is one, on the main label or on a securely attached sticker next to it.

AUST L is different from AUST L(A), used for assessed listed medicines with higher-level claims, and AUST R, used for registered medicines. The TGA states that ordinary AUST L medicines are not individually evaluated for efficacy before supply; the sponsor certifies that they meet the requirements.

Source: Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990, and TGA, Listed medicines.

What the label must show: TGO 92 and the new labelling standards

Labels for listed medicines follow the TGA's standard for labels of non-prescription medicines, Therapeutic Goods Order No. 92 (TGO 92). The TGA has since announced new medicine labelling standards to replace TGO 91 and TGO 92, after consulting on them in early 2026, with a transition period. Sponsors should check the TGA's labelling page for the dates that apply to their products.

Under TGO 92, the main label must show the medicine name, the name and quantity of each active ingredient, the dosage form and the quantity of medicine in the pack, all mandatory. Active ingredients use their Australian Approved Names, and the way quantity is expressed depends on the dosage form, for example per tablet or capsule for discrete units.

The label must also carry the batch number, expiry date, storage conditions, the sponsor's name and contact details, required ingredient declarations and warning statements, directions for use and the indications. Mandatory information must be in English, legible and durable, with metric units.

Source: Therapeutic Goods Order No. 92, legislation.gov.au, and TGA, Medicine labelling requirements: information for sponsors.

Permitted indications and claims for AUST L medicines

A medicine listed under section 26A may only carry indications drawn from the Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Indications) Determination, which is mandatory. The list covers areas such as general health, nutrition, body systems, traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, and pregnancy.

Each permitted indication comes with an evidence requirement and, sometimes, extra conditions such as a set qualifier or label statement. Wording can be varied voluntarily, but the change must not alter the meaning or suggest the medicine treats a serious condition, or prevents or cures a disease.

Indications based on traditional use must carry the matching traditional-use qualifier on the label. The sponsor must hold the supporting evidence while the medicine is listed and provide it to the TGA if asked.

Source: TGA, Permitted indications for listed medicines, and Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

Importing supplements into Australia as listed medicines

An overseas "dietary supplement" is not automatically a food in Australia. If it is a therapeutic good, it must be entered in the ARTG by an Australian sponsor before commercial import and supply, which is mandatory unless an exemption applies.

The Australian sponsor is responsible for the product's ingredients, manufacturing arrangements, indications and label. A US Supplement Facts panel does not meet Australian requirements; the label normally needs the AUST L number, Australian Approved Names with quantities per dosage unit, English warnings and directions, Australian sponsor details, and only permitted indications.

Because the TGA's labelling standards are changing, importers updating a label should confirm with their sponsor whether the product is being labelled under TGO 92 during the transition or under the new standard.

Source: TGA, Importing therapeutic goods, and TGA, Therapeutic goods orders.

Sources

Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-03.

• Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
• Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990
• Therapeutic Goods Order No. 92, Standard for labels of non-prescription medicines
• TGA, Medicine labelling requirements: information for sponsors
• TGA, Listed medicines
• TGA, Permitted indications for listed medicines
• TGA, Importing therapeutic goods

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