Revised: 24 August 2026
Committees
Medicines Classification Committee - Dates and Deadlines
The following tables summarise the dates and deadlines for processes of the Medicines Classification Committee. These dates and deadlines correspond with the timelines for reclassification submissions and consultations.
Submissions can be made at any time. For submissions to be considered at a specific meeting, the submission deadlines outlined below must be met. All submissions, comments, and objections are due by 5pm NZST of the corresponding due date.
Please address any correspondence to the Secretariat of the Medicines Classification Committee (committees@health.govt.nz).
2026 Meetings
| Deadlines | October |
| Meeting date | 28 October 2026 |
| Submissions for proposed agenda items | Closed |
| Comments on agenda items | 18 September 2026 |
| Objections to recommendations | TBC |
2027 Meetings
| Deadlines | April | July | November |
| Meeting date | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Submissions for proposed agenda items | 29 January 2027 | 30 April 2027 | 27 August 2027 |
| Comments on agenda items | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Objections to recommendations | TBC | TBC | TBC |
