Introduction

If you wish to supply drugs of addiction at your health facility, for example at a licensed nursing home or private health facility, you'll need to apply for a licence. 

Eligibility

An individual or corporation is eligible if they can show the Secretary of NSW Health that:

  • they're fit and proper to be a licensee, and
  • the premises are appropriate for the supply of drugs of addiction.

What you need

  • the PDF form – Application for a Licence to Supply Drugs of Addiction
  • the PDF form – Statutory Declaration
  • the PDF form – Fitness and Probity Check
  • details of the applicant and contact person
  • facility's name and address
  • full company extract from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), if applicable
  • copy of the certificate of incorporation (if applicable)
  • copy of the Act incorporating the church or organisation (if applicable)
  • copy of the charitable institution status from the Australian Taxation Office (if applicable)
  • a National Police Check
  • ASIC certificate of registered business name
  • details of the uses to be made of the drugs of addiction
  • your payment.

How to apply

  1. Select the 'Download PDF form' button.
  2. Complete and sign the form.
  3. Gather all the required documents.
  4. Make your payment online at the NSW Health Payment Portal.
  5. Send the completed application form, the required documents and a copy of the payment receipt to the email on the form.
Last updated: 11 September 2024

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