Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Australia?

Medical-only: from 1 July 2023 psychiatrists authorised under the TGA Authorised Prescriber scheme may prescribe psilocybine (Schedule 8) for treatment-resistant depression in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy; remains Schedule 9 (prohibited) for all other uses.

Medical-only: from 1 July 2023 TGA-authorised psychiatrists may prescribe MDMA (Schedule 8) for PTSD in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy; remains Schedule 9 for all other uses.

Prescription-only: ibogaine is Schedule 4 (Prescription Only Medicine) in the Poisons Standard since 2010, so it may lawfully be prescribed/used under medical supervision, though no approved product is marketed and import requires ODC/TGA permits. Some sources cite Schedule 9 historically — confidence medium.

DMT is a Schedule 9 prohibited substance in the Poisons Standard; criminalised in all states/territories with no general therapeutic pathway.

Mescaline is a Schedule 9 prohibited substance; mescaline-containing cacti (peyote, San Pedro) prohibited in several states; no therapeutic pathway.

Tracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.

TGA-approved anaesthetic (Schedule 8/4 depending on form); intranasal esketamine (Spravato) approved for treatment-resistant depression; off-label IV ketamine used in psychiatry under state/territory rules.