All advertisements for, and generic information about, therapeutic goods directed to consumers must comply with the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code (TGAC).

Anyone can make a complaint about
(a) an advertisement for therapeutic goods; and
(b) generic information published about therapeutic goods

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It is important that the complaint be directed to the right place.

The type of publication determines where the complaint is considered.

Complaints about advertisements or generic information about therapeutic goods (including devices) broadcast on television or radio and the internet, exhibited in cinema, published or inserted in newspapers or magazines or displayed outdoors, such as on billboards, posters, bus shelters, bus sides and interiors and taxis are considered by the Complaints Resolution Panel.

Manufacturers and advertisers must ensure that all other advertisements and promotional material comply with the TGAC. Complaints about other forms of publication such as indoor posters, leaflets, letterbox drops, brochures, catalogues, point-of-sale material, facts sheets, and shelf wobblers are considered by the different industry complaints panels.

• Complaints Resolution Committee (CRC) of the CHC; or the

• Australian Self-Medication Industry's (ASMI) Complaints Panel.

These industry panels are able to consider complaints in terms of their respective Codes of Practice, both of which reference the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code (TGAC). Consequently, complaints are assessed in terms of the TGAC as well as any other requirements that are specific to the individual industry Codes. Each panel includes a TGA representative as an observer, and each is able to impose a range of sanctions, including corrective advertising and pecuniary fines.

The determinations of the Complaints Resolution Panel will remain in the register of complaints for a period of 3 years.

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