Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readThe TGA formally added unapproved peptide products to its compliance priority list on 10 June 2026, citing a joint operation with the Australian Border Force and Victoria Police that seized more than $2 million in peptides, PIEDs and steroids. If your clinic's treatment menu mentions peptides, this is the newest line on the regulator's watch list.
Vikas Thakur / / 6 min readWestern Australia's Radiological Council replaced its "Superficial Cosmetic" laser category with "Lasers - Non-Ablative Cosmetic" in December 2025, and mandatory medical engagement now applies to every standalone cosmetic laser clinic in the state. Perth and Rockingham clinics advertising laser treatments should check their service pages match what their actual WA licence permits.
Vikas Thakur / / 11 min readOne "Book Now" button that sends a new patient straight to an injectable treatment slot skips the real-time consultation AHPRA has required since 2 September 2025. Here is how to split the flow, and what to build instead.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readThe TGA requested removal of more than 13,700 unlawful therapeutic goods ads in the 2024-25 financial year, then published updated social media guidance on 5 November 2025 confirming comments, hashtags, tags and closed Facebook groups all count as advertising. For cosmetic clinics, the compliance perimeter now runs past the website into every comment thread and private group a staff member posts in.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readThe TGA issued 21 infringement notices totalling $319,260 to 4 telehealth businesses and 3 individuals for unlawfully advertising prescription-only weight-loss medicines including Ozempic and Saxenda. Any cosmetic clinic now offering GLP-1 scripts alongside injectables is one treatment page away from the same enforcement pattern.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readA 2022 amendment to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law lifted the maximum testimonial-breach penalty twelvefold, to $60,000 for an individual and $120,000 for a body corporate. AHPRA's cosmetic procedure guidelines, effective 2 September 2025, then tightened the rule further for social media influencers.