Roche Products Pty Limited v National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee [2007] FCA 1352

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Roche Products Pty Limited v National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee [2007] FCA 1352

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – application under Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) – whether "decision" of administrative or legislative character – relevant considerations – no one consideration determinative – Held: exercise of power under s 52D(2) of Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) is legislative in character

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) – statutory scheme for classification and scheduling of drugs – application to review decision of National Drugs & Poisons Schedule Committee – alleged errors of law under ss 52C, 52D and 52E of Act – proper construction of s 52E – whether impact of advertising of substance and pharmacists' experience a relevant consideration – allegation of Wednesbury unreasonableness and irrationality – whether denial of natural justice – whether exercise of power improper because exercised at behest of another – Held: application dismissed

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) chs 2, 3, 5, 6, ss 3, 4(2), 9A, 19B, 42, 52 Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 (Cth) divs 2, 3A, regs 9A(1A), 12(1), 42A, sch 5 Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code 2006 (Cth) ss 1(1), 7(3)

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