Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 (Qld)

Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

Amendments agreed to during Consideration

1 Clause 46— At page 76, line 26, 'or step-child'—

omit.

2 Clause 46— At page 77, lines 5 to 8— omit, insert—

'(b) a corporation whose directors and shareholders are all registrants; or

(ba) a corporation—

(i) whose directors and shareholders are a combination of registrants and relatives of the registrants; and

(ii) in which the majority of shares are held by registrants; and

(iii) in which only registrants hold voting shares; or'.

3 Clause 46— At page 80, lines 13 to 22— omit, insert—

'139H Restriction on number of pharmacy businesses in which a person may have beneficial interest

'(1)_ A registrant must not have a beneficial interest in more than 5 pharmacy businesses at the same time.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

'(2) For subsection (1), a registrant has a beneficial interest in a pharmacy business if the registrant— Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

(a) owns the pharmacy business; or

(b) is a director of, or shareholder in, a corporation that owns the pharmacy business.' .

4 Clause 46— At page 80, after line 32— insert—

'1391 Certain arrangements about control of pharmacy business void

'A bill of sale, mortgage, lease, franchise, agency or other service or commercial arrangement for a pharmacy business is void to the extent it—

(a) gives to a person, other than the owner of the business—

(i) the right to control in whole or part the way in which the business is carried on; or

(ii) the right to receive any consideration that varies according to the profits or takings of the business; or

(b) requires goods or services for the business to be obtained from a stated person or body.'.'.

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