Pharmacy Business Ownership Bill 2023 (Qld)

An Act to regulate ownership, control and operation of pharmacy businesses, and for other purposes, and to repeal the Pharmacy Business Ownership Act 2001, and to amend this Act, the Public Sector Act 2022 and the Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Pharmacy Business Ownership Act 2023.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Main purposes The main purposes of this Act are— (a) to promote the professional, safe and competent provision of pharmacy services by pharmacy businesses; and (b) to maintain public confidence in the pharmacy profession.

4 How main purposes are to be achieved The main purposes of this Act are to be achieved mainly by— (a) limiting— (i) who may be an owner of, or hold a material interest in, a pharmacy business; and (ii) how many pharmacy businesses a person may be an owner of or hold a material interest in; and (iii) how and where pharmacy businesses may be carried on; and (b) imposing obligations on owners of, and persons who hold material interests in, pharmacy businesses; and (c) establishing the Queensland Pharmacy Business Ownership Council to administer, including to monitor and enforce compliance with, this Act.

5 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State. (2) However, the State can not be prosecuted for an offence against this Act.

6 Relationship with Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 This Act does not limit the application of the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019.

Part 2 Interpretation

7 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.