Therapeutic Goods Bill 2019 (Qld)

An Act to apply the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth) and related Commonwealth laws in Queensland The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Therapeutic Goods Act 2019.

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

3 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State. (2) Nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

4 Purpose of Act (1) The purpose of this Act is to manage health and safety risks posed by therapeutic goods by applying Commonwealth regulatory controls on therapeutic goods in Queensland, to the extent those controls do not otherwise apply. (2) The purpose is achieved by applying relevant Commonwealth laws in Queensland in a way that allows— (a) the uniform administration of the applied laws by Commonwealth entities; and (b) offences against the applied laws to be treated as if they were offences against Commonwealth laws.

Division 2 Interpretation

5 Definitions (1) In this Act— applied therapeutic goods provisions see section 7. Commonwealth entity means a Commonwealth authority or Commonwealth officer. Note— For the meaning of Commonwealth authority and Commonwealth officer, see subsection (2) and the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth), section 3. Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws means— (a) the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth); and (b) the regulations, orders and manufacturing principles under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth). Secretary means the Secretary of the department of the Commonwealth in which the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws are administered. (2) Other terms used in this Act and also defined in the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws have the same meanings in this Act as they have in the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods Laws, to the extent the context permits.