Pharmacy Control Act 2001 (Tas)

Pharmacy Control Act 2001

An Act to provide for the regulation of pharmacy business ownership, the registration of pharmacy business premises, to repeal the Pharmacy Act 1908 and for related purposes [Royal Assent 17 December 2001]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pharmacy Control Act 2001 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – applicant means a person who submits an application to the Authority; approved means approved by the Authority; Authority means the Tasmanian Pharmacy Authority established under section 6 ; certificate of registration means a certificate given by the Authority under section 71F ; chairperson means chairperson of the Authority; committee means a committee established by the Authority under section 13 ; eligible person means a person who holds an eligibility certificate; eligibility certificate means a certificate issued by the Authority under section 61B ; exempt person means a person who is exempt, under section 61D , from the requirement to apply for an eligibility certificate; financial year means the 12 month period ending on 30 June in any year; Friendly Society means a body that was registered under the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Code as a society immediately before the repeal of the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997 ; functions includes duties; guidelines means guidelines issued by the Authority; Health Complaints Commissioner means the person appointed as Health Complaints Commissioner under the Health Complaints Act 1995 ; inspection means an inspection under section 59 ; interest in a pharmacy business – see section 3B ; lapsing date, for a provision of this Act, means – (a) 30 June or, if another date is prescribed for the provision, that other date; or (b) if the Authority determines in respect of a particular person, pharmacy business or pharmacy business premises that a date other than the date specified or prescribed under paragraph (a) of this definition should be the lapsing date for the provision, the other date so determined by the Authority for that person or business or those premises; member means member of the Authority and includes the chairperson; notice means notice in writing; owner, of a pharmacy business, means the person or persons for the time being holding an eligibility certificate and named in the certificate of registration for the relevant pharmacy business premises; pharmacist means a person who holds general registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the pharmacy profession; pharmacy business – see section 3A ; pharmacy business premises means a shop or other premises where a pharmacy business is carried on; register means the Pharmacy Business Premises Register kept under section 71L ; registered means registered under this Act; registration board means a board established under section 31 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania); relevant pharmacy business, in relation to any pharmacy business premises, means the pharmacy business carried on in or from those premises; relevant pharmacy business premises in relation to a pharmacy business, means the premises in or from which the business is carried on; report includes publish; responsible tribunal means the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal; Secretary means Secretary of the Department; specified means specified in writing by the Authority.