Pharmacy Act 2010 (WA)

Western Australia Pharmacy Act 2010 Western Australia Pharmacy Act 2010 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 Part 2 — Pharmacy Registration Board Division 1 — The Board 4. Board established 6 5. Membership of Board 6 6. Presiding member and deputy presiding member 6 7. Remuneration and allowances 6 Division 2 — Functions and powers 8. Functions 7 9. Powers 7 10. Delegation by Board 7 Division 3 — Relationship of Board with Minister 11. Directions by Minister 8 12. Minister to have access to information 8 Division 4 — Committees 13. Committees 9 14. Provisions relating to committees 10 Division 5 — Constitution and proceedings of the Board 15. Term of office 10 16. Functions of deputy presiding member 11 17. Deputy members 11 18. Vacation of office by member 11 19. General procedure concerning meetings 12 20. Voting 13 21. Holding meetings remotely 13 22. Resolution without meeting 13 23. Minutes 13 Division 6 — Disclosure of interests etc. 24. Term used: member 13 25. Disclosure of interests 13 26. Exclusion of interested member 14 27. Board or committee may resolve that section 26 inapplicable 14 28. Quorum where section 26 applies 14 29. Minister may declare sections 26 and 28 inapplicable 15 Division 7 — Registrar and other staff 30. Registrar 15 31. Other staff 15 Division 8 — General 32. Duty not to make improper use of information 16 33. Meetings and minutes of meetings 16 34. Execution of documents by Board 16 Part 3 — Finance and reports 35. Funds of the Board 18 36. Accounts 18 37. Audit 18 38. Annual report and other reports 19 Part 4 — Registration Division 1 — Registration of pharmacies 39. Registration of premises as pharmacies 20 40. Who may apply for registration 20 41. Preserved company to carry on pharmacy business only at certain premises 20 42. Application for registration 21 43. Grounds for refusal 22 44. Entry and inspection of registered pharmacy 22 45. Duration of registration 23 46. Cancellation and non‑renewal of registration 23 47. Conditions on registration 24 48. Premises may be, or continue to be, registered even if requirements as to minimum standards of fitness are not met 25 Division 2 — The register 49. The register 25 50. Inspection of register 26 51A. Requirement to notify recording of information on register 26 51. Certificates of registration for premises 27 52. Notification of intended change of ownership of, or interests held in, pharmacy business 27 Part 5 — Pharmacy business 53. Pharmacy business to be carried on at registered premises 28 54. Ownership of, and interests in, pharmacy business 28 55. Limit on ownership of, and interests in, pharmacy businesses 29 56. Pharmacist to have overall responsibility for pharmacy business 29 57. Supervision of pharmacy business by pharmacist 31 58. Death or bankruptcy of pharmacist etc. 31 59. Who may carry on a business that is not a pharmacy business at a registered pharmacy 32 60. Use of title "pharmacy" etc. restricted 33 Part 6 — Rules, regulations and forms 61. Rules 35 62. Regulations 35 63. Forms 36 Part 7 — Miscellaneous 64. False or misleading information 37 65. Surrender of certificate 37 66. Protection from liability 38 67. Notice of decisions to be given 38 68. Review 39 69. Publication of proceedings etc. 39 70. Legal proceedings 40 71. Liability of officers for offence by body corporate 40 72. Review of Act 41 Part 9 — Transitional and savings provisions Division 1 — Preliminary 77. Terms used 42 78. Interpretation Act 1984 not affected 43 Division 2 — The Pharmacy Registration Board of Western Australia 79. New Board is a continuation of the former Council in relation to certain matters 43 80. Members of former Council cease to hold office 44 81. Board members 44 82. The registrar and other staff 44 83. Registered pharmacies 45 84. Register 45 85. Certificates of registration issued under the repealed Act 45 86. Agreements and instruments 45 87. Annual report for part of a year 46 Division 3 — Incorporated Pharmaceutical Society 88. Incorporation of Pharmaceutical Society 46 89. Transfer of certain assets and liabilities to the incorporated Pharmaceutical Society 48 90. Agreements and instruments 49 Division 4 — Miscellaneous 91. Exemption from State taxation 50 92. Registration of documents 51 93. Saving 51 94. Powers in relation to transitional provision 51 Notes Compilation table 53 Other notes 53 Defined terms Western Australia Pharmacy Act 2010 An Act to provide for the registration of premises as pharmacies, to control such premises and pharmacy businesses, make consequential amendments to various Acts 1 and for related purposes.