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Controlled Substances Act 1984
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Division 1—Applied provisions
11A—Application of Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws
(1) The Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws, as in force for the time being and as modified by or under this Part, apply as a law of South Australia.
(2) Those Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws so apply as if they extended to—
(a) things done or omitted to be done by persons who are not corporations; and
(b) things done or omitted to be done in the course of trade and commerce within the limits of South Australia.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws are modified as follows:
(a) a reference to the Federal Court or the Federal Court of Australia is to be read as a reference to the District Court of South Australia;
(b) a reference to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal or the Administrative Review Tribunal is to be read as a reference to the Tribunal;
(c) a reference to a prescribed court is to be read as a reference to a prescribed court excluding the Federal Court;
(d) any other modifications specified by the regulations.
11B—Interpretation of Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws
(1) The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth, as in force for the time being—
(a) applies to the interpretation of the applied provisions; and
(b) so applies as if the applied provisions were an Act of the Commonwealth or regulations or orders under a Commonwealth Act, as the case requires.
(2) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 does not apply to the applied provisions.