Part 7Miscellaneous

Part 7—Miscellaneous 51—Personal identification code equivalent to signature (1) If a provision of these regulations requires a person to sign a record or receipt that is in electronic form, evidence on the record or receipt that the person has entered his or her personal identification code will be taken to be sufficient compliance by that person with the requirement. (2) In this regulation— personal identification code means a code that— (a) is allotted to a person by his or her employer for use by that person in connection with official duties; and (b) is known only by that person and such other persons as may be authorised by the employer for management purposes. 52—Permits (section 56(1) of Act) An application for a permit under section 56(1) of the Act must be made in writing to the Minister and signed by the applicant. 53—Prescribed professional associations (section 58(1a) of Act) For the purposes of section 58(1a) of the Act, the following professional associations are prescribed: (a) in the case of publishing information to medical practitioners— (i) the Australian Medical Association; and (ii) the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners; (b) in the case of publishing information to pharmacists— (i) the Friendly Society Medical Association; and (ii) the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia; and (iii) the Pharmacy Guild of Australia; and (iv) the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia. 53A—Disclosure of confidential information contained in monitored drugs database (section 60A(1)(e) of Act) (1) Information contained in the monitored drugs database relating to a particular person may be disclosed to a prescriber involved in the medical treatment or care of that person to enable that prescriber to access that information and disclose that information to— (a) any registered health practitioner involved in the medical treatment or care of that person; and (b) any pharmacist to whom a prescription for a monitored drug for that person has been presented. (2) Information contained in the monitored drugs database relating to a particular person may be disclosed to a pharmacist to whom a prescription for a monitored drug for that person has been presented to enable that pharmacist to access that information and disclose that information to— (a) any other pharmacist to whom a prescription for a monitored drug for that person has been presented; and (b) any registered health practitioner involved in the medical treatment or care of that person. (3) Information contained in the monitored drugs database may be disclosed to a health authority of an Australian jurisdiction responsible for the administration or enforcement of a law that regulates the sale, supply, prescription, administration and use of monitored drugs. (4) Information contained in the monitored drugs database may be disclosed in accordance with an authorisation given by the Minister. 54—Corresponding laws (section 61(4) of Act) For the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 61(4) of the Act, the following laws are prescribed: (a) the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 of the Australian Capital Territory; (b) the Drugs Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 of New South Wales; (c) the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 of the Northern Territory; (d) the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 of Queensland; (e) the Poisons Act 1971 of Tasmania; (f) the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 of Victoria; (g) the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 of Western Australia. 55—Place at which codes, standards and other documents must be kept for public inspection etc (section 63(5a)(a) of Act) For the purposes of section 63(5a)(a) of the Act, the office of the Department at 11‑13 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide is prescribed. 56—Approvals, determinations and exemptions (1) The Minister may, at any time, by notice in writing— (a) impose such conditions as the Minister thinks fit on an approval or exemption granted by the Minister, or on a determination made by the Minister, under these regulations; or (b) vary or revoke the conditions of such an approval, determination or exemption as the Minister thinks fit; or (c) revoke, as the Minister thinks fit, an approval or exemption granted by the Minister, or a determination made by the Minister, under these regulations. (2) A person must not contravene or fail to comply with a condition of an approval or exemption granted by the Minister, or a determination made by the Minister, under these regulations.