Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.248Approval holders who no longer need authorisation
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sec.248 Approval holders who no longer need authorisation
This section applies if— immediately before the commencement, a person held an HDPR approval or pest licence to carry out an activity with a substance; and on the commencement, the person is not required under this Act to hold a new authorisation to carry out the activity with the substance. The HDPR approval or pest licence ends on the commencement. A person held an HDPR approval that was a restricted drug manufacturer licence to manufacture a substance. If, on the commencement, the person holds a licence to manufacture the substance under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth), section 50 of this Act applies to the person and the HDPR approval ends on the commencement. A person held an HDPR approval that was an operating approval under the HDPR , section 122A to operate a controlled drugs administration facility. On the commencement, there is no requirement under this Act to hold an equivalent approval to operate the facility. The HDPR approval ends on the commencement. (sec.248-ssec.1) This section applies if— immediately before the commencement, a person held an HDPR approval or pest licence to carry out an activity with a substance; and on the commencement, the person is not required under this Act to hold a new authorisation to carry out the activity with the substance. (sec.248-ssec.2) The HDPR approval or pest licence ends on the commencement.
- (a) immediately before the commencement, a person held an HDPR approval or pest licence to carry out an activity with a substance; and
- (b) on the commencement, the person is not required under this Act to hold a new authorisation to carry out the activity with the substance.
- 1 A person held an HDPR approval that was a restricted drug manufacturer licence to manufacture a substance. If, on the commencement, the person holds a licence to manufacture the substance under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth), section 50 of this Act applies to the person and the HDPR approval ends on the commencement.
- 2 A person held an HDPR approval that was an operating approval under the HDPR , section 122A to operate a controlled drugs administration facility. On the commencement, there is no requirement under this Act to hold an equivalent approval to operate the facility. The HDPR approval ends on the commencement.