Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.63What is a manufacturing licence
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sec.63 What is a manufacturing licence
A manufacturing licence is a licence that authorises a person to carry out the following regulated activities with a regulated substance stated in the licence— manufacture of the regulated substance at a place stated in the licence; possession of the regulated substance at a place stated in the licence; possession of the regulated substance for transportation to a place where a person is authorised, or where it is not unlawful for a person, to possess the substance; supply of the regulated substance, primarily by wholesale, to— if the licence states a class of persons to whom the substance may be supplied—a person who is a member of the class; or otherwise—a person who is authorised, or for whom it is not unlawful, to carry out a regulated activity with the substance; disposal of waste from the regulated substance. A manufacturing licence may, if stated in the licence, authorise— the buying and possession of another stated regulated substance for manufacturing the regulated substance to be manufactured under the licence (the final product ); or the manufacture of, and disposal of waste from, another stated regulated substance that is a by-product of the manufacture of the final product. s 63 amd 2020 No. 31 s 19D (sec.63-ssec.1) A manufacturing licence is a licence that authorises a person to carry out the following regulated activities with a regulated substance stated in the licence— manufacture of the regulated substance at a place stated in the licence; possession of the regulated substance at a place stated in the licence; possession of the regulated substance for transportation to a place where a person is authorised, or where it is not unlawful for a person, to possess the substance; supply of the regulated substance, primarily by wholesale, to— if the licence states a class of persons to whom the substance may be supplied—a person who is a member of the class; or otherwise—a person who is authorised, or for whom it is not unlawful, to carry out a regulated activity with the substance; disposal of waste from the regulated substance. (sec.63-ssec.2) A manufacturing licence may, if stated in the licence, authorise— the buying and possession of another stated regulated substance for manufacturing the regulated substance to be manufactured under the licence (the final product ); or the manufacture of, and disposal of waste from, another stated regulated substance that is a by-product of the manufacture of the final product.
- (a) manufacture of the regulated substance at a place stated in the licence;
- (b) possession of the regulated substance at a place stated in the licence;
- (c) possession of the regulated substance for transportation to a place where a person is authorised, or where it is not unlawful for a person, to possess the substance;
- (d) supply of the regulated substance, primarily by wholesale, to— (i) if the licence states a class of persons to whom the substance may be supplied—a person who is a member of the class; or (ii) otherwise—a person who is authorised, or for whom it is not unlawful, to carry out a regulated activity with the substance;