Medicines and Poisons Act 2019
sec.91Requirements may be prescribed
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sec.91 Requirements may be prescribed
A regulation may prescribe requirements for a person, or a class of persons, authorised under section 54 (4) , 57 or 62 in relation to carrying out a type of regulated activity with a regulated substance. Under section 31 , a person mentioned in subsection (1) must comply with the requirements prescribed for the person to carry out a regulated activity with a regulated substance in the authorised way. Without limiting subsection (1) , a requirement may do 1 or more of the following things— state the way a regulated activity must be carried out; require a person to comply with a departmental standard; require a person to comply with another code, guideline, protocol or standard; require a person to notify the chief executive if particular things happen in relation to a regulated activity or regulated substance. A requirement prescribed under subsection (1) is subject to— for an approved person— sections 55 and 56 ; or for a person to whom an emergency order applies—the emergency order; or for a person to whom a substance authority applies—any conditions of the authority. s 91 amd 2021 No. 12 s 240 (sec.91-ssec.1) A regulation may prescribe requirements for a person, or a class of persons, authorised under section 54 (4) , 57 or 62 in relation to carrying out a type of regulated activity with a regulated substance. Under section 31 , a person mentioned in subsection (1) must comply with the requirements prescribed for the person to carry out a regulated activity with a regulated substance in the authorised way. (sec.91-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a requirement may do 1 or more of the following things— state the way a regulated activity must be carried out; require a person to comply with a departmental standard; require a person to comply with another code, guideline, protocol or standard; require a person to notify the chief executive if particular things happen in relation to a regulated activity or regulated substance. (sec.91-ssec.3) A requirement prescribed under subsection (1) is subject to— for an approved person— sections 55 and 56 ; or for a person to whom an emergency order applies—the emergency order; or for a person to whom a substance authority applies—any conditions of the authority.
- (a) state the way a regulated activity must be carried out;
- (b) require a person to comply with a departmental standard;
- (c) require a person to comply with another code, guideline, protocol or standard;
- (d) require a person to notify the chief executive if particular things happen in relation to a regulated activity or regulated substance.
- (a) for an approved person— sections 55 and 56 ; or
- (b) for a person to whom an emergency order applies—the emergency order; or
- (c) for a person to whom a substance authority applies—any conditions of the authority.