Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.185Appointments for managing system
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sec.185 Appointments for managing system
The person in charge of an entity to which this part applies must appoint, in writing, an appropriately qualified person (a system manager ) to be responsible for the establishment and operation of the entity’s electronic prescription management system, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. The system manager of an entity’s electronic prescription management system must appoint, in writing, 1 or more appropriately qualified persons (each a system administrator ) to be responsible for the administration and technical maintenance of the system, unless the manager has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. The system manager must record and keep the name and contact details for each person appointed under subsection (2) , unless the manager has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. See section 224 about keeping records. The person in charge of the entity must take all reasonable steps to ensure that each person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) is advised, in writing, of the provisions applying to the person under this part. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.185-ssec.1) The person in charge of an entity to which this part applies must appoint, in writing, an appropriately qualified person (a system manager ) to be responsible for the establishment and operation of the entity’s electronic prescription management system, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.185-ssec.2) The system manager of an entity’s electronic prescription management system must appoint, in writing, 1 or more appropriately qualified persons (each a system administrator ) to be responsible for the administration and technical maintenance of the system, unless the manager has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.185-ssec.3) The system manager must record and keep the name and contact details for each person appointed under subsection (2) , unless the manager has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. See section 224 about keeping records. (sec.185-ssec.4) The person in charge of the entity must take all reasonable steps to ensure that each person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) is advised, in writing, of the provisions applying to the person under this part. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units.