Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.219Systems for tracking stock of medicines
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sec.219 Systems for tracking stock of medicines
Subsection (2) applies to a person (a carrier ) who operates a business for delivering stock of medicines. The carrier must take all reasonable steps to establish a tracking system to track stock of any medicines being delivered by the carrier. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Subsection (4) applies to a person (an employee ) employed by the carrier to deliver stock of medicines. When delivering the stock, the employee must use any tracking system established by the carrier in the way advised to the employee, unless the employee has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. In this section— tracking system , for stock of medicines, means a system designed to electronically track the location of the stock from time to time while the stock is in transit. (sec.219-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies to a person (a carrier ) who operates a business for delivering stock of medicines. (sec.219-ssec.2) The carrier must take all reasonable steps to establish a tracking system to track stock of any medicines being delivered by the carrier. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.219-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies to a person (an employee ) employed by the carrier to deliver stock of medicines. (sec.219-ssec.4) When delivering the stock, the employee must use any tracking system established by the carrier in the way advised to the employee, unless the employee has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.219-ssec.5) In this section— tracking system , for stock of medicines, means a system designed to electronically track the location of the stock from time to time while the stock is in transit.