Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012
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281 Regulations (1) The Administrator may make regulations under this Act. (2) A regulation may provide for any the following: (a) holders of authorities and others dealing with Scheduled substances, including authorising others to deal with Scheduled substances; (ab) storage, transport and destruction of Scheduled substances; (b) keeping of records by holders of authorities and others dealing with Scheduled substances; (c) reporting requirements of holders of authorities and others dealing with Scheduled substances; (d) applying, adopting or incorporating (with or without changes) the whole or part of a document as in force or existing at a particular time or from time to time; (e) exempting a person, place, Scheduled substance, dealing with a Scheduled substance or other activity from the application of this Act, or a provision of this Act, either conditionally or unconditionally; (f) prescribing fees payable under this Act; (g) an offence against a regulation to be an offence of strict or absolute liability. (3) A regulation may authorise a matter to be decided, applied or regulated by the CHO (whether or not from time to time).
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 152 Chapter 9 Repeals and transitional matters Part 9.1 Repeal of Acts 282 Repeals The Acts mentioned in Schedule 3 are repealed. Part 9.2 Transitional matters for Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 283 Definitions commencement day means the day on which section 282 commences. corresponding authority, for an old authority, means the type of authority under this Act that authorises its holder to deal with a Scheduled substance in the same way as the old authority. Examples 1 The corresponding authority for an authorisation under section 28(6) of the repealed Act for possessing and using a Schedule 8 substance is a Schedule 8 authorisation for possessing and using the substance. 2 The corresponding authority for an authorisation issued under section 31G of the repealed Act for supplying a restricted Schedule 8 substance is a Schedule 8 authorisation for supplying the substance. 3 The corresponding authority for an authorisation under section 78 of the repealed Act is: (a) for manufacturing the substance – a manufacturer certificate of registration for the substance; or (b) for using the substance for research purposes – a research authorisation for the substance; or (c) for administering the substance – a prohibited substance authorisation for administering the substance. old authority means: (a) a certificate of registration of premises under Part II of the repealed Act for manufacturing a poison; or (b) a certificate of registration of premises under Part III of the repealed Act for storage for wholesale supplying a poison; or
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 153 (c) a licence under Part IV of the repealed Act for supplying a poison by retail; or (d) an authorisation under section 28(6) of the repealed Act for obtaining, possessing and using a Schedule 4 or 8 substance; or (e) an authorisation under Part VA, Division 3, of the repealed Act for the supply, as defined for that Part, under section 31F of a non-restricted Schedule 8 substance; or (f) an authorisation under Part VA, Division 3, of the repealed Act for the supply, as defined for that Part, under section 31G of a restricted Schedule 8 substance; or (g) an authorisation under Part VIII of the repealed Act for possessing and administering a Schedule 4 or 8 substance; or (h) an authorisation under section 53 of the repealed Act for possessing and using a Schedule 7 substance; or (i) a pest control operator licence under Part XI of the repealed Act for possessing and using a pesticide; or (j) an authorisation under section 78 of the repealed Act for possessing, producing, preparing, manufacturing, supplying, administering or using the prohibited substance mentioned in that section. repealed Act means the Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Act 1983 as in force immediately before the commencement day.