87Functions of Commonwealth Minister, Commonwealth Secretary and others

87 Functions of Commonwealth Minister, Commonwealth Secretary and others

87 Functions of Commonwealth Minister, Commonwealth Secretary and others

(1) The Commonwealth Minister has the same functions under the applied provisions as the Commonwealth Minister has under the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws as the laws apply to the Commonwealth.

(2) The Commonwealth Secretary has the same functions under the applied provisions as the Commonwealth Secretary has under the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws as the laws apply to the Commonwealth.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Commonwealth Secretary has the function of including goods in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods kept under the applied provisions and is authorised to cancel the inclusion of goods in the Register in accordance with the applied provisions.

(4) An authorised person, authorised officer or official analyst appointed under the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws has the same functions under the applied provisions as the person, officer or analyst has under the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws as the laws apply to the Commonwealth.

(5) A delegation by the Commonwealth Minister or the Commonwealth Secretary under the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws is taken to extend to, and have effect for the purposes of, the corresponding provision of the applied provisions.

(6) The appointment of a person to an office or position under a provision of the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws is taken to extend to, and have effect for the purposes of, the applied provisions.

(7) In this section—

Commonwealth Minister means the Minister responsible for administering the Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws.