Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2026
189Medicines management in private health facilities—the Act, s 150(c)
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189 Medicines management in private health facilities—the Act, s 150(c)
189 Medicines management in private health facilities—the Act, s 150(c)
(1) The licensee of a private health facility must ensure policies and procedures in relation to the following are maintained and implemented at the private health facility—
(a) compliance with the Act and this regulation,
(b) administering scheduled substances and therapeutic goods,
(c) ensuring safe and secure storage and access to scheduled substances and therapeutic goods,
(d) storage of medicines,
(e) compliance with approved standards in relation to the compounding and preparation of pharmaceutical and advanced therapeutic goods,
(f) the destruction of remaining substances.
Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.
(2) The policies and procedures must be approved by the medical advisory committee appointed for the private health facility under the Private Health Facilities Act 2007, section 39.