sec.65Suspension

sec.65 Suspension

This section applies in relation to a pharmacy business licence if the council reasonably suspects— the licence was granted, renewed or restored because of materially incorrect, false or misleading information; or a holder of the licence, or a director or shareholder of a holder of the licence, has contravened a condition of the licence; or a holder of the licence, or a director or shareholder of a holder of the licence, has contravened this Act, the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law or the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 , whether or not the person has been convicted of an offence for the contravention; or the licensed premises for the licence are not authorised premises; or a holder of the licence, or a director or shareholder of a holder of the licence, is a practising pharmacist whose registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession with general registration is suspended under that Law; or a holder of the licence holds another pharmacy business licence that has been suspended under this Act. However, this section does not apply in relation to a ground mentioned in subsection (1) if the council forms the reasonable belief mentioned in section 63 (2) (b) in relation to the ground. The council may suspend the pharmacy business licence by giving each holder of the licence an information notice for the suspension. The suspension— takes effect on the day stated in the information notice; and continues for— if the suspension was made on the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (e) —the period for which the registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession with general registration is suspended under that Law; or otherwise—the period of not more than 90 days stated in the information notice. The day stated in the information notice must be after the day the notice is given to all holders of the pharmacy business licence. (sec.65-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a pharmacy business licence if the council reasonably suspects— the licence was granted, renewed or restored because of materially incorrect, false or misleading information; or a holder of the licence, or a director or shareholder of a holder of the licence, has contravened a condition of the licence; or a holder of the licence, or a director or shareholder of a holder of the licence, has contravened this Act, the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law or the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 , whether or not the person has been convicted of an offence for the contravention; or the licensed premises for the licence are not authorised premises; or a holder of the licence, or a director or shareholder of a holder of the licence, is a practising pharmacist whose registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession with general registration is suspended under that Law; or a holder of the licence holds another pharmacy business licence that has been suspended under this Act. (sec.65-ssec.2) However, this section does not apply in relation to a ground mentioned in subsection (1) if the council forms the reasonable belief mentioned in section 63 (2) (b) in relation to the ground. (sec.65-ssec.3) The council may suspend the pharmacy business licence by giving each holder of the licence an information notice for the suspension. (sec.65-ssec.4) The suspension— takes effect on the day stated in the information notice; and continues for— if the suspension was made on the ground mentioned in subsection (1) (e) —the period for which the registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession with general registration is suspended under that Law; or otherwise—the period of not more than 90 days stated in the information notice. (sec.65-ssec.5) The day stated in the information notice must be after the day the notice is given to all holders of the pharmacy business licence.