Pharmacy Business Ownership Act 2024
sec.80Notification of temporary closure of licensed pharmacy business
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sec.80 Notification of temporary closure of licensed pharmacy business
This section applies if the holder of a pharmacy business licence is proposing to temporarily stop carrying on the pharmacy business to which the licence relates for a period of more than 1 week. The holder must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, give the council notice stating the period for which the licensed pharmacy business will not be carried on, before the stoppage happens. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. The council may, within 14 days after receiving a notice under this section, publish on the council’s website the period, stated in the notice, for which the business will not be carried on. s 80 amd 2025 No. 21 s 18 (sec.80-ssec.1) This section applies if the holder of a pharmacy business licence is proposing to temporarily stop carrying on the pharmacy business to which the licence relates for a period of more than 1 week. (sec.80-ssec.2) The holder must, unless the holder has a reasonable excuse, give the council notice stating the period for which the licensed pharmacy business will not be carried on, before the stoppage happens. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.3) The council may, within 14 days after receiving a notice under this section, publish on the council’s website the period, stated in the notice, for which the business will not be carried on.