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Pharmacy Control Act 2001
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### 71K Annual renewal of registration
> [*\[Section 71K Inserted by No. 47 of 2010, s. 40, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS40@EN) [*\[Section 71K Substituted by No. 22 of 2016, s. 28, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS28@EN)
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> > (1) The registration of pharmacy business premises is from time to time renewable.
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> > (2) To effect the renewal, the owner of the relevant pharmacy business is to lodge an application with the Authority on or before the lapsing date.
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> > (3) The application is to be –
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> > > > (a) in an approved form; and
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> > > > (b) lodged with the Authority; and
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> > > > (c) accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee, if any; and
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> > > > (d) supported by such information or evidence as the Authority requires.
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> > (4) The Authority may require the applicant to provide such further information or evidence as it considers necessary in order to consider the application.
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> > (5) The Authority may waive all or part of the renewal fee.
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> > (6) If for any reason the application is not lodged on or before the lapsing date, the Authority may still consider the application if it is –
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> > > > (a) lodged no later than 30 days after the lapsing date; and
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> > > > (b) accompanied by, in addition to the renewal fee, the prescribed late fee.
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> > (7) The Authority, after considering the application may –
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> > > > (a) renew the registration; or
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> > > > (b) refuse to renew the registration.
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> > (8) The Authority may refuse to renew the registration if –
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> > > > (a) the applicant fails to comply with [subsection (3)](#GS71K@Gs3@EN) or [(4)](#GS71K@Gs4@EN) ; or
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> > > > (b) the Authority reasonably believes that the pharmacy business premises no longer meet the criteria for eligibility having regard to the matters set out in [section 71E(3)](#GS71E@Gs3@EN) ; or
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> > > > (c) the Authority is satisfied that material facts or matters relied upon in support of the original application, including, in the case of a body corporate, details of its membership, have changed; or
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> > > > (d) the application is made more than 30 days after the lapsing date.
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> > (9) If the Authority refuses to renew the registration, it is to give the applicant notice of –
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> > > > (a) the refusal; and
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> > > > (b) the reason for the refusal; and
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> > > > (c) the right to appeal the refusal.
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> > (10) If the application is made on or before the lapsing date or within 30 days after the lapsing date, the registration of the pharmacy business premises is taken to continue until the earlier of the following:
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> > > > (a) the date upon which the Authority renews the registration;
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> > > > (b) the date upon which the Authority gives a notice under [subsection (9)](#GS71K@Gs9@EN) .