71KFNotice of events disruptive to registered pharmacy business premises

71KF Notice of events disruptive to registered pharmacy business premises

[Section 71KF Inserted by No. 22 of 2016, s. 32, Applied:01 Jan 2017]

(1)  In this section –

appropriate notice, of the occurrence of an event, means a notice advising, and setting out full particulars, of the event;

disruptive event, in relation to pharmacy business premises, means –

(a) a fire, flood or other damaging event that prevents, or is likely to prevent, a pharmacy business being carried on in or from the premises for an extended period; or

(b) an interruption to the supply of electricity, gas, water or another service to the premises that lasts, or is likely to last, for an extended period; or

(c) an event prescribed by the regulations;

extended period means a period exceeding 3 days.

(2)  The owner of a pharmacy business must give the Authority appropriate notice of the occurrence of a disruptive event in relation to the relevant pharmacy business premises within 7 days after that occurrence.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.

(3)  If a pharmacy business is owned by 2 or more persons jointly, the obligation of those persons under subsection (2) is joint and several but the discharge of that obligation by one owner also discharges the corresponding obligation of each other owner.

(4)  A person who gives the Authority notice of the occurrence of a disruptive event under subsection (2) must, on written request, give the Authority any further information it may require concerning the disruptive event.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.