73Information requirements

### 73 Information requirements > > (1)  In this section –[*\[Section 73 Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 35, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS35@Hpa@EN) > > > > > [*\[Section 73 Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 35, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS35@Hpa@EN) ***information*** includes documents, access to documents and copies of documents; > > > > > [*\[Section 73 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2010, s. 42, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS42@Hpa@EN) ***reasonable period*** means a period, of not less than 21 days, determined by the Authority; > > > > > [*\[Section 73 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2010, s. 42, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS42@Hpb@EN) ***relevant information*** means information that the Authority reasonably considers it necessary or expedient to have for the purpose of exercising its power or performing its functions. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 22 of 2016, s. 35, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS35@Hpb@EN) The Authority, by notice, may require the owner of a pharmacy business to give it – > > > > > > (a) any information about the pharmacy business or the conduct of the pharmacy business; or > > > > > > > (b) any other relevant information. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2010, s. 42, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS42@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 73 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2010, s. 42, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS42@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 73 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2010, s. 42, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS42@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 73 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 22 of 2016, s. 35, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS35@Hpc@EN) Without limiting its generality, under [subsection (1A)](#GS73@Gs1A@EN) the owner of a pharmacy business may be required to give the Authority – > > > > > > (a) in the case of a body corporate – > > > > > > > > > > (i) any relevant information about its membership, shareholdings, officers or employees; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) any other relevant information about its structure, management or operations; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) a copy of its replaceable rules or constitution; and > > > > > > > (b) in the case of a partnership, a copy of the partnership deed; and > > > > > > > (c) in the case of a person whose interest in the pharmacy business is held in trust – > > > > > > > > > > (i) a copy of the trust deed; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) relevant information about the trustees or beneficiaries of or, if applicable, unit holders in the trust. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (3) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 35, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS35@Hpd@EN) The owner of a pharmacy business must comply with a notice under [subsection (2)](#GS73@Gs2@EN) within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 47 of 2010, s. 42, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS42@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 73 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 22 of 2016, s. 35, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS35@Hpe@EN) If a pharmacy business is owned by 2 or more persons jointly, the obligation of those persons under [subsection (3)](#GS73@Gs3@EN) in respect of a notice is joint and several but the discharge of that obligation by one owner in respect of the notice also discharges the corresponding obligation of each other owner in respect of the same notice. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (5) amended by No. 2 of 2007, s. 14, Applied:17 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-17/act-2007-002#GS14@EN) [*\[Section 73 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 47 of 2010, s. 42, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS42@Hpf@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .