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Pharmacy Regulation Act 2010
55Grounds on which licence may be revoked
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55 Grounds on which licence may be revoked
Subject to this Division, the Authority may revoke a licence granted in respect of a pharmacy business or pharmacy department—
(a) if the person carrying on the pharmacy business or pharmacy department—
(i) is no longer eligible to hold a licence; or
(ii) has been convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations; or
(iii) has contravened an Authority standard on one or more occasions and the Authority believes that it is against the public interest for the person to continue to carry on the pharmacy business or pharmacy department; or
(iv) is found guilty of an offence that affects the suitability of the person to carry on a pharmacy business or pharmacy department and the Authority believes it is not in the public interest that the person continue to carry on a pharmacy business or pharmacy department; or
(v) is of a character such that it would not be in the public interest to allow the applicant to continue to hold a licence to carry on a pharmacy business; or
(b) there has been a failure of security at the pharmacy business or pharmacy department that presents a serious risk to public health or safety; or
(c) the premises of the pharmacy business or pharmacy department are unhygienic or no longer suitable for use for this purpose; or
(d) there has been a failure of good pharmaceutical practice at the premises of the pharmacy business or pharmacy department that presents a serious risk to public health and safety.