Part 1Preliminary

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Purposes

The main purposes of this Act are—

(a) to provide for the regulation of pharmacy businesses, pharmacy departments and pharmacy depots; and

(b) to establish the Victorian Pharmacy Authority.

2 Commencement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.

(2) If a provision of this Act does not come into operation before 1 July 2011 it comes into operation on that day.

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

S. 3(1) def. of Australian lawyer repealed by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 70).

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authorised person means a person authorised under section 65 to carry out functions and exercise powers under Part 4;

Authority means the Victorian Pharmacy Authority established under this Act;

Authority standard means a standard published by the Authority under section 86;

commencement day means the date of commencement of Part 3;

condition includes limitation or restriction;

Fund means the Victorian Pharmacy Authority Fund established under this Act;

licence means a licence granted or taken to be granted under Part 3 by the Authority to an eligible person to carry on a pharmacy business or pharmacy department;

licensee means a person who holds a licence to carry on a pharmacy business or pharmacy department;

S. 3(1) def. of medicine inserted by No. 20/2016 s. 149, repealed by No. 34/2019 s. 51(a).

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operator means a person who is responsible for the operation and security of the premises of a pharmacy depot;

pharmacy means premises in or from which a registered pharmacist supplies, compounds or dispenses medicines to the public and includes the part of the premises where the registered pharmacist sells or offers to sell goods of any kind, but does not include a pharmacy department or pharmacy depot;

Pharmacy Board of Australia means the Pharmacy Board of Australia established by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;