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48ASupply by pharmacists of certain vaccines
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#### 48A Supply by pharmacists of certain vaccines
48A Supply by pharmacists of certain vaccines
> > (1A)–(1C) (Repealed)
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> > (1) A pharmacist who has authority to supply and administer a vaccine otherwise than on prescription must—
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> > > (a) before supplying and administering a vaccine, have completed a training course conducted by an education provider accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council to provide the course, being a course that complies with standards for the accreditation of programs to support the administration of vaccines published by the Australian Pharmacy Council from time to time, and
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> > > (b) comply with standards approved by the Secretary.
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> > (1AA) (Repealed)
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> > (2) A pharmacist who, under an authority, supplies and administers a vaccine to a person in accordance with this clause must record the following details—
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> > > (a) the person’s name, address, date of birth and contact details,
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> > > (b) the name and contact details of the person’s primary medical practitioner,
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> > > (c) the brand, batch number and expiry date of the vaccine,
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> > > (d) the part of the body to which the vaccine was administered,
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> > > (e) the date on which the vaccine was administered,
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> > > (f) the pharmacist’s name, contact details and certificate of accreditation number,
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> > > (g) the address of the place at which the vaccination was administered,
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> > > (h) a unique reference number for the supply and administration.
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> > Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.
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> **cl 48A:** Ins 2015 (138), Sch 1 \[10\]. Am 2018 (656), cl 3 (1)–(5); 2020 (79), cl 3(1) (2); 2020 (183), cl 3(1) (2); 2021 (118), Sch 1\[1\]; 2022 (194), Sch 1.1\[3\]–\[5\]; 2022 (247), sec 3(1)–(4).