Therapeutic Goods Act 2019
sec.4Purpose of Act
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sec.4 Purpose of Act
The purpose of this Act is to manage health and safety risks posed by therapeutic goods by applying Commonwealth regulatory controls on therapeutic goods in Queensland, to the extent those controls do not otherwise apply. The purpose is achieved by applying relevant Commonwealth law s in Queensland in a way that allows— the uniform administration of the applied laws by Commonwealth entities; and offences against the applied laws to be treated as if they were offences against Commonwealth laws. (sec.4-ssec.1) The purpose of this Act is to manage health and safety risks posed by therapeutic goods by applying Commonwealth regulatory controls on therapeutic goods in Queensland, to the extent those controls do not otherwise apply. (sec.4-ssec.2) The purpose is achieved by applying relevant Commonwealth law s in Queensland in a way that allows— the uniform administration of the applied laws by Commonwealth entities; and offences against the applied laws to be treated as if they were offences against Commonwealth laws.
- (a) the uniform administration of the applied laws by Commonwealth entities; and
- (b) offences against the applied laws to be treated as if they were offences against Commonwealth laws.