Western Australia regulation

Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024

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These regulations change how a Commonwealth rule about authorised supply of therapeutic goods operates in Western Australia. They make nicotine-containing products subject to a pharmacist’s authority under the WA Medicines and Poisons Act 2014, require written authorisation from the treating practitioner for non‑nicotine products, and remove certain ‘without prescription’ supply provisions. This affects pharmacists, treating practitioners and suppliers by shifting who must authorise supply and what compliance steps are required.

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Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024

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Therapeutic Goods Law Application Act 2024

Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024

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Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024

Contents

Citation 1
Commencement 1
Rules modified (Act s. 15) 1

Notes

Compilation table 3

Therapeutic Goods Law Application Act 2024

Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024

1. Citation

	These regulations are the *Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024*.

2. Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b) the rest of the regulations — immediately after the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Act 2024 (Commonwealth) comes into operation for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act.

3. Rules modified (Act s. 15)

(1) For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, the Therapeutic Goods (Medicines and OTG—Authorised Supply) Rules 2022 (Commonwealth) apply as if amended as set out in this regulation.

(2) In section 5A:

(a) before subsection (3) in the heading delete “—with prescription”;

(b) delete subsection (3)(b) and insert:

(b) the supply is —

(i) for a therapeutic good that contains nicotine — consistent with the pharmacist’s authority to supply the therapeutic good under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 (WA); or

(ii) for a therapeutic good that does not contain nicotine — authorised in writing by the treating practitioner; and

subsections (4) and (7)

(d) before subsection (5) delete “Supply by a pharmacist—without prescription”;

(e) delete subsections (5) and (6).

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024	SL 2024/258 11 Dec 2024	r. 1 and 2: 11 Dec 2024 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 12 Dec 2024 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2024/257 cl. 3)

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By Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer

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Western Australia

Therapeutic Goods Law Application Act 2024

Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024

Western Australia

Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024

Contents

Citation 1
Commencement 1
Rules modified (Act s. 15) 1

Notes

Compilation table 3

Therapeutic Goods Law Application Act 2024

Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024

1. Citation

	These regulations are the *Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024*.

2. Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

3. Rules modified (Act s. 15)

(1) For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, the Therapeutic Goods (Medicines and OTG—Authorised Supply) Rules 2022 (Commonwealth) apply as if amended as set out in this regulation.

(2) In section 5A:

(a) before subsection (3) in the heading delete “—with prescription”;

(b) delete subsection (3)(b) and insert:

(b) the supply is —

(i) for a therapeutic good that contains nicotine — consistent with the pharmacist’s authority to supply the therapeutic good under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 (WA); or

(ii) for a therapeutic good that does not contain nicotine — authorised in writing by the treating practitioner; and

subsections (4) and (7)

(d) before subsection (5) delete “Supply by a pharmacist—without prescription”;

(e) delete subsections (5) and (6).

Notes

This is a compilation of the Therapeutic Goods Law Application (Local Regulations) Regulations 2024. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.