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PHARMACY REGULATION ACT 2010
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purposes
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. Act to bind the Crown
PART 2--OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION
Division 1--Requirements of ownership
5. Ownership of pharmacy businesses
6. Exception for executors and administrators
7. Notice to Authority about change to company with mutual structure
8. Provision of information to Authority
9. Offence not to comply with section 7 or 8
10. Pharmacy businesses at separate premises
11. Undue influence
Division 2--Caps on growth of pharmacy ownership
12. Definition
13. Application
14. Cap on growth of pharmacy ownership for friendly society type companies
15. Exception for existing ownership
16. Exception for amalgamations on or after 16 November 2004 and before 17 November 2008
17. Exception for amalgamation on or after 17 November 2008
18. Pharmacy businesses owned by a subsidiary of a company
19. Calculating number of pharmacy businesses
Division 3--Requirements of establishment and operation
20. Notice of intention to establish a pharmacy business
21. Establishment of pharmacy businesses
22. Where establishment of a pharmacy department not permitted
23. Establishment of pharmacy depot
24. Controls on business activity at registered premises
25. Notifications about pharmacy businesses
26. Notifications for a pharmacy department that ceases operation
27. Notifications for a company licensee
28. Notification by pharmacists
29. Controls over the supply, compounding or dispensing of medicines
30. Personal supervision of pharmacy or pharmacy department
31. Access to closed pharmacies and pharmacy departments
32. Dispensing and recording of prescriptions
33. Security at pharmacy depots
Division 4--Use of titles
34. Claims by persons as to licence to operate
35. Use of title
PART 3--LICENSING AND REGISTRATION
Division 1--Licensing
36. Application for a licence
37. Eligibility to apply for a licence
38. Decision to grant licence
39. Grounds for refusal of a licence
40. Conditions on licence
41. Notice of decision on application
42. Period of licence
43. Licence renewal—application and fee
43A. Late lodgement of application to renew licence
Division 2--Registration of premises
44. Application for registration of premises of pharmacy business or pharmacy department
45. Registration of premises of pharmacy businesses or pharmacy departments
46. Grounds for refusal of registration of premises
47. Application for registration of a pharmacy depot
48. Registration of pharmacy depot
49. Conditions on registration
50. Notice of decision on application
51. Period of registration
52. Registration renewal: application and fee
52A. Late lodgement of application to renew registration
Division 3--Investigations
53. Notifications about a licensee or holder of a registration
54. Investigations without notification
Division 4--Revocation of a licence or registration
55. Grounds on which licence may be revoked
56. Grounds for revocation of registration
57. Convening of a panel
58. Procedure of a panel
59. Decisions of a panel
60. Notice of revocation of licence or registration
61. Other sanctions by Authority
Division 5--VCAT review
62. Application to VCAT for review
Division 6--Public register
63. Public register
PART 4--ENFORCEMENT
64. Proceedings for offences
65. Authorisation of persons to assist in enforcement
66. Identification
67. Victorian Pharmacy Authority may examine documents
68. Special powers of entry to pharmacies
69. Certified copy of examined document
70. General powers of entry with warrant
71. Announcement before entry
72. Copy of warrant to be given
73. Copies or receipts to be given
74. Copies of seized documents
75. Retention and return of seized documents or things
76. Magistrates' Court may extend 3-month period
77. Refusal or failure to comply with requirement
78. Protection against self-incrimination
79. Offence to give false or misleading information
80. Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised person
PART 5--VICTORIAN PHARMACY AUTHORITY
Division 1--Establishment
81. Establishment of Victorian Pharmacy Authority
Division 2--General powers and functions
82. Functions of Authority
83. Powers of Authority
84. Consultation requirements
85. Objectives
86. Standards
Division 3--Membership and procedure
87. Membership of the Authority
88. Terms of office
89. Resignation and removal
90. Chairperson and deputy chairperson
91. Acting members
92. Payment of members
93. Procedures of the Authority
94. Effect of vacancy or defect
95. Resolutions without meetings
96. Approved methods of communication for Authority
97. Limited immunity of member of a panel
98. Delegation
Division 4--Staff
99. Staff
Division 5--Committees
100. Establishment of committees
101. Membership of a committee
Division 6--Authority funds, assets and fees
102. Victorian Pharmacy Authority Fund
103. Investment powers
104. Powers of the Authority in relation to fees
105. Repayment of advances
PART 6--GENERAL
106. Provision of information to Minister
107. Disclosure of information to other agencies
108. Regulations
PART 7--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
109. Definitions
110. Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 not limited
111. Victorian Pharmacy Authority to be successor in law of old Board
112. Assets and liabilities
113. Pharmacy-related records
114. Existing applications for approval
115. Existing approvals to carry on pharmacy businesses and pharmacy departments
116. Existing approvals of premises
117. Authority to complete reports of old Board
SCHEDULE
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