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2022
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Health)
Contents
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2022
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Health)
Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
A Bill for
An Act to amend legislation about health, and for other purposes
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as
follows:
This Act is the Health Legislation Amendment Act 2022
.
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on
the notification day (see
, s 75 (1)).
This Act amends the following legislation:
•
•
•
.
Part 2 Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
4 Application of Commonwealth
therapeutic goods laws to ACT
New section 157 (3)
after the note, insert
(3) The Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws also apply as if they extended to—
(a) an act done or omitted to be done by a person who is not a corporation; and
(b) an act done or omitted to be done in the course of trade or commerce
within the limits of the Territory.
Part 3 Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1927
5 What is a compliance
test?
Section 42B (1) (a)
omit
tobacco products
substitute
smoking products
omit
tobacco product
substitute
smoking product
7 Approval of compliance testing
programs
Section 42C (2) (a)
omit
tobacco products
substitute
smoking products
8 No vending machines
authorised
Section 49A
omit
tobacco products
substitute
smoking products
9 Retail tobacconist must obtain
smoking products from licensed wholesaler
New section 67 (4) and
(5)
insert
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply if the holder of a retail tobacconist’s licence—
(a) operates a community pharmacy; and
(b) obtains a personal vaporiser or personal vaporiser related product—
(i) that is a medicine; and
(ii) from someone who is not the holder of a wholesale tobacco merchant’s licence.
Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (4) (see Criminal Code
, s 58).
(5) In this section:
community pharmacy—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
, dictionary.
medicine—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
, section 11.
Part 4 Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978
10 Disclosure of
information
New section 49 (4) (aa)
insert
(aa) to a next of kin of a deceased person for the purposes of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
, section 38A (3); or
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 4 May 2022.
2 Notification
Notified under the
on 2022.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
© Australian Capital Territory 2022
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