Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 1989 - SECT 52F

                   In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

"active ingredient" means the therapeutically active component in a medicine's final formulation that is responsible for its physiological or pharmacological action.

"complementary medicines" means therapeutic goods consisting wholly or principally of one or more designated active ingredients, each of which has a clearly established identity and:

                     (a)  a traditional use; or

                     (b)  any other use prescribed in the regulations.

"designated active ingredient" means an active ingredient, or a kind of active ingredient, mentioned in Schedule 14 to the Therapeutic Goods Regulations.

"traditional use" , in relation to a designated active ingredient, means use of the designated active ingredient that:

                     (a)  is well documented, or otherwise established, according to the accumulated experience of many traditional health care practitioners over an extended period of time; and

                     (b)  accords with well‑established procedures of preparation, application and dosage.

Note:          An example of traditional use is use in Chinese traditional medicine.