Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The Minister may delegate, in writing, a power or function of the Minister under regulation 5M or 5N to:
(a) an officer of the Department; or
(b) the National Manager, Therapeutic Goods Administration.
(2) The Secretary may delegate, in writing, the Secretary's power under regulation 5G to approve or refuse to approve advertisements to:
(a) an officer of the Department; or
(b) a medical practitioner registered in a State or internal Territory who is employed by the government of a State or Territory.
(3) The Secretary may delegate to the CHCA the Secretary's power under regulation 5G to approve or refuse to approve an advertisement about designated therapeutic goods that are complementary medicines if the advertisement is to be published or used in specified media of the kind mentioned in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of the definition of specified media in section 42B of the Act.
(4) The Secretary may delegate to the ASMI the following powers of the Secretary under regulation 5G:
(a) the power to approve or refuse to approve an advertisement about designated therapeutic goods that are complementary medicines if the advertisement is to be broadcast in broadcast media;
(b) the power to approve or refuse to approve an advertisement about designated therapeutic goods that are not complementary medicines if the advertisement is to be published or broadcast in specified media.
(5) The Secretary may delegate the Secretary's power under regulation 5L to withdraw the approval of a class of approved advertisements to a person to whom the Secretary has delegated the power to approve the same class of advertisements.
(5A) The Secretary may delegate the Secretary's power under subregulation 5L (2) to withdraw the approval of approved advertisements to the chairperson of the Complaints Resolution Panel.
(6) A person exercising a power under a delegation under this regulation must comply with any conditions imposed or directions given by the Minister or Secretary, as the case requires.