New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT 2006 - SECT 23

23 Pharmacies to be approved and holders of pecuniary interests registered

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not carry on a pharmacy business unless:

(a) the premises on which the pharmacy business is carried on are the subject of a current approval of the Board, and

(b) all holders of a pecuniary interest in the pharmacy business are registered in the Register of Pharmacies.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) A person who has lodged an application under clause 1 (1) (b) of Schedule 2 may carry on the pharmacy business to which the application relates pending the Board’s determination of the application if:

(a) the premises at which the business is carried on are the subject of a current approval of the Board, and

(b) any holder of a pecuniary interest in the business who is not the subject of the application is registered in the Register of Pharmacies.

(3) Schedule 2 has effect with respect to approval of premises and registration of pecuniary interests.