New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT 2006 - SECT 8

8 Qualifications for registration

(1) A person has the necessary qualifications for registration as a pharmacist if the person:

(a) has the educational qualifications required by this section, and

(b) satisfies the requirements of this section as to practical experience in pharmacy.

(2) A person has the educational qualifications required by this section if the person:

(a) has such qualifications as may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, or

(b) has successfully completed a course of study that is recognised by the Board as meeting criteria prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph, or

(c) has such qualifications as may be approved by the Board on the recommendation of an accreditation body recognised by the Board for the purposes of this section, or

(d) has passed an examination arranged or approved by the Board to assess the person’s competence to practise pharmacy.

(3) A person satisfies the requirements of this section as to practical experience in pharmacy if the person, after attaining the educational qualifications required by this section, gains experience in dispensing and compounding medical prescriptions that the Board regards as sufficient to enable the person to carry on a pharmacy business in New South Wales.

(4) An educational or training institution may apply to the Board for the recognition by the Board (under subsection (2) (b)) of a course of study offered by the institution. The institution may apply to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal for a review of the decision of the Board on the application.

(5) In determining for the purposes of subsection (2) (b) whether a particular course of study meets the criteria prescribed by the regulations, the Board may have regard to and rely on any findings made on an assessment prepared for the Board in respect of the course of study.

(6) In this section:
"qualification" means a degree, diploma, certificate or other academic award conferred or awarded for the successful completion of a course of training in pharmacy.