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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 - SECT 56A Interpretation of Division 1A

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1997 - SECT 56A

Division 1A - Supply and use of needles and syringes Interpretation of Division 1A

In this Division –
certificate means a certificate of attainment of a relevant qualification that is issued under section 56I and is valid under that section;
certified person , in relation to a permit, means a person who is the holder of a certificate and who is an employee of, or a person acting on behalf of, the holder of the permit;
community organisation means a body of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, who provide services, in relation to health or welfare, whether or not for fee or reward, and includes a needle and syringe service;
dispensing machine means a machine by which needles or syringes may be dispensed;
government entity means the Crown or a body established by or under a law of the State;
needle and syringe service means a body of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whose primary functions include the offering of needles or syringes to members of the public, whether or not for fee or reward;
organised distributor means –
(a) a body corporate; and
(b) a partner in a partnership within the meaning of the Partnership Act 1891 ; and
(c) a pharmacist, or a pharmacy business, within the meaning of the Pharmacy Control Act 2001 ; and
(d) a council; and
(e) a community organisation; and
(f) a government entity; and
(g) any other prescribed person or body of persons;
permit means a permit issued and in force under this Division;
permitted premises , in relation to a permit, means premises specified under section 56E(1) in a term of the permit as premises from which needles and syringes may be supplied under the permit.