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PHARMACY REGULATION ACT 2010 (NO. 39 OF 2010)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purposes  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 4 Act to bind the Crown  

PART 2--OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION

Division 1--Requirements of ownership

Division 2--Caps on growth of pharmacy ownership

  • 12 Definition  
  • 13 Application  
  • 14 Cap on growth of pharmacy ownership for friendly society type companies  
  • 15 Exception for existing ownership  
  • 16 Exception for amalgamations on or after 16 November 2004 and before 17 November 2008  
  • 17 Exception for amalgamation on or after 17 November 2008  
  • 18 Pharmacy businesses owned by a subsidiary of a company  
  • 19 Calculating number of pharmacy businesses  

Division 3--Requirements of establishment and operation

Division 4--Use of titles

  • 34 Claims by persons as to licence to operate  
  • 35 Use of title  

PART 3--LICENSING AND REGISTRATION

Division 1--Licensing

Division 2--Registration of premises

Division 3--Investigations

Division 4--Revocation of a licence or registration

Division 5--VCAT review

  • 62 Application to VCAT for review  

Division 6--Public register

  • 63 Public register  

PART 4--ENFORCEMENT

  • 64 Proceedings for offences  
  • 65 Authorisation of persons to assist in enforcement  
  • 66 Identification  
  • 67 Victorian Pharmacy Authority may examine documents  
  • 68 Special powers of entry to pharmacies  
  • 69 Certified copy of examined document  
  • 70 General powers of entry with warrant  
  • 71 Announcement before entry  
  • 72 Copy of warrant to be given  
  • 73 Copies or receipts to be given  
  • 74 Copies of seized documents  
  • 75 Retention and return of seized documents or things  
  • 76 Magistrates' Court may extend 3-month period  
  • 77 Refusal or failure to comply with requirement  
  • 78 Protection against self-incrimination  
  • 79 Offence to give false or misleading information  
  • 80 Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised person  

PART 5--VICTORIAN PHARMACY AUTHORITY

Division 1--Establishment

Division 2--General powers and functions

Division 3--Membership and procedure

  • 87 Membership of the Authority  
  • 88 Terms of office  
  • 89 Resignation and removal  
  • 90 Chairperson and deputy chairperson  
  • 91 Acting members  
  • 92 Payment of members  
  • 93 Procedures of the Authority  
  • 94 Effect of vacancy or defect  
  • 95 Resolutions without meetings  
  • 96 Approved methods of communication for Authority  
  • 97 Limited immunity of member of a panel  
  • 98 Delegation  

Division 4--Staff

  • 99 Staff  

Division 5--Committees

  • 100 Establishment of committees  
  • 101 Membership of a committee  

Division 6--Authority funds, assets and fees

PART 6--GENERAL

  • 106 Provision of information to Minister  
  • 107 Disclosure of information to other agencies  
  • 108 Regulations  

PART 7--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

PART 8--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Division 1--Amendments to the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981

  • 119 Definitions  
  • 120 Persons authorized to have possession etc. of poisons or controlled substances  

Division 2--Amendments to the Education and Training Reform Act 2006

  • 121 Definitions  

Division 3--Amendments to the Health Professions Registration Act 2005

  • 122 Definitions  
  • 123 Part 6 repealed  
  • 124 Repeal of section 186  
  • 125 Schedule 3 repealed  

Division 4--Amendments to the Mental Health Act 1986

Division 5--Amendments to the Severe Substance Dependence Treatment Act 2010

  • 127 Definitions  
  • 128 Power to restrain or sedate a person  

Division 6--Amendments to the Statute Law Amendment (National Health Practitioner Regulation) Act 2010

Division 7--Amendments to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

  • 131 Amendment of Schedule 1  

Division 8--Repeal of amending Part

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