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Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2022 No 73.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
New South Wales
Document type
Legislation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Authorization/permit Certification Offences/penalties Public health Vaccination Drugs
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The objects of this Act are as follows (a) to regulate activities involving scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods to protect public health and safety, (b) to use the Commonwealth Poisons Standard as the basis for classifying and regulating certain substances, (c) to complement the Commonwealth laws that regulate therapeutic goods, including by providing for certain Commonwealth laws to apply as a law of New South Wales in relation to the activities of persons who are not corporations, (d) to authorise certain activities involving scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods, including when the activities are prohibited under another law, (e) to provide for effective administration and enforcement mechanisms in relation to scheduled substances and other prescribed therapeutic goods.

Full text
English
Website
legislation.nsw.gov.au