Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1) (ACT)

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2025-7

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008.

Dated 11 June 2025.

ANDREW BARR

Chief Minister

RACHEL STEPHEN-SMITH

Minister

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2025-7

made under the

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008.

4. New section 11 (2) (w)

   insert

   (w)section 490A (which is about authorisation of health practitioners for certain dealings approved by CHO).

5. Part 9.6 heading

   substitute

Part 9.6Medicines authorisations for health practitioners

1. New section 490A

   in part 9.6, insert

490AAuthorisations for health practitioners to deal with medicines with CHO approval—Act, s 20 (1) (c)

(1)A health practitioner is authorised to deal with a medicine if the health practitioner is approved under this section to deal with the medicine.

(2)The chief health officer may approve a health practitioner, or a class of health practitioners, to deal with a medicine if the chief health officer is satisfied that the approval is appropriate in the circumstances.

(3)The approval must be in writing and include the following information:

(a)the health practitioner or the class of health practitioners to whom the approval relates;

(b)the dealing to which the approval relates;

(c)the medicine to which the approval relates;

(d)any conditions to which the approval is subject;

(e)a unique identifying number for the approval;

(f)the date the approval starts;

(g)if the approval applies for a stated period—the stated period.

(4)An approval is a notifiable instrument.

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 16 June 2025.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2025