Pharmacy (General) Amendment (Qualifications) Regulation 2005 (NSW)

2005 No 539

New South Wales

Pharmacy (General) Amendment

(Qualifications) Regulation 2005

under the

Pharmacy Act 1964

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Pharmacy Act 1964.

JOHN HATZISTERGOS, M.L.C.,

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
As a prerequisite to registration of a person as a pharmacist, section 13 (1) (a) of the Pharmacy Act 1964 requires the person to have passed through a course in pharmacy of at least 3 years’ duration at the University of Sydney or another prescribed university in New South Wales and to have received a degree in pharmacy. Section 13 (1A) of the Act allows the regulations to prescribe different periods in respect of these qualifications. The objects of this Regulation are:

(a)	to prescribe the University of Newcastle as a university for the purposes of section 13 (1) (a) of the Act, and
(b)	to prescribe a period of 2 years’ duration in relation to the courses at the University of Sydney and the University of Newcastle for the qualification of Master of Pharmacy.

This Regulation is made under the Pharmacy Act 1964, including sections 13 (1) (a) and (1A) and 38 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 111 of 2 September 2005, page 7217	Page 1
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Clause 1	Pharmacy (General) Amendment (Qualifications) Regulation 2005

Pharmacy (General) Amendment (Qualifications)

Regulation 2005

under the

Pharmacy Act 1964

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Pharmacy (General) Amendment

(Qualifications) Regulation 2005.

2 Amendment of Pharmacy (General) Regulation 1998

The Pharmacy (General) Regulation 1998 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

2005 No 539

Pharmacy (General) Amendment (Qualifications) Regulation 2005

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 2)

Clauses 6 and 6A

Omit clause 6. Insert instead:

6      Qualifications for registration: prescribed universities (section 13)

For the purposes of section 13 (1) (a) of the Act, the following universities are prescribed universities:

(a)	Charles Sturt University,
(b)	University of Newcastle.

6A Qualifications for registration: prescribed period for Master of
Pharmacy (section 13)

For the purposes of section 13 (1A) (a) of the Act, the prescribed period in respect of the course for:

(a)	a Master of Pharmacy at the University of Newcastle, or
(b)	a Master of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney,

is 2 years.

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