Poisons Amendment (Savings) Regulations 2009 (TAS)

Poisons Amendment (Savings) Regulations 2009

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Poisons Act 1971 .23 March 2009

PETER G. UNDERWOOD

Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

LARA GIDDINGS

Minister for Health

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Poisons Amendment (Savings) Regulations 2009 . 2CommencementThese regulations are taken to have taken effect on 1 January 2009. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the Poisons Regulations 2008 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Regulation 98 insertedAfter regulation 97 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted in Part 6: 98Savings provision (1)  An approval, authorisation, authority, licence, permit or other similar instrument issued or granted under the Poisons Regulations 2002 and in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations is taken to have been issued or granted under these regulations. (2)  An authority issued or granted under the Poisons Regulations 1975 and in force immediately before the commencement of the Poisons Regulations 2002 is taken to have been issued or granted under these regulations. 5Legislation rescindedThe legislation specified in Schedule 1 is rescinded. Schedule 1Legislation rescinded

Regulation 5

Poisons Amendment (Vaccination Administration) Regulations 2003 (No. 66 of 2003)

Poisons Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 131 of 2003)

Poisons Amendment (Expiry) Regulations 2003 (No. 171 of 2003)

Poisons Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 104 of 2004)

Poisons Amendment (Supply by IVF Clinic Nurses) Regulations 2005 (No. 30 of 2005)

Poisons Amendment (Possession of Pseudoephedrine) Regulations 2005 (No. 50 of 2005)

Poisons Amendment (Expiry) Regulations 2005 (No. 107 of 2005)

Poisons Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 129 of 2005)

Poisons Amendment (Nurse Practitioner) Regulations 2005 (No. 134 of 2005)

Poisons Amendment (Emergency Supply) Regulations 2005 (No. 159 of 2005)

Poisons Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 135 of 2006)

Poisons Amendment (Electronic Prescriptions) Regulations 2007 (No. 20 of 2007)

Poisons Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 73 of 2007)

Poisons Amendment (Expiry) Regulations 2007 (No. 82 of 2007)

Poisons Amendment (Nurse Practitioners) Regulations 2008 (No. 66 of 2008)

Poisons Amendment (Fentanyl Lozenges) Regulations 2008 (No. 91 of 2008)

Poisons Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 136 of 2008)

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 1 April 2009

These regulations are administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations –

(a) amend the Poisons Regulations 2008 by inserting, with retrospective effect, a savings provision in respect of approvals, authorities, permits and similar instruments issued or granted under regulations that have been rescinded; and (b) rescind certain amendment regulations.