Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Licences) Regulation 2011 (NSW)

2011 No 537

New South Wales

Poisons and Therapeutic Goods

Amendment (Licences) Regulation

2011

under the

Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966.

JILLIAN SKINNER, MP

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 to enable the Director-General of the Department of Health to issue licences to supply certain drugs of addiction under the New South Wales Opioid Treatment Program on applications made by or on behalf of certain agencies that provide drug treatment services under that Program to no more than 50 drug dependent persons who are resident at their premises during treatment.

This Regulation is made under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966, including sections 24 and 45C (the general regulation-making power).

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Clause 1	Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Licences) Regulation 2011

Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Licences)

Regulation 2011

under the

Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment
(Licences) Regulation 2011.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the
NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008

Clause 166 Consideration of applications

Omit clause 166 (4). Insert instead:

(4)

The Director-General is not empowered to issue a licence under this Division for the supply, under the program known as the New South Wales Opioid Treatment Program, of methadone or buprenorphine to drug dependent persons (as defined in section 27 of the Act) unless:

(a)	the licence is a replacement licence, or
(b)	the application for the licence is made by or on behalf of an agency that:

(i)      provides drug treatment services at premises under that Program to no more than 50 drug dependent persons who are resident at the premises while they are being treated, and

(ii)      is a member of the Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies Incorporated.