Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Act 1972 Regulation relating to standards for contraceptives and electromedical devices and to licences for medical gas manufacturers and wholesalers (1991-664) [GG No 180 of 20.12.1991] (NSW)

1991—No. 664

THERAPEUTIC GOODS AND COSMETICS ACT 1972—

REGULATION

(Relating to standards for contraceptives and electromedical devices and to

licences for medical gas manufacturers and wholesalers)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 180 of 20 December 1991]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Act 1972, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

J. P. HANNAFORD

Mnister for Health and Community Services.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 6 January 1992.

Amendments

2. The Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Regulations are amended:
(a) by omitting from regulation 8 the matter “medical gases”;

(b) by omitting regulation 23B;

(c)

by omitting regulation 23E and by inserting instead the following Standards for mechanical contraceptives

23E. (1) The descriptions and specifications in AS1808–1984 Contraceptive Devices—Diaphragms, published by the Standards Association of Australia, are prescribed as standards for diaphragm contraceptives.

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(2) The descriptions and specifications in Therapeutic Goods Order No. 39 Contraceptive Devices—Rubber Condoms, made under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth, are prescribed as standards for rubber condoms.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Regulation is to update the Therapeutic Goods and Cosmetics Regulations to ensure that New South Wales law either matches or complements Commonwealth law:

(a) in requiring manufacturers and wholesalers of medical gases to be licensed;

(b)	by omitting the existing New South Wales standards for electromedical devices (as these standards are now fully covered by the Commonwealth);
(c)	by applying new Commonwealth legislative standards to condoms sold in New South Wales (instead of applying the 1985 Australian Standard, as at present).