Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2008 - SECT 137

    (1)     The analysis of a sample of a substance for the chief health officer must be carried out by, or under the supervision of, an authorised analyst.

    (2)     An authorised analyst who analyses the sample must give to the chief health officer a certificate of analysis that—

        (a)     is signed and dated by the analyst; and

        (b)     contains a written report of the analysis that sets out the findings; and

        (c)     identifies the method of analysis.

Note     For evidentiary certificates by authorised analysts, see the Public Health Act 1997

, s 135A.

    (3)     In this section:

"authorised analyst" means an analyst appointed under the Public Health Act 1997

, section 15 who is authorised under that Act to exercise a function under this Act.