Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS (CONTROLLED MEDICINES) AMENDMENT REGULATION 2016 (NO 1) (NO 16 OF 2016) - REG 14

in division 13.1.3, insert

575     Category approval determination

    (1)     The chief health officer may determine circumstances in which approval to prescribe a controlled medicine may be given, other than approval for a stated form, strength and quantity of a stated medicine (a category approval determination ).

Examples

1     approval to prescribe all forms, strengths and quantities of certain controlled medicines for people with terminal illness

2     approval to prescribe up to a stated maximum dose of a particular controlled medicine

Note     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     A category approval determination is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.