Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 90D

  (1)   For the purpose of deciding whether to consider a request made by a pharmacist under subsection   90B(1) or whether to exercise the power under subsection   90A(2) in relation to such a request:

  (a)   the Minister may, by notice in writing given to the pharmacist, require the pharmacist to provide such further information, or produce such further documents, to the Minister as the Minister specifies, within the period specified in the notice; and

  (b)   the Minister may give a notice in writing to any other person:

  (i)   advising the person of the request; and

  (ii)   inviting the person to provide comments on, or information or documents relevant to, the request within the period specified in the notice.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   the Minister gives a notice to a pharmacist under paragraph   (1)(a); and

  (b)   the pharmacist does not provide the information specified in the notice or produce the documents specified in the notice within the period specified in the notice;

the Minister may treat the request as having been withdrawn.

  (3)   If the Minister gives a notice to a person under paragraph   (1)(b), the Minister:

  (a)   is only required to consider comments, information or documents provided by the person during the period specified in the notice; and

  (b)   if the person does not provide any comments, information or documents within that period--is not required to take any further action to obtain such comments, information or documents.