Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2012 - NOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2012

As in force at 10 December 2022

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 10 December 2022

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MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2012

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1     KEY

Key to abbreviations

amd = amended                 od = order
app = appendix                 om = omitted
bl = by-law                     pt = Part
ch = Chapter                     r = regulation/rule
cl = clause                     rem = remainder
div = Division                     renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired                 rep = repealed
f = forms                     s = section
Gaz = Gazette                     sch = Schedule
hdg = heading                     sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted                     SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title                     sub = substituted

nc = not commenced                

2     LIST OF LEGISLATION

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 (Act No. 13, 2012)
Assent date	27 April 2012
Commenced	1 May 2014 (Gaz S22, 30 April 2014, p 12)
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 12, 2014)
Assent date	16 April 2014
Commenced	16 April 2014
Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27, 2014)
Assent date	4 September 2014
Commenced	9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)
Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015 (Act No. 26, 2015)
Assent date	18 September 2015
Commenced	14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date	6 April 2016
Commenced	1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)
Assent date	8 June 2016
Commenced	s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016; rem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date	10 March 2017
Commenced	12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018)
Assent date	30 November 2018
Commenced	1 December 2018 (s 2)
Medical Services Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 17, 2019)
Assent date	30 May 2019
Commenced	31 May 2019 (s 2)
Hemp Industry Act 2019 (Act No. 25, 2019)
Assent date	2 September 2019
Commenced	6 May 2020 (Gaz G18, 6 May 2020, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date	19 November 2020
Commenced	20 November 2020 (s 2)
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 1, 2021)
Assent date	25 February 2021
Commenced	26 February 2021 (s 2)
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 27, 2021)
Assent date	15 December 2021
Commenced	16 December 2021 (s 2)
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 25, 2022)
Assent date	9 December 2022
Commenced	10 December 2022 (s 2)

3     GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 5, 19, 24, 32, 43, 44, 80, 89, 92, 121, 125, 127, 128, 129, 183, 207, 232, 251, 252, 283 and 293.

4     LIST OF AMENDMENTS
ss 3 – 4     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 5     amd No. 12, 2014, s 3; No. 4, 2017, s 21; No. 28, 2018, s 12; No. 17, 2019, s 14; No. 1, 2021, s 4; No. 27, 2021, s 4; No. 25, 2022, s 4
s 6     rep No. 4, 2017, s 20
s 7     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 10     amd No. 25, 2022, s 5
s 11     rep No. 25, 2022, s 6
s 12     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 13     rep No. 4, 2017, s 20
ch 1
pt 1.2, div 2
sdiv 3 hdg     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 17     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 19     amd No. 12, 2014, s 4
s 20     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 21     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21; No. 25, 2022, s 7
s 22     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
ch 1
pt 1.2, div 2
sdiv 4 hdg     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 23     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 25     amd No. 25, 2022, s 8
s 26     amd No. 12, 2014, s 5
s 25     amd No. 28, 2018, s 12; No. 27, 2021, s 11
s 28     sub No. 12, 2014, s 6
    amd No. 25, 2022, s 9
s 28A     ins No. 12, 2014, s 6
    sub No. 28, 2018, s 10
    amd No. 25, 2022, s 10
s 31     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 31A     ins No. 25, 2019, s 46
ss 32 – 33     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
ch 2 hdg     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 34     amd No. 12, 2014, s 7; No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 35     amd No. 12, 2014, s 8; No. 4, 2017, s 21
ch 2
pt 2.2 hdg     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
ss 37 – 38     sub No. 25, 2022, s 11
s 48     amd No. 25, 2022, s 12
s 57     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21; No. 27, 2021, s 11
s 59A     ins No. 12, 2014, s 9
s 61     amd No. 25, 2022, s 54
s 62     sub No. 12, 2014, s 10
    rep No. 25, 2022, s 13
ch 2
pt 2.3, div 1
sdiv 3 hdg     amd No. 25, 2022, s 54
s 63     sub No. 12, 2014, s 11; No. 25, 2022, s 14
s 64     amd No. 28, 2018, s 12
    sub No. 25, 2022, s 14
s 65     amd No. 12, 2014, s 12
    rep No. 25, 2022, s 14
s 67     amd No. 12, 2014, s 13
    rep No. 25, 2022, s 15
ch 2
pt 2.3, div 1
sdiv 3A hdg     ins No. 25, 2022, s 16
s 70     rep No. 12, 2014, s 15
    ins No. 25, 2022, s 16
ss 70A – 70D     ins No. 25, 2022, s 16
ch 2
pt 2.3, div 1
sdiv 4 hdg     amd No. 12, 2014, s 14
s 71     amd No. 12, 2014, s 16
    sub No. 25, 2022, s 17
s 72     amd No. 12, 2014, s 17
    sub No. 25, 2022, s 17
s 73     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 75     sub No. 25, 2022, s 18
s 78     amd No. 25, 2022, s 19
ss 79 – 80     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 81     amd No. 27, 2021, s 11
s 83     amd No. 27, 2021, s 11
s 84     amd No. 27, 2021, s 5; No. 25, 2022, s 20
s 86     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 92     amd No. 12, 2014, s 18; No. 25, 2022, s 21
s 96     amd No. 27, 2021, s 6
pt 2.6 hdg     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s. 98     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 99     amd No. 12, 2014, s 19; No. 25, 2022, s 22
s 100     amd No. 12, 2014, s 20
    sub No. 25, 2022, s 23
ch 2
pt 2.7 hdg     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
ss 101 – 105     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 109     rep No. 12, 2014, s 21
s 110     amd No. 12, 2014, s 22
ch 2
pt 2.7
div 4A hdg     ins No. 25, 2022, s 24
ss 112A –
112C     ins No. 25, 2022, s 24
s 113     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
ch 3 hdg     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 117     amd No. 25, 2022, s 25
ss 118 – 119     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 120     amd No. 25, 2022, s 26
s 121     amd No. 17, 2016, s 46; No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 122     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 122A     ins No. 25, 2022, s 27
s 123A     ins No. 25, 2022, s 28
s 127     amd No. 17, 2016, s 46
s 128     amd No. 17, 2016, s 46; No. 25, 2022, s 29
s 129     amd No. 12, 2014, s 23; No. 17, 2016, s 46; No. 25, 2022, s 30
s 130     amd No. 25, 2022, s 31
s 131     amd No. 25, 2022, s 32
s 134     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21; No. 25, 2022, s 33
s 135     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21; No. 25, 2022, s 34
s 136     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 136A     ins No. 25, 2022, s 35
s 140     sub No. 25, 2022, s 36
s 141     and No. 25, 2022, s 37
ss 142 – 143     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 144     amd No. 12, 2014, s 24; No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 145A     ins No. 25, 2022, s 38
s 182     amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 193     amd No. 26, 2020, s 3
s 203     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 206     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 207     sub No. 27, 2021, s 7
s 215     amd No. 26, 2015, s 75
s 219     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 230     amd No. 25, 2022, s 39
ch 7
pt 7.1AA hdg     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ch 7
pt 7.1AA
div 1 hdg     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ss 243A –
243B     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ch 7
pt 7.1AA
div 2 hdg     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ss 243C –
243E     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ch 7
pt 7.1AA
div 3 hdg     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ss 243F –
243G     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ch 7
pt 7.1AA
div 4 hdg     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ss 243H –
243L     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ch 7
pt 7.1AA
div 5 hdg     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
ss 243M –
243Q     ins No. 27, 2021, s 8
s 244     amd No. 25, 2022, s 40
ch 7
pt 7.2
div 1 hdg     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 245     amd No. 25, 2022, s 41
s 246     amd No. 25, 2022, s 42
ss 247 – 248     rep No. 25, 2022, s 43
s 249     amd No. 12, 2014, s 25
    rep No. 25, 2022, s 43
s 250     amd No. 12, 2014, s 26; No. 28, 2018, s 12
    rep No. 25, 2022, s 43
s 251     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21; No. 25, 2022, s 44
s 252     amd No. 27, 2014, s 57; No. 25, 2022, s 45
s 253     amd No. 25, 2022, s 46
s 254     amd No. 12, 2014, s 27; No. 28, 2018, s 11
    sub No. 25, 2022, s 47
ch 7
pt 7.2
div 1A hdg     ins No. 1, 2021, s 5
    rep No. 25, 2022, s 48
ss 254A –
254C     ins No. 1, 2021, s 5
    rep No. 25, 2022, s 48
s 257     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21; No. 25, 2022, s 49
s 261     amd No. 12, 2014, s 28
s 266     amd No. 25, 2022, s 50
s 268     amd No. 25, 2022, s 51
s 269     amd No. 25, 2022, s 52
s 279     amd No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 281     amd No. 12, 2014, s 29; No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 283     amd No. 12, 2014, s 30; No. 4, 2017, s 21
s 294     exp No. 13, 2012, s 294(5)
ch 9
pt 9.3 hdg     ins No. 26, 2015, s 76
s 295     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
    ins No. 26, 2015, s 76
ch 9
pt 9.4 hdg     ins No. 27, 2021, s 9
ss 296 – 298     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
    ins No. 27, 2021, s 9
ch 9
pt 9.5 hdg     ins No. 25, 2022, s 53
ss 299 – 307     ins No. 25, 2022, s 53
ch 10 hdg     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
ch 10
pt 10.1 hdg     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
ss 299 – 303     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
ch 10
pt 10.2 hdg     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
s 304     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
ch 10
pt 10.3 hdg     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
s 305     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305
sch 1     amd No. 12, 2014, s 31
sch 2     amd No. 27, 2021, s 10
sch 4     exp No. 13, 2012, s 305