Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (DRUGS AND POISONS) REGULATION 1996 - REG 19

19 Renewal of drug licence, poison licence, treatment approval or wholesale representative licence before expiry

(1) The chief executive may renew a drug licence, poison licence, treatment approval or wholesale representative licence on application made to the chief executive before the licence or approval expires (the
"expiry day" ).

(2) However, the chief executive must not renew a general poison licence if, on the expiry day, there is a pharmacy within 25km by road of the licensee’s business premises.

(3) Despite subsection (2) , if, during the term of a general poison licence, a pharmacy opens within 25km by road of the licensee’s business premises, the chief executive may renew the licence for up to 6 months to allow the licensee to sell stock on hand.

(4) No fee is payable for a renewal under subsection (3) .