Queensland Numbered Acts

MEDICINES AND POISONS ACT 2019 - SECT 248

248 Approval holders who no longer need authorisation

(1) This section applies if—

(a) immediately before the commencement, a person held an HDPR approval or pest licence to carry out an activity with a substance; and

(b) on the commencement, the person is not required under this Act to hold a new authorisation to carry out the activity with the substance.

(2) The HDPR approval or pest licence ends on the commencement.

Examples—

1 A person held an HDPR approval that was a restricted drug manufacturer licence to manufacture a substance. If, on the commencement, the person holds a licence to manufacture the substance under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth) , section 50 of this Act applies to the person and the HDPR approval ends on the commencement.

2 A person held an HDPR approval that was an operating approval under the HDPR, section 122A to operate a controlled drugs administration facility. On the commencement, there is no requirement under this Act to hold an equivalent approval to operate the facility. The HDPR approval ends on the commencement.