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PHARMACISTS REGISTRATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 47 OF 2010) - SECT 6

Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting "Board" from the definition of applicant and substituting "Authority" ;
(b) by omitting the definitions of application , approved , Board and certificate of registration and substituting the following definitions:
approved means approved by the Authority;
Authority means the Tasmanian Pharmacy Authority established under section 6 ;
certificate of registration means a certificate given by the Authority under section 71F ;
(c) by omitting "Board" from the definition of chairperson and substituting "Authority" ;
(d) by omitting "Board" from the definition of committee and substituting "Authority" ;
(e) by omitting the definitions of committee of inquiry , complaint , defendant and disciplinary tribunal and substituting the following definition:
eligibility certificate means an eligibility certificate issued by the Authority under section 61B ;
(f) by omitting "31 December" from the definition of financial year and substituting "30 June" ;
(g) by omitting the definitions of foreign pharmacists law and formal disciplinary proceedings and substituting the following definition:
Friendly Society means a body that was registered under the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Code as a society immediately before the repeal of the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997 ;
(h) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of functions :
guidelines means guidelines issued by the Authority;
Health Complaints Commissioner means the person appointed as Health Complaints Commissioner under the Health Complaints Act 1995 ;
(i) by omitting the definitions of informal disciplinary proceedings , inquiry , inspection , interim certificate of registration , investigating committee and investigation and substituting the following definition:
inspection means an inspection under section 59;
(j) by omitting "Board" from the definition of member and substituting "Authority" ;
(k) by omitting the definitions of pharmacists registration authority and pharmacy business and substituting the following definitions:
pharmacist means a person who holds general registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the pharmacy profession;
pharmacy business means a business that involves –
(a) the compounding and dispensing of narcotic substances and restricted substances, within the meaning of the Poisons Act 1971 , by a pharmacist on the prescription of a medical practitioner or other health professional; and
(b) the sale or supply of potent substances, within the meaning of the Poisons Act 1971 , by a pharmacist; and
(c) the sale or supply of medicinal poisons within the meaning of the Poisons Act 1971  –
but does not include a business that is carried on by a person to whom section 27 of the Poisons Act 1971 applies;
(l) by omitting the definition of Pharmacy Code ;
(m) by omitting the definitions of pharmacy premises , recommendation and register and substituting the following definitions:
proprietary interest means a legal or beneficial interest and includes proprietary interest as a sole proprietor, as a partner, as a director, member or a shareholder of a body corporate and as the trustee or beneficiary of a trust;
register means the Pharmacy Business Premises Register kept under section 71L ;
(n) by omitting the definitions of registered pharmacist and Registrar and substituting the following definition:
registration board means –
(a) a board established under section 31 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania); or
(b) the Medical Radiation Science Professionals Board established under the Medical Radiation Science Professionals Registration Act 2000 ;
(o) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of report :
responsible occupier , in relation to pharmacy premises, means the holder of a certificate of registration in relation to the pharmacy premises;
responsible tribunal means the Health Practitioners Tribunal established under the Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010 ;
(p) by omitting "Board" from the definition of specified and substituting "Authority" .



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