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ACCESS TO MEDICINAL CANNABIS ACT 2016 (NO. 20 OF 2016) - SECT 98

Competition and Consumer Act and Competition Code

    (1)     For the purposes of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth and the Consumer Code, the following things are authorised by this Act

        (a)     issuing or renewing a manufacturing licence;

        (b)     refusing an application for the issue or renewal of a manufacturing licence;

        (c)     imposing a condition on a manufacturing licence that limits the amount of a medicinal cannabis product that may be manufactured under the licence;

        (d)     entering into, amending or giving effect to a Health Secretary agreement.

    (2)     In this section—

"giving effect to", in relation to an agreement or contract, includes—

        (a)     complying with any obligation under the agreement or contract; and

        (b)     exercising or enforcing any right or power under the agreement or contract;

"Health Secretary agreement" means an agreement or contract under which the Health Secretary—

        (a)     obtains cannabis, cannabis material or intermediate cannabis products as authorised by section 17(a); or

        (b)     obtains or purchases cannabis or cannabis material as authorised by section 17(b); or

        (c)     obtains or purchases a medicinal cannabis product as authorised by section 39(a); or

        (d)     sells or supplies an approved medicinal cannabis product as authorised by section 42(1)(a); or

        (e)     sells or supplies a medicinal cannabis product as authorised by section 45(1)(a).



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