Victorian Numbered Acts

THERAPEUTIC GOODS (VICTORIA) ACT 2010 (NO. 25 OF 2010)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Definitions in Commonwealth Act  
   5.      Act to bind Crown  

   PART 2--APPLIED PROVISIONS

   6.      Application of Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws to Victoria  
   7.      Interpretation of Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws  

   PART 3--FUNCTIONS AND POWERS UNDER APPLIED PROVISIONS

   8.      Functions and powers of Commonwealth Minister  
   9.      Functions and powers of Commonwealth Secretary  
   10.     Commonwealth may retain fees paid to Commonwealth Secretary  
   11.     Functions and powers of other persons  
   12.     Delegation by Commonwealth Minister or Commonwealth Secretary  
   13.     Appointments under Commonwealth therapeutic goods laws  

   PART 4--ADMINISTRATIVE LAW MATTERS

   14.     Application of Commonwealth administrative laws to applied provisions  
   15.     Functions and powers conferred on Commonwealth officers and authorities  

   PART 5--OFFENCES AGAINST APPLIED PROVISIONS

   16.     Application of Commonwealth criminal laws to offences against applied provisions  
   17.     Functions and powers conferred on certain Commonwealth officers and authorities relating to offences  
   18.     No double jeopardy for offences against applied provisions  

   PART 6--PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO VICTORIA

   19.     Power of Minister to exempt persons or goods by order  
   20.     Hawking of therapeutic goods  
   21.     Supply by vending machine  

   PART 7--CODES OF PRACTICE

   22.     Codes of Practice  
   23.     Status of a Code of Practice  
   24.     Procedure for making or adopting Codes of Practice  
   25.     Commencement of Code of Practice  
   26.     Availability of Codes of Practice  
   27.     Code or matter etc. applied, adopted or incorporated in Code to be laid before Parliament  
   28.     Code may be disallowed by either House of Parliament  
   29.     No liability if Code of Practice not available  
   30.     Review by VCAT  

   PART 8--ENFORCEMENT--VICTORIAN PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Authorised persons

   31.     Victorian authorised persons  
   32.     Identity cards  
   33.     Production of identity card when exercising powers  
   34.     Victorian authorised persons subject to Victorian Secretary's direction  

           Division 2--Enforcement powers of Victorian authorised persons

   35.     Offence-related searches and seizures with consent  
   36.     Occupier to be given copy of consent  
   37.     Search warrants  
   38.     Announcement before entry on search warrant  
   39.     Copy of search warrant to be given to occupier  
   40.     General powers of Victorian authorised persons in relation to premises  
   41.     False or misleading information  
   42.     Protection against self-incrimination  
   43.     Receipt must be given for any thing seized  
   44.     Copies of certain seized things to be given  
   45.     Use of equipment to examine or process things  
   46.     Use or seizure of electronic equipment at premises  
   47.     Return of seized documents or things  
   48.     Court may extend period  
   49.     Offence to hinder or obstruct Victorian authorised person  
   50.     Entry to be reported to Victorian Secretary  
   51.     Register of exercise of powers of entry  
   52.     Complaints about exercise of powers  

           Division 3--Evidential and legal proceeding matters

   53.     Forfeiture  
   54.     Conduct by officers, employees or agents  
   55.     Offences by bodies corporate  
   56.     Actions by firms and unincorporated association  

   PART 9--GENERAL

   57.     Regulations  
   58.      Transitional provisions  

   PART 10--REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

   59.     Repeal of Therapeutic Goods (Victoria) Act 1994  
   60.     Repeal of Part 10  
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