Western Australian Numbered Acts

PHARMACY ACT 2010 (NO. 32 OF 2010)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  

   PART 2 -- Pharmacy Registration Board  

           Division 1 -- The Board  

   4.      Board established  
   5.      Membership of Board  
   6.      Presiding member and deputy presiding member  
   7.      Remuneration and allowances  

           Division 2 -- Functions and powers  

   8.      Functions  
   9.      Powers  
   10.     Delegation by Board  

           Division 3 -- Relationship of Board with Minister  

   11.     Directions by Minister  
   12.     Minister to have access to information  

           Division 4 -- Committees  

   13.     Committees  
   14.     Provisions relating to committees  
   15.     Term of office  
   16.     Functions of deputy presiding member  
   17.     Deputy members  
   18.     Vacation of office by member  
   19.     General procedure concerning meetings  
   20.     Voting  
   21.     Holding meetings remotely  
   22.     Resolution without meeting  
   23.     Minutes  
   24.     Term used: member  
   25.     Disclosure of interests  
   26.     Exclusion of interested member  
   27.     Board or committee may resolve that section 26 inapplicable  
   28.     Quorum where section 26 applies  
   29.     Minister may declare sections 26 and 28 inapplicable  
   30.     Registrar  
   31.     Other staff  
   32.     Duty not to make improper use of information  
   33.     Meetings and minutes of meetings  
   34.     Execution of documents by Board  

   PART 3 -- Finance and reports  

   35.     Funds of the Board  
   36.     Accounts  
   37.     Audit  
   38.     Annual report and other reports  

   PART 4 -- Registration  

           Division 1 -- Registration of pharmacies  

   39.     Registration of premises as pharmacies  
   40.     Who may apply for registration  
   41.     Preserved company to carry on pharmacy business only at certain premises  
   42.     Application for registration  
   43.     Grounds for refusal  
   44.     Entry and inspection of registered pharmacy  
   45.     Duration of registration  
   46.     Cancellation and non-renewal of registration  
   47.     Conditions on registration  
   48.     Premises may be, or continue to be, registered even if requirements as to minimum standards of fitness are not met  

           Division 2 -- The register  

   49.     The register  
   50.     Inspection of register  
   51.     Certificates of registration for premises  
   52.     Notification of intended change of ownership of, or interests held in, pharmacy business  

   PART 5 -- Pharmacy business  

   53.     Pharmacy business to be carried on at registered premises  
   54.     Ownership of, and interests in, pharmacy business  
   55.     Limit on ownership of, and interests in, pharmacy businesses  
   56.     Pharmacist to have overall responsibility for pharmacy business  
   57.     Supervision of pharmacy business by pharmacist  
   58.     Death or bankruptcy of pharmacist etc.  
   59.     Who may carry on a business that is not a pharmacy business at a registered pharmacy  
   60.     Use of title “pharmacy” etc. restricted  

   PART 6 -- Rules, regulations and forms  

   61.     Rules  
   62.      Regulations  
   63.      Forms  

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   64.     False or misleading information  
   65.     Surrender of certificate  
   66.     Protection from liability  
   67.     Notice of decisions to be given  
   68.     Review  
   69.     Publication of proceedings etc.  
   70.     Legal proceedings  
   71.     Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences  
   72.     Review of Act  

   PART 8 -- Consequential amendments  

           Division 1 -- Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended  

   73.     Act amended  
   74.     Schedule V PART 3 amended  

           Division 2 -- State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 amended  

   75.     Act amended  
   76.     Schedule 1 amended  

   PART 9 -- Transitional and savings provisions  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   77.     Terms used  
   78.     Interpretation Act 1984 not affected  

           Division 2 -- The Pharmacy Registration Board of Western Australia  

   79.     New Board is a continuation of the former Council in relation to certain matters  
   80.     Members of former Council cease to hold office  
   81.     Board members  
   82.     The registrar and other staff  
   83.     Registered pharmacies  
   84.     Register  
   85.     Certificates of registration issued under the repealed Act  
   86.     Agreements and instruments  
   87.     Annual report for part of a year  

           Division 3 -- Incorporated Pharmaceutical Society  

   88.     Incorporation of Pharmaceutical Society  
   89.     Transfer of certain assets and liabilities to the incorporated Pharmaceutical Society  
   90.     Agreements and instruments  

           Division 4 -- Miscellaneous  

   91.     Exemption from State taxation  
   92.     Registration of documents  
   93.     Saving  
   94.     Powers in relation to transitional provision  
           
[Assented to 26 August 2010]