Australian Capital Territory

Public Health (Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods) Delegation 2016 (No 1)*
Notifiable Instrument NI2016-530
made under the
Public Health Act 1997, section 11 (Delegation by Chief Health Officer)

1	Name of Instrument
This instrument is the Public Health (Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods) Delegation 2016 (No 1).

2	Purpose
The purpose of this delegation is to enable the persons listed persons in the schedules, by position number, to perform the functions of the Chief Health Officer under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 and the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008. 

3	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after it is signed.

4	Revocation of Previous Delegations
This instrument revokes Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 – Delegation 2015 (No 1).

5	Delegation of functions
The functions described in section 582 (CHO Decisions on applications for endorsement to treat drug-dependency) of the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 are delegated to a person occupying or performing the positions described in Column 1 and listed in Column 2 of the table below:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	
Description	Position Numbers	Conditions	
Executive Director, 
Health Protection Service	E00335		
A/g Executive Director, 
Health Protection Service	29620	Exercisable only in the absence of E00335	
Chief Pharmacist	27948		
Senior Pharmacist	26047, 19118	Exercisable only in the absence of 27948.	

The functions described in Division 13.1.3 (Chief Health Officer controlled medicines approvals) of the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 are delegated to a person occupying or performing the positions described in Column 1 and listed in Column 2 of the table below:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	
Description	Position Numbers	Conditions	
Chief Pharmacist	27948		
Senior Pharmacist	26047, 19118, 36203, 35846		
Pharmaceutical Inspector 	23882, 19569		
Deputy Chief Health Officer	17563		
Public Health Specialists	24238, 29475		
Public Health Registrars	35812, 24146		
Pharmaceutical Officer
(temporary or casual positions) 	C080606, C09504, C09507, C09521.	Exercisable only when performing duties under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist	

The functions described in Part 6.2 (Licences - issue and amendment) of the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 are delegated to a person occupying or performing the positions described in Column 1 and listed in Column 2 of the table below:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	
Description	Position Numbers	Conditions	
Director, 
Health Protection Service	E00335		
A/g Director, 
Health Protection Service	29620	Exercisable only in the absence of E00335	

The functions described in Division 7.1.2 (Medicines and poisons inspectors) of the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 are delegated to a person occupying or performing the positions described in Column 1 and listed in Column 2 of the table below:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	
Description	Position Numbers	Conditions	
Director, 
Health Protection Service	E00335		
A/g Director, 
Health Protection Service	29620	Exercisable only in the absence of E00335	

Dr Paul Kelly
Chief Health Officer
20 September 2016