Australian Capital Territory
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2017-27

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008.
Dated 17 August 2017.
Meegan Fitzharris
Minister
Gordon Ramsay
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)
Subordinate Law SL2017-27
made under the
Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008

    
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Legislation amended	1
	4	Section 557 (1)	1
	5	Section 557 (2) and (3)	1
	6	New section 563 (1)	2
	7	Section 563 (b) (i)	2
	8	Section 563 (b) (ii), new note	2
	9	Section 563 (b) (iii) to (v)	2
	10	Section 563 (b) (v), note	2
	11	Section 580, note	3
	12	Section 581	3
	13	Section 581 (1), note	3
	14	Section 581 (2)	3
	15	New section 581 (4)	3
	16	Section 582	4
	17	Section 582 (5)	4
	18	Section 583 (a)	4
	19	Section 584	4

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This regulation amends the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008.
4	Section 557 (1)
substitute
	(1)	In this section:
designated prescriber includes an intern doctor only if the intern doctor is acting under the direct supervision of a doctor.
5	Section 557 (2) and (3)
omit
doctor
substitute
designated prescriber
6	New section 563 (1)
insert
	(1)	In this section:
designated prescriber does not include an intern doctor.
7	Section 563 (b) (i)
omit
doctor
substitute
designated prescriber
8	Section 563 (b) (ii), new note
insert
Note	Doctor does not include an intern doctor (see dict).
9	Section 563 (b) (iii) to (v)
omit
doctor
substitute
designated prescriber
10	Section 563 (b) (v), note
omit
11	Section 580, note
omit 1st mention of 
doctors
substitute
designated prescribers
12	Section 581
omit
doctor
substitute
designated prescriber
13	Section 581 (1), note
omit
14	Section 581 (2)
omit
doctor’s
substitute
designated prescriber’s
15	New section 581 (4)
insert
	(4)	In this section:
designated prescriber does not include an intern doctor.
16	Section 582
omit
doctor
substitute
designated prescriber
17	Section 582 (5)
omit
doctor’s
substitute
designated prescriber’s
18	Section 583 (a)
omit
doctor’s
substitute
designated prescriber’s
19	Section 584
omit
doctor
substitute
designated prescriber

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 24 August 2017.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2017