Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS AMENDMENT REGULATION 2016 (NO 1) (NO 5 OF 2016) - REG 5

in part 5.1, insert

352     Authorisation for pharmacist and intern pharmacist to administer vaccine without prescription—Act, s 37 (1) (b)

    (1)     A pharmacist is authorised to administer a vaccine to an adult without prescription if the pharmacist administers the vaccine in accordance with a direction by the chief health officer.

    (2)     An intern pharmacist is authorised to administer a vaccine to an adult without prescription if—

        (a)     the intern pharmacist administers the vaccine in accordance with a direction by the chief health officer; and

        (b)     the intern pharmacist is under the direct supervision of a pharmacist authorised to administer a vaccine under subsection (1).

    (3)     The chief health officer may give directions for the administration of a vaccine to an adult without prescription by a pharmacist or intern pharmacist.

    (4)     A direction is a disallowable instrument.

Note     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

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    (5)     In this section:

"vaccine" means—

        (a)     a vaccine for human therapeutic use to which the medicines and poisons standard, schedule 4 applies; and

        (b)     a vaccine specified separately under that schedule for human therapeutic use.