Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 1989 - SECT 42DK

Restricted representations

  (1)   The Secretary may, by writing, permit the use of specified restricted representations in specified advertisements about specified therapeutic goods.

Prohibited representations

  (2)   The Secretary may, by writing, permit the use of specified prohibited representations:

  (a)   on the label of specified therapeutic goods; or

  (b)   on the package in which specified therapeutic goods are contained; or

  (c)   on any material included with the package in which specified therapeutic goods are contained;

if the Secretary is satisfied that the representations are necessary for the appropriate use of the goods.

  (3)   The Secretary may, by writing, permit the use of specified prohibited representations in specified advertisements about specified therapeutic goods if the Secretary is satisfied that the representations are necessary in the interests of public health.

Conditions

  (4)   A permission under this section may be subject to conditions specified in the permission.

Permission not a legislative instrument

  (5)   A permission under this section is not a legislative instrument.

Publication

  (6)   As soon as practicable after giving a permission under this section, the Secretary must cause the permission to be published on the Department's website.