Access to Medicinal Cannabis Regulations2016
S.R. No. 118/2016
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1Objective
2Authorising provision
3Commencement
4Definition
5Contract with Resources Secretary for activities under manufacturing authorisation
6Contract with Health Secretary for activities under manufacturing authorisation
7Person or body from whom Health Secretary may obtain or purchase medicinal cannabis product
8Information for each product on approved medicinal cannabis product register
9Information for practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisations register
10Information for patient medicinal cannabis access authorisation
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Access to Medicinal Cannabis Regulations2016
S.R. No. 118/2016
statutory rules 2016
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Access to Medicinal Cannabis Regulations2016
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Access to Medicinal Cannabis Act 2016
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Access to Medicinal Cannabis Regulations2016
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Access to Medicinal Cannabis Regulations2016
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Access to Medicinal Cannabis Regulations2016
S.R. No. 118/2016
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 27 September 2016
Responsible Minister:
JILL HENNESSY
Minister for Health
ANDREW ROBINSON
Clerk of the Executive Council
1Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe—
(a)activities that may be performed in contracts entered into under section 15 or 18 of the Access to Medicinal Cannabis Act 2016; and
(b)persons and bodies from whom the Health Secretary may obtain or purchase medicinal cannabis products; and
(c)information that is to be kept on the approved medicinal cannabis product register; and
(d)information that is to be kept on the practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisations register; and
(e)information to be specified in a patient medicinal cannabis access authorisation.
2Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 100 of the Access to Medicinal Cannabis Act 2016.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 28September 2016.
4Definition
In these Regulations—
the Act means the Access to Medicinal Cannabis Act 2016.
5Contract with Resources Secretary for activities under manufacturing authorisation
For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, each activity referred to in section 14 of the Act is prescribed.
6Contract with Health Secretary for activities under manufacturing authorisation
For the purposes of section 18 of the Act, each activity referred to in section 17 of the Act is prescribed.
7Person or body from whom Health Secretary may obtain or purchase medicinal cannabis product
For the purposes of section 39(a)(ii) of the Act, aperson or body who, under the law of another jurisdiction, is licensed or otherwise authorised toprovide or sell a medicinal cannabis product isprescribed.
8Information for each product on approved medicinal cannabis product register
For the purposes of section 41(3) of the Act, the following information is prescribed—
(a)the name of the approved medicinal cannabis product;
(b)the name of the manufacturer of the product;
(c)the name and quantity of each of the product's active ingredients;
(d)the form of the product (for example, whether it is in tablet or tincture form).
9Information for practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisations register
(1)For the purposes of section 53(2) of the Act, the following information is prescribed in respect of each entry for a practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation—
(a)the patient or participant in respect of whom the authorisation is issued;
(b)the registered medical practitioner to whom the authorisation is issued;
(c)the other registered medical practitioners authorised under the authorisation (if any);
(d)the medicinal cannabis product or class of product in respect of which the authorisation is issued;
(e)the date on which the authorisation was issued;
(f)the date on which the authorisation expires;
(g)the details of each amendment made to the authorisation under section 54 of the Act;
(h)the details of each suspension or cancellation of the authorisation under section 55 of the Act.
(2)For the purposes of section 53(2) of the Act, the following information is prescribed in respect of each registered medical practitioner specified in apractitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation as authorised to issue a patient medicinal cannabis access authorisation—
(a)the practitioner's name;
(b)each of the practitioner's qualifications specified in the application for the practitioner medicinal cannabis authorisation;
(c)each recognised specialty (within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law) in which the practitioner is registered;
(d)the unique identifier given to the practitionerunder section 233(2) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
10Information for patient medicinal cannabis access authorisation
For the purposes of section 57(2)(c) of the Act, the following information is prescribed in respect of a patient medicinal cannabis access authorisation—
(a)the patient or participant's date of birth;
(b)the patient or participant's medical condition or symptoms;
(c)in the case of a patient medicinal cannabis access authorisation issued in respect of a patient referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of eligible patient in section 3 ofthe Act, the patient's height and weight.
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