Regulatory Reform Omnibus Act 2025 (73 of 2025)

Schedule 2   Amendments to improve or maintain access to government services

Part 4   Strengthening integrity of the pharmacy approval process

Division 2   Application provisions

36   Cancellation of approvals

(1) Paragraph 98(2A)(c) of the Act, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to a matter referred to a Committee of Inquiry concerning the conduct of an approved pharmacist on or after commencement of this Part:

(a) whether the conduct of the pharmacist occurred before, on or after the commencement of this Part; and

(b) whether the pharmacist was approved before, on or after the commencement of this Part.

(2) Paragraph 98(3)(c) of the Act, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to the suspension of an approved pharmacist's registration as a pharmacist or pharmaceutical chemist under a law of a State or Territory:

(a) whether the suspension of the pharmacist occurred before, on or after the commencement of this Part; and

(b) whether the pharmacist was approved before, on or after the commencement of this Part.

(3) Paragraph 98(3)(d) of the Act, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to the deregistration of an approved pharmacist as a pharmacist or pharmaceutical chemist under a law of a State or Territory:

(a) whether the deregistration of the pharmacist occurred before, on or after the commencement of this Part; and

(b) whether the pharmacist was approved before, on or after the commencement of this Part.

(4) Paragraph 98(3)(e) of the Act, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to the suspension or deregistration of a person under a law of a State or Territory who is a director of a body corporate that is an approved pharmacist:

(a) whether the suspension or deregistration of the director occurred before, on or after the commencement of this Part; and

(b) whether the pharmacist was approved before, on or after the commencement of this Part.

(5) Paragraph 98(3)(f) of the Act, as inserted by this Part, applies to an approved pharmacist who is not permitted, under the law of a State or Territory, to carry on business at a particular premises:

(a) whether the pharmacist is not permitted to carry on business at a particular premises before, on or after the commencement of this Part; and

(b) whether the pharmacist was approved before, on or after the commencement of this Part.

(6) Paragraph 98(3)(g) of the Act, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to a breach of conditions by an approved pharmacist:

(a) whether the breach by the pharmacist occurred before, on or after the commencement of this Part; and

(b) whether the pharmacist was approved before, on or after the commencement of this Part.