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  • Date
    21 Mar 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
    to: clarify the powers, functions and duties of Commonwealth officials and authorities within the Commonwealth-State cooperative scheme for the regulation of therapeutic goods (as a consequence of the High Court’s decision in R v Hughes); enable the implementation of the mutual recognition agreement entered into between Australia and Singapore relating to the manufacture of medicines; provide for implementation of other similar mutual recognition agreements; enable collection of information and documents in relation to blood and blood component manufacturing processes and practices; clarify the timeframe for payment of evaluation fees; and allow the Minister to impose conditions for the listing of goods on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods;
    Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
    and
    National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Act 1985
    to reflect new administrative and financial arrangements required as a result of changed portfolio responsibilities; and proposed
    Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Act 2002
    , if it commences after this proposed Act, in relation to the definition of “conformity assessment certificate”. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    20 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
    to enable the Minister to allow the importation, manufacture or supply of unapproved therapeutic goods that are needed to treat large numbers of patients in a national emergency. Also provides for strengthened offence provisions and recording keeping and reporting requirements in relation to such unapproved therapeutic goods. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Bill 2002, the bill amends the
    Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Act 1989
    to provide for annual charges to be payable for medical devices to be included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    14 Feb 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill 2002, the bill amends the
    Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
    to introduce a medical device regulatory system, including a new electronic application lodgment system for inclusion of medical devices on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods; and provides transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    16 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing portfoli 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Competitive Neutrality) Bill 2005, the bill imposes a competitive adjustment payment to be made by insurers that provide medical indemnity to members of medical defence organisations participating in the incurred but not reported indemnity scheme. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 May 2003 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing portfolio 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
    to: increase the maximum quantity of new industrial chemicals that a manufacturer or importer can introduce under the Commercial Evaluation Permit system from 2 000 to 4 000 kilograms; align the renewal deadline for the registration of introducers of industrial chemicals with the expiry date of registration (i.e. 31 August); require notification of non-renewal by 31 August; abolish the urgent handling fee and establish late renewal penalties for renewals received after the renewal deadline; and remove fees and charges provisions from the Act so that they may be specified in regulations. Also contains application and saving provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    21 Mar 2002 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    28 May 1998 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Family Services portfolio 

    Bill

  • Date
    28 May 1997 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Family Services portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    26 Mar 1997 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Family Services portfolio 

    Bill