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Medicines Act 1981

Dealings with medicines and medical devices - Approval of medicines required for use in special emergency

24E: Notification or publication of approval

You could also call this:

"Telling the public when a new medicine is approved"

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When you get approval for a medicine under section 24D, it must be told to the public in the Gazette. You can find more information about this in section 24D by visiting the link to section 24D. The approval is made public so you know about it.

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Approval of medicines required for use in special emergency

24ENotification or publication of approval

  1. The approval of an application under section 24D must be notified in the Gazette.

Notes
  • Section 24E: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Medicines Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 (2003 No 56).