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Medicines Act 1981

Restrictions on specified biotechnical procedures

96D: Authorisation of class of procedure

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"The Governor-General can approve certain medical procedures if they meet rules."

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The Governor-General can allow certain biotechnical procedures to happen. You need to know the Minister must recommend this and be satisfied the procedures meet criteria in section 96E(1). The Governor-General can give permission with or without conditions. The Minister can only make a recommendation if they think the procedures meet the criteria. You can find the criteria in section 96E(1). The Governor-General's permission can have conditions. The permission is given through an Order in Council, which is a type of law. You can learn more about this type of law in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This law has rules about how it must be published.

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Part 7ARestrictions on specified biotechnical procedures

96DAuthorisation of class of procedure

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, authorise the conduct of 1 or more classes of specified biotechnical procedure.

  2. The Minister may make a recommendation under subsection (1) only if satisfied that the conduct of every class of procedure concerned meets each of the criteria specified in section 96E(1).

  3. An authorisation granted by an Order in Council under this section may be granted unconditionally or subject to any conditions specified in the order.

  4. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 96D: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Medicines (Restricted Biotechnical Procedures) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 14).
  • Section 96D(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).