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Medicines Act 1981

Miscellaneous provisions

98: Statement by Director-General

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"The Director-General's Safety Statements"

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The Director-General can publish statements to protect the public. You might see these statements about medicines or medical devices. They can also be about advertisements for these things. The Director-General is allowed to say what they think is necessary. You are protected when the Director-General publishes a statement. This protection is called qualified privilege. The Director-General can publish these statements to keep you safe. You can trust that the statements are made to help the public. The Director-General has the power to make these statements.

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Part 8Miscellaneous provisions

98Statement by Director-General

  1. The Director-General may, for the purpose of protecting the public, publish statements relating to medicines of any description or medical devices of any kind or to any matter contained or implied in advertisements, either generally or in any particular advertisement, or any class or classes of advertisements, relating to medicines of any description or medical devices of any kind.

  2. Every statement published under this section shall be protected by qualified privilege.

Compare
  • 1960 No 97 s 41
  • 1969 No 7 s 42
  • 1979 No 27 s 77