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Medicines Act 1981

Dealings with medicines and medical devices

22C: Application for Minister’s consent by verification

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"Apply to the Minister for approval by checking your application is correct"

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You can apply for the Minister's consent by verification. You do this by lodging your application with the Director-General. The Director-General checks if your application is complete. The Director-General must decide if your application complies with the rules within a certain time. This happens before the Minister considers your application under section 22D. You can find more information about this in section 22D. Your application must have all the required information and be in the correct form. This form is specified in section 21(2) and the rules. The Director-General may send you an invoice for any fees related to your application.

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Part 2Dealings with medicines and medical devices

22CApplication for Minister’s consent by verification

  1. A person may apply for consent by verification by lodging the application with the Director-General.

  2. Before the Minister considers an application under section 22D, the Director-General must decide within the period specified in the rules whether an application for consent by verification complies with subsection (3).

  3. An application must contain all the particulars and be in the form required by—

  4. section 21(2); and
    1. the rules.

      1. The Director-General may issue the applicant with 1 or more invoices for any fee payable under regulations in respect of the application.

      Notes
      • Section 22C: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Medicines Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 66).