Health Products Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
3. Purposes of Act
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to provide for the categorisation of health products in accordance with their different characteristics and uses;
to provide the framework for a uniform approach for —
the registration of health products; and
the regulation of the manufacture, import, supply, storage, presentation and advertisement of health products;
manufacture
“manufacture”, in relation to a health product, means to make, fabricate, produce or process the health product and includes —(a)any process carried out in the course of so making, fabricating, producing or processing the health product; and(b)the packaging and labelling of the health product before it is supplied;
to allow for each category of health products to be registered and regulated by reference to its formulation, composition, design specification, quality, safety and efficacy and within the framework provided by this Act; and
efficacy
“efficacy”, in relation to a health product that is a device, includes the ability of the device to properly carry out its intended purpose;
to prescribe the standards for health products in relation to their formulation, composition, design specification, quality, safety, efficacy and presentation.
presentation
“presentation”, in relation to a health product, means the way in which the health product is presented for supply, and includes matters relating to the name of the health product, the packaging and labelling of the health product and any other informational material associated with the health product;