27. Exemptions for doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons and in respect of herbal remedies

Terms defined in s 2

• administration

  administration

  Defined · s 2

  “administration” means giving or applying to a human being or an animal, whether orally, by injection or by introduction into the body in any other way, or by external application, whether by direct contact with the body or not; and any reference in this Act to administering a substance or article is a reference to administering it either in its existing state or after it has been dissolved or dispersed in, or diluted or mixed with, some other substance used as a vehicle;

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• animal

  animal

  Defined · s 2

  “animal” includes any bird, fish or reptile;

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• dentist

  dentist

  Defined · s 2

  “dentist” means a person registered under the Dental Registration Act 1999 whose name appears in the first division of the Register of Dentists;

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• doctor

  doctor

  Defined · s 2

  “doctor” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997;

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• herbal remedy

  herbal remedy

  Defined · s 2

  “herbal remedy” means a medicinal product consisting of a substance produced by subjecting a plant or plants to drying, crushing or other process or of a mixture whose ingredients are 2 or more substances so produced, or of a combination of such mixture with water or such other inert substances as the licensing authority may, by notification in the Gazette, specify;

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• hospital

  hospital

  Defined · s 2

  “hospital” includes any institution for the reception and treatment of the sick and designated as a hospital by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;

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• plant

  plant

  Defined · s 2

  “plant” includes any part of a plant;

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• retail sale

  retail sale

  Defined · s 2

  “retail sale”, in relation to a medicinal product, has the meaning given by subsection (2);

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• supply

  supply

  Defined · s 2

  “supply” includes having in possession for the purpose of supply;

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• veterinary surgeon

  veterinary surgeon

  Defined · s 2

  “veterinary surgeon” means a person who holds a veterinary qualification approved by the Minister and who is licensed to treat, vaccinate or inoculate animals or birds under section 53(1) of the Animals and Birds Act 1965;

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