Section 21
Application for registration
of Pharmacists Registration Act 2007
(1)
An application for registration must be made in the form and manner that the Council may determine and must be accompanied by —
such documents and particulars as the Council may require; and
such fees as the Council may prescribe.
(2)
Before registering an applicant, the Council may require the applicant to submit himself or herself to a medical examination by a medical practitioner approved by the Council to determine if the applicant is fit to practise pharmacy.
(3)
The costs of any medical examination mentioned in subsection (2) must be borne by the applicant.
(4)
Subject to subsection (5), where an applicant has complied with subsection (1) and any requirement of the Council referred to in subsection (2), the Council must register the applicant as a pharmacist.
(5)
The Council may refuse to register any applicant who —
has had his or her registration as a pharmacist in any other country withdrawn, suspended or cancelled; or
in the opinion of the Council —
is not a person eligible to be registered as a pharmacist;
is not of good reputation and character; or
is unfit to practise as a pharmacist by reason of his or her physical or mental condition.
(6)
Where the Council refuses to register an applicant, the Council must by written notice inform the applicant of the refusal.
(7)
Any person who is aggrieved by any refusal of the Council under subsection (5) may, within 30 days of the notice given under subsection (6), appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.
(8)
For the purpose of subsection (1), the Council may prescribe different fees for different classes of applicants.