Bills Digest No. 105 2001-02
Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill
2002
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CONTENTS
Passage History
Purpose
Background
Main Provisions
Contact Officer & Copyright Details
Passage History
Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment
Bill 2002
Date Introduced: 14 February 2002
House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Commencement: When Schedule 1 of the Therapeutic Goods
Amendment (Medical Devices) Act 2002 commences.
Purpose
To amend the
Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Act 1989 to allow annual
charges to be levied in respect of the inclusion of medical devices
on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
The Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment Bill
2002 (the 2002 Bill) is identical to the Therapeutic Goods
(Charges) Amendment Bill 2001 (the 2001 Bill). The 2001 Bill lapsed
at the time Parliament was prorogued prior to the recent Federal
election.
The 2001 Bill was discussed in Bills
Digest No. 150 of 2000-01. See also Bills
Digest No 149 of 2000-01.
Bills Digest No 150 of 2000-01 explains the
relevant provisions. The provisions (and numbering) of the 2002
Bill are identical to those of the 2001 Bill.
Currently, under the Therapeutic Goods
(Charges) Act 1989, annual charges are payable in respect of
the 'listing' or 'registration' of therapeutic goods. If the
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Bill 2001 is passed,
medical devices will be 'included' on the Register rather than
'listed' or 'registered'.
Item 3 of
Schedule 1 of the Bill amends the Therapeutic
Goods (Charges) Act 1989 so that annual charges will be
payable also for medical devices that are 'included' on the
Register. Under item 5, this extends to medical
devices which are 'included' on the Register pursuant to a
corresponding State law.
Charges will be payable even if a particular
medical device or class of medical devices is suspended from the
Register (item 2).
The regulations may prescribe different charges
for different classes of therapeutic goods, including different
classes of medical devices (item 7). The exemption
from annual charges for low volume manufacturers of therapeutic
goods is also extended to medical devices (items 8 and
9).
Natasha Cica
12 March 2002
Bills Digest Service
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