Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

SKIN PENETRATION PROCEDURES ACT 1994 (NO 104 OF 1994)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY SHORT TITLE

   1.      This Act may be cited as the Skin Penetration Procedures Act 1994.  
   4.      In this Act, “prescribed business” means—  

   PART II--ADMINISTRATION AUTHORISED OFFICERS

   PART III--CODES OF PRACTICE DETERMINATION

   8.      A code of practice is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 10 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989.  
   10.     A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, for fee or reward or as an employee, perform a skin penetration procedure, except in accordance with an applicable code of practice.  

   PART IV--LICENCES REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN BUSINESS LICENCE

   16.     The Minister may, by written notice, require an applicant for a licence to provide in writing such further information relating to the application as is specified in the notice.  
   18.     A business licence shall not be granted in respect of premises that, at the date of the application, have not been completed or are being altered until the Minister is satisfied that the premises or alterations, as the case requires, have been completed.  
   20.     (1) The holder of a business licence shall ensure that the licence is available for inspection at the premises specified on the licence upon request by an authorised officer at any reasonable time.  
   22.     (1) A licensee may surrender a licence by giving to the Minister—  
   30.     A person who is not a licensee shall not falsely represent that he or she holds a licence.  
   31.     A licensee whose licence is under suspension shall not represent that he or she holds a licence without disclosing that the licence is under suspension.  

   PART V--INSPECTION

   35.     Subject to this Part, where an authorised officer enters any premises in accordance with this Part, he or she may—  
   37.     A person shall not knowingly provide false information to an authorised officer in relation to an offence against this Act or the regulations.  
   38.     An authorised officer who seizes anything under paragraph 35 (e) shall, within 24 hours, give—  
   40.     Where a record or document is seized under this Part, the authorised officer shall permit the person otherwise entitled to possession of it, or his or her agent, to inspect, make copies of or take extracts from the record or document.  
   43.     The authorised officer on whom an application under section 42 has been served is entitled to appear as respondent at the hearing of an application made under subsection 42 (1).  
   44.     On the hearing of an application made under section 42, the court shall make an order disallowing the relevant seizure—  
   46.     If, on the hearing of an application made under section 42, it appears to the court that the thing that is the subject of the application is required to be produced in evidence in proceedings in connection with an offence against this Act or the regulations, the court may, on the application of the respondent or on its own motion, adjourn the hearing until the conclusion of those proceedings.  
   47.     Where—  

   PART VI--IMPROVEMENT AND PROHIBITION NOTICES

   53.     A person to whom—  

   PART VII--REVIEW OF DECISIONS REVIEW BY TRIBUNAL

   PART VIII--MISCELLANEOUS POWER OF MINISTER TO DETERMINE FEES

   55.     The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, determine fees for the purposes of this Act and the regulations.  
   56.     Where—  
   58.     Where a company is convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations, the penalty that a court may impose in respect of the offence is a fine not exceeding 5 times the maximum fine that, but for this section, the court could impose as a penalty for the offence.