Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:section:91b:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 91B (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 237385–240014

members of the public for the purpose of receiving pharmaceutical benefits at times that, in the opinion of the Secretary, are reasonable; or
 (d) it is otherwise appropriate in the circumstances to revoke the permission.
 (13) The Secretary must, by written notice given to the holder of the permission, revoke the permission if the holder makes a request in writing (including reasons for the request) to the Secretary for revocation of the permission.

Varying permission
 (14) The Secretary may, by notice in writing, vary a permission granted under subsection (1), (2) or (3) to reflect changes in the trustee or trustees of the estate or estates concerned or in the external administrator in relation to the pharmacy concerned. A variation takes effect on the day specified in the notice (which may be earlier than the day the variation is made).
Note: A variation will result in a different holder of the permission.

Effect of certain State and Territory laws
 (15) Nothing in this section authorises the Secretary to grant a permission under subsection (1), (2) or (3) to a person to supply pharmaceutical benefits at premises at which the person is not permitted, under the law of the State or Territory in which the premises are situated, to carry on business.

Definitions
 (16) For the purposes of this section, an external administrator, in relation to a pharmacy, is:
 (a) an administrator of the pharmacy; or
 (b) a managing controller (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) in relation to property of any company operating the pharmacy; or
 (c) an external administrator (within the meaning of section 5‑20 of Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act 2001) of any company operating the pharmacy.
 (17) For the purposes of this section, a pharmacy is a business in the course of the carrying on of which pharmaceutical benefits are supplied.
 (18) A reference in this section to the trustee of the estate of a bankrupt is to be read:
 (a) in relation to an estate in respect of which there are 2 or more joint trustees—as a reference to all the trustees; or
 (b) in relation to an estate in respect of which there are 2 or more joint and several trustees—as a reference to all of the trustees or any one or more of the trustees.
 (19) A reference in this section to the external administrator in relation to a pharmacy is to be read:
 (a) in relation to a pharmacy in respect of which there are 2 or more joint external administrators—as a reference to all of the external administrators; and
 (b) in relation to a pharmacy in respect of which there are 2 or more joint and several external administrators—as