Schedule 2 Retail Licence - Western Australia

Description

You will require this licence if your business operates in a rural or remote area and you intend to sell by retail any drug listed as a Schedule 2 medicine. Schedule 2 medicine is normally only available for purchase from pharmacies. This licence can be issued if your business is over 25km from the nearest pharmacy.

You must nominate a responsible person to have overall responsibility for each premises on the permit. Qualifications/experience with medicines is not a pre-requisite to issuing the licence. Individual applicants and persons nominated to have overall responsibility for a premises must complete a Personal Information Form: Identification, Fitness and Probity. If the permit is to be issued to a partnership, or body corporate, each partner or corporate officer must complete the personal information form.

Please consult the Contact Officer for further information.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please consult with the Contact Officer for information on any eligibility requirements.

Duration

1 year. A renewal application will be mailed to the postal address approximately 2 months prior to expiry.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $100.00 -
Apply Licence All $100.00 -
General Miscellaneous All $40.00 Issue of replacement permit
Vary Variation All $80.00 -

Act(s) name

Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 WA

Regulation(s) name

Medicines and Poisons Regulations 2016 WA

Additional information

To ensure a timely decision about your application please:

  • complete all required sections of the application
  • attach all requested documentation
  • respond to requests from the Department for additional information as soon as possible
  • make sure appropriate staff are available if the Department needs to conduct a premises inspection.

Applications will generally be processed within 4 weeks of receipt, provided the required fee has been paid.

Administering agency

Department of Health

Medicines and Poisons Regulation Branch

Contact details

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Enquiries

Medicines and Poisons Regulation Branch

Department of Health
Mailing address: Perth Business Centre
PO BOX 8172
Perth, Western Australia 6000
Phone: 08 9222 6883
Email: poisons@health.wa.gov.au