Ask your lawyer about 52E

[Guest Thelema]

Ask your lawyer about 52e of the therapeutic goods Act/(regulations). And then contact NUScommittee to ask about the basis on which they decided to schedule salvia divinorum in light of those regulations, and the reports and information thereon, under the freedom of information act.

I should like to see the research they've done to support their "prima facae" evidence!

[Torsten]

52e doesn't exist as far as I can see. the Clause number should always be followed by a number ('item' I think). The next level of division is then by letters. So it could be 52.1.e for example, but that doesn't exist either.

Clause 52 of the regulations deals with adminstration and self administration.

Maybe you will need to quote the section here.

[Guest Thelema]

yes, its not the regulations, its the Therapeutic goods Act 1989 section 52E.

"Matters to be taken into account in exercising powers"

You can find it here:

www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/tga1989191/s52e.html

it governs the type of things they must use to decide whether to ban a substance etc..

[Torsten]

thanks for the link. although, watch out, the austlii acts are hopelessly out of date and incomplete (check customs act & schedules if you don't believe me).

This has raised an important issue. I have been looking at the NSW equivalent. in it however it also states that it incorporates the commonwealth act and can modify it under the NSW act. So in effect I will need both. Thanks for pointing this out.