Rules To Setting Up A New Chemist Shop In Australia
Whether you want to extend your chemist shop by opening a new shop or want to start a new chemist shop, you need to follow many rules and regulations no matter in which country you are based out. The pharmaceutical or chemist industry is one of the most crucial sectors that deal with people's health, and hence it is heavily controlled by laws all across the globe. These rules are essential if you want to open a new chemist shop, relocate your current shop, or even resize your existing shop.
This Article Has Explored Some Facts That One Must Consider When Opening A Chemist Shop In Australia.
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- Application: whether you are a new chemist or already have an approved pharmacy, you will have to apply under the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (ACPA) to start or resize and even relocate your shop. You will have to apply with evidence of your compliance with different regulations set by ACPA. ACPA will go through your application and then decide whether you are eligible to gain approval for the new shop, resizing, or relocation or not.
- If it is a relocation application, then the existing chemist shop's license will be canceled, and you will be given a new permit as per your new address. You will have to meet all the rules and regulations to get the approval of ACPA. The primacy rules are divided into two categories relocating an existing pharmacy and starting a new pharmacy. You will have to check the regulations and ensure that you fill all the requirements.
- Resizing your chemist shop: Changing the size, be it increasing or decreasing will fall under the guidelines of the relocation of the current shop. It comes under chemist relocation rules. These rules will only be applicable if your new premises come under the current premise. Else the shop will fall under the category of relocation. Rule 121 covers restrictions on the expansion or reduction of chemist shops.
- Relocating an existing business: The rules related to the pharmacy's relocation will depend on the nature of the relocation. There are different sets of rules based on the type of relocation you want. Thus, before applying, make sure that you confirm which category of rules your chemist shop falls. These rules depend on which designated complex you are going to relocate to:
- shopping centers;
- medical centers;
- Hospitals.
To relocate within any of these premises, you will have to give evidence that both existing and new shops will be located in the same designated complex. Else it will not be treated as relocation.
Relocation Within Ten Km In The Same Town:
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If you want to relocate within 10 km in the same town, you will have to show the existing premises' location. It should be 10 km from your current shop by the shortest route available. You will also have to submit the map to show that both your shops are in the same town.
Relocation Within 1 Km:
You will have to fulfill all the general requirements along with the evidence that proves that your chemist shops are within 1km in a straight line from your current shop.
Relocation Within 1 To 1.5 Km:
The main difference in this category from others is that if your existing chemist shop is not in a designated complex, then your proposed shop must be within 300 m in a straight line from your current location.
These are some of the general rules of relocation or starting a new chemist shop in Australia. To find out all the guidelines in detail, please consult the legal department.
