The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Health.

These regulations are made under section 105 of the Medicines Act 1981—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council ; and

(b)

on the advice of the Minister of Health given after consultation with the organisations and bodies that appeared to the Minister to be representative of persons likely to be substantially affected.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Revocation
5	New regulation 44AB inserted (Authorisation of vaccinators)
	44AB	Authorisation of vaccinators
	Explanatory note
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Medicines (COVID-19 Vaccinators) Amendment Regulations 2021.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 28 May 2021.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Medicines Regulations 1984.

4 Revocation

These regulations are revoked on 1 June 2023.

5 New regulation 44AB inserted (Authorisation of vaccinators)

After regulation 44A, insert:

44AB Authorisation of vaccinators

(1)

The Director-General or a Medical Officer of Health may authorise a person who meets the requirements of this regulation to be a COVID-19 vaccinator—

(a)

to prepare the COVID-19 vaccine:

(b)

to administer the COVID-19 vaccine without a prescription.

(2)

In applying for authorisation as a COVID-19 vaccinator, a person must provide evidence to satisfy the Director-General or Medical Officer of Health, as the case may be,—

(a)

that the person has successfully completed training as approved by the Director-General for either or both of the following:

(i)

the preparation of the COVID-19 vaccine for administration:

(ii)

the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine; and

(b)

that the person also has the following competencies:

(i)

the person can carry out basic emergency techniques, including resuscitation and the treatment of anaphylaxis; and

(ii)

the person has knowledge of the safe and effective handling of immunisation products and equipment.

(3)

A person authorised as a COVID-19 vaccinator must, at all times while performing the tasks authorised under these regulations, work under the clinical supervision and direction of a suitably qualified health practitioner.

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations come into force on 28 May 2021 and are revoked on 1 June 2023. These regulations amend the Medicines Regulations 1984. Regulation 5 inserts new regulation 44AB into the principal regulations. The effect of the amendment is to provide for the authorisation of personnel not otherwise authorised as COVID-19 vaccinators upon satisfactory completion of certain training. A person authorised under these regulations must, while performing tasks under these regulations, work under the clinical supervision and direction of a suitably qualified health practitioner.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 27 May 2021.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Medicines (COVID-19 Vaccinators) Amendment Regulations 2021 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Medicines (COVID-19 Vaccinators) Amendment Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/123): clause 4

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