Pharmacy Premises Committee, Forms and Standards

The Pharmacy Premises Committee (PPC) has the following functions.

• to administer Schedule 7 of the Health Practitioners Act 2004
• to monitor and investigate compliance with Schedule 7
• to prosecute offences against Schedule 7
• to advise the Minister on matters relating to the administration and enforcement of Schedule 7
• other functions imposed by this or another Act.

Members

Committee members are appointed by the Minister for Health.

The Pharmacy Premises Committee has four members: three pharmacists to assist the committee in performing its functions and one non-pharmacist to represent the interests of patients and consumers.

Notification Forms

The Pharmacy Premises Committee must be notified when a pharmacy business commences, relocates, alters or changes ownership.  The Pharmacy Premises Committee must also be notified of a change in the pharmacist in charge or pharmacy superintendent. Pharmacy Departments must also notify the Pharmacy Premises Committee if a new pharmacy commences or a pharmacy relocates or alters.

All notifications to the Pharmacy Premises Committee must be on the following forms:

• NF1 Change of ownership of a Pharmacy Business DOCX (37.4 KB)
• NF2 Application for a New or Relocation, Alteration of a Pharmacy Business DOCX (39.2 KB)
• NF3 Application for a New or Relocation, Alteration of a Pharmacy Department DOCX (33.4 KB)
• NF4 Application for a New or Relocation, Alteration of a Professional Services Premises DOCX (33.6 KB)
• NF5 Notification of a Pharmacist-in-charge DOCX (30.6 KB)
• NF6 Notification of a Pharmacy Superintendent DOCX (31.0 KB)
• NF7 Notification of Closure of a Pharmacy DOCX (29.4 KB)
• NF8 Pharmacy Premises Self-assessment DOCX (61.2 KB)
• NF9 Notification of a Change of name franchise service agreement for a pharmacy business DOCX (32.4 KB)

Pharmacist vaccination requirements

On 29 May 2020 the NT Chief Health Officer approved two new protocols for pharmacist vaccinations.

Please pharmacist vaccination webpage for protocols and information sheets.

PS5 Premises and Equipment Standard for Pharmacy Based Immunisation Programs is mandatory for pharmacy premises.

Pharmacy owners must have the immunisation room inspected prior to commencing a new immunisation service. There is no need to have your immunisation room reinspected if it has been previously approved.

Pharmacy Standards

The committee has reviewed and endorsed the following standards, guidelines and codes of practice.

Contact

For information about making a complaint go to health compliments, complaints and feedback.

Pharmacy Premises Committee Registrar
Phone: 08 8922 7341
Email: ppcregistrar@nt.gov.au

Related information

• Pharmacy Board of Australia