THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 1989

THERAPEUTIC GOODS ORDER No 52

Gloves for General Medical and Dental Use

I, John Cable, delegate of the Minister for Health and Family Services for the purposes of the exercise of the Minister’s powers under Section 10 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, having consulted with the Therapeutic Goods Committee in accordance with subsection 10(4) of the said Act, HEREBY:

REVOKE, on and from the date this Order is gazetted, Therapeutic Goods Order No. 42, “Examination gloves for general medical and dental use” which commenced to operate on 16 January 1993: and

DETERMINE that the matters specified in Clauses 1 to 8 inclusive, Annex A and

Appendix XX in the document titled “Australian/New Zealand Standard 4011:1997-Single use examination gloves – Specification”, as in force at 5 May 1997 (“the Standard”), shall constitute standards for all gloves for general medical and dental use.

This Order shall commence to operate:

a)                  in relation to gloves for general medical and dental use already being legally supplied on the Australian market on the date of the making of this Order, this Order commences 3 months from the date of gazettal of this Order.

b)                  In relation to all other gloves for general medical and dental use this Order commences on the date of gazettal of this Order.

Dated on this 24^th day of May 1997.

John Cable

Delegate of the Minister for Health and Family Services