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Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code 2018
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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
This item is authorised by the following title:
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
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F2018L00976
29 June 2018
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31 December 2018
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Repeal of previous Advertising Code
4 Definitions
5 Object
6 Application of the Code
7 Price information
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Part 2—Requirements for advertising therapeutic goods—general
8 Approved advertisements
9 Accuracy
10 Effect
11 What must advertisements contain—general rules
12 What must advertisements contain— goods that are not available for physical examination before purchase
13 Required statements
14 Required statement—pharmacist-only medicines
15 Scientific representations
16 Endorsements
17 Testimonials
18 Incentives
19 Advertising to children
20 Samples
21 Consistency with public health campaigns
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Part 3—Rules relating to particular therapeutic goods
22 Application
23 Complementary medicines
24 Analgesics
25 Vitamins and minerals
26 Weight Management
27 Sunscreens
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Part 4—Restricted representations and prohibited representations
28 Restricted representations—serious form of disease, condition, ailment or defect
29 Restricted representations—public interest criteria
30 Prohibited representations
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Schedule 1—Price Information
1 Purpose
2 Application
3 Who may provide price information
4 Responsibility for compliance with this Schedule
5 Methods for provision of price information
6 General requirement restricting promotion
7 Description of medicines
8 Presentation of price information
9 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme subsidised medicines
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Schedule 2—Advertising to children
1 Goods that may be advertised to children
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Schedule 3—Samples
1 Goods that may be offered as samples