Manufacture of therapeutic goods

Manufacture of therapeutic goods is defined differently depending on the type of therapeutic goods.

Last updated

29 April 2013

Medicines, biologicals and other therapeutic goods

For medicines, biologicals and other therapeutic goods, manufacture includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:

Section 3 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 contains a full definition.

For medical devices, the manufacturer refers to the original owner of the product, or an agent acting on their behalf.

A manufacturer of a medical device may be involved in one or more of the following activities:

The manufacturer assigns the device its purpose by means of information supplied in any one or more of the following ways:

Section 41BG in Part 4-1 Division 2 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 contains a full definition.

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