Australian Community Pharmacy Authority Applicant's Handbook

Rule 110: Relocation to large shopping centre

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Policy intent

This rule aims to improve pharmacy access for consumers in shopping centres that are of sufficient size and range to attract customers from a larger area than that of the local community.

Requirements

An application made under this rule must meet the requirements listed below.

Please note that it is important to clearly identify the proposed premises that are the subject of an application.

• The applicant has a legal right to occupy the proposed premises
• The proposed premises can be used for the purpose of operating a pharmacy
• The applicant will be ready to operate a pharmacy at the proposed premises within six months
• The proposed premises are not directly accessible by the public from within a supermarket
• The proposed premises are situated within a large shopping centre that:

1. is under a single management;
2. has a gross total leasable area of at least 5,000 m²;
3. contains a supermarket of at least 1,000 m²;
4. contains at least 30 other commercial establishments; and
5. has customer parking facilities

• If the shopping centre contains:

1. no approved pharmacy, there are 30-99 commercial establishments; or
2. no more than one approved pharmacy, there are 100-199 commercial establishments; or
3. no more than two approved pharmacies, there are at least 200 commercial establishments

• An approval has been in force at the existing premises for at least two years or the application is of the type set out in the prescribed exceptions
• If the approval was originally granted under the rule associated with a new rural approval (under the current or previous rules), then the proposed premises are situated in the same rural locality
• If the existing approval was originally granted under the rule associated with a new approval (urban locality) or new approval (general) within the last five years, then the proposed premises are not more than 1.5 km, by straight line, from the original premises

Restrictions

An approval granted as a result of this rule cannot subsequently relocate from the large shopping centre using a short distance relocation (either Rule 104 or 105) unless the ACPA is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances.

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