Therapeutic Goods Order No. 68
Standard for plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) blood bags
Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI): Legislative Instrument - F2007B00476
Published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. GN 10, 14 March 2001
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Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
THERAPEUTIC GOODS ORDER NO. 68
Standard for Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Blood Bags
I, TERRY SLATER, delegate of the Minister of State for Health and Aged Care for the purposes of Section 10 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 and acting under that section, having consulted with the Therapeutic Goods Committee in accordance with subsection 10(4) of the said Act, HEREBY:
DETERMINE that the matters specified in the following Australian Standards shall constitute the standard for the kind of blood hags described:
- AS 3787.1-1997 General requirements for single-use, sterile, plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) packs for human blood Part 1:Single blood packs shall constitute the standard for all single blood packs; and
- AS 3787.2-1997 General requirements for single-use, sterile, plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) packs for human blood Part 2: Multiple blood pack systems shall constitute the standard for all multiple blood pack systems.
This order commences on the date this Order is gazetted.
Dated on this 23rd day of February 2001
Terry Slater
Delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care
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