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Health Sciences Authority

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Government Organisation F-220121108

The Health Sciences Authority is a constituent organisation of the Parliament of Health.

❊ EFF 01 Jan 01
Registry CPH-08 Reg 08 of 09
Headquarters Virgin Health Sciences House
Scale 38 offices
8,969 staff
Health Sciences Authority
Statutory authority of the Parliament of Health
Employees 8,969
Headquarters Health Sciences House, Virgin
Service Commonwealth Medical Service

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is a statutory authority of the Parliament of Health. It registers the medical professions and approves the foods, medicines and radioactive materials used in the Commonwealth. It was formed from the Food and Medicines Authority, the Radiation Health Authority and the professional councils of the old Commonwealth Health Council, and is headquartered in Virgin.

Medical professionals require registration with the authority, which maintains standards and handles disciplinary matters. Doctors, nurses and allied health workers must complete continuing education requirements and undergo periodic recertification.

Most consumable substances are also regulated by the authority, and require approval for import or export in the country. The authority approves all drugs for use in the Commonwealth and keeps a national formulary that lists approved medications, and investigates toxic food and medicines. Its radiological department at Hetland licenses and inspects radioactive treatments and medicines, and has a civil defence role in the event of the release of radiation in an accident or nuclear war.

Departments 7 departments, 38 offices, 8,969 staff

General Headquarters

1,520

Direction of the authority; parliamentary business, legal advice, press and staff.

  • Office of the Director-General

  • Parliamentary Branch

  • Press Office

  • Establishments Office

  • Recruitment Office

Department of Registration

2,430

Registration and discipline of the medical professions; recertification.

  • Medical Register

    10 stations

  • Nursing Board

    8 stations

  • Dental Board

  • Pharmacy Board

  • Opticians Board

  • Allied Health Professions Board

  • Recertification Office

  • Professional Conduct Tribunal

  • Foreign Practitioners Office

Department of Radiological Health

1,405

Radiological safety of foods and medicines; licensing of radioactive treatments; radiological defence.

  • Office of Radiological Testing

  • Office of Licensing & Inspection

  • Nuclear Medicine Laboratory

  • Office of Radiological Defence

  • Radiation Monitoring Network

    12 stations

  • Reactor Health Office

  • Radiotherapy Licensing Office

Department of Medicines

970

Approval and supervision of medicines.

  • Office of Medicines Approval

  • Medicines Testing Laboratory

  • Formulary Office

  • Adverse Reactions Office

  • Clinical Trials Licensing Office

Department of Food Safety

2,057

Food standards, inspection and toxic food investigation.

  • Office of Food Inspection

    5 stations

  • Food Safety Laboratory

  • Synthetic Foods Office

  • Port Food Inspection Office

    14 stations

  • Food Additives Laboratory

Department of Alcohol & Vice

207

Regulation of alcohol and vice products.

  • Office of Alcohol & Vice Licensing

  • Tobacco Office

  • Alco Liaison Office

Department of Narcotics and Prohibited Substances

380

Control of narcotics and prohibited substances.

  • Office of Import & Export Controls

  • Office of Narcotics Investigation

  • Controlled Drugs Register

Constituents 9 bodies
Medical Register
Registration and discipline of doctors.
Nursing Board
Registration of nurses and midwives.
Dental Board
Registration of dentists and dental nurses.
Pharmacy Board
Registration of pharmacists.
Opticians Board
Registration of opticians.
Allied Health Professions Board
Registration of physiotherapists, radiographers and other allied workers.
Medicines Board
Approval of medicines; the national formulary.
Food Standards Board
Food standards and the investigation of toxic food.
Radiological Board
Licensing of radioactive treatments and medicines, at Hetland.