What the official record says
This Act is the Medicines Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date of Royal assent. This Act amends the Medicines Act 1981. After section 34, insert: This section applies if— the Minister has given consent or provisional consent to a COVID-19 vaccine; and a data sheet is approved for the vaccine under the regulations. The Director-General may, by notice, authorise the administration of the vaccine other than in accordance with the data sheet. The notice may specify any 1 or more of the following matters in relation to the administration of the vaccine: who it may be administered to: the recommended number and frequency of doses: the recommended manner of administration: any circumstances in which it may be administered. Before issuing a notice under this section,