Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S4822
Title
REGISTERS - PHARMACISTS
Date(s)
- 1894-01-01 - (Creation)
- 1892-01-01 - 2000-12-31 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Volumes
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A1749 - PHARMACEUTICAL COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(1895-03-01 - 2011-10-18)
Administrative history
The Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia was established by the Pharmacy and Poisons Act in 1894 and successive legislation culminating in the Pharmacy Act of 1964. The Council was primarily responsible for administration of the Act; it was the regulating body controlling the practice of the profession and the registration of pharmacists and pharmacies in Western Australia.
The Pharmacy Act 2010 established the Pharmacy Registration Board of Western Australia on the 18 October 2010 superseding the Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia.
Repository
Archival history
Material from the Pharmaceutical Council was deposited with both the State Records Office and the State Library of Western Australia (SLWA). A transfer of items was undertaken from SLWA under the auspices of the State Records (Consequential Provisions) Act and an associated review of State records held by SLWA in 2016 - 2017 (consignment 7580).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Pharmaceutical Register identifies the name of the pharmacist, residence or place of business, qualifications and date of registration as a pharmacist.