(1) A person must not self-administer a prescribed restricted substance, or administer a prescribed restricted substance to any other person, otherwise than--(a) for the purposes of medical treatment prescribed by a medical practitioner, or(b) for the purposes of dental treatment prescribed by a dentist, or(c) for the purposes of treatment prescribed by--(i) a nurse practitioner in the course of practising as a nurse practitioner, or(ii) a midwife practitioner in the course of practising as a midwife practitioner, or(iii) an optometrist in the course of practising as an optometrist, or(iv) a podiatrist in the course of practising as a podiatrist.: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), it is sufficient if the treatment referred to in subclause (1)(a) or (b) in relation to the self-administration of a prescribed restricted substance has been prescribed by the person by whom the substance is being self-administered.
(3) This clause has effect for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 2 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 in relation to any prescribed restricted substance that is included in Schedule 1 to that Act.