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POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 59

Administration of prescribed restricted substances

59 Administration of prescribed restricted substances

(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.



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