An authorised midwife must not issue a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison unless—
(a) the prescription is for the midwifery treatment of a person other than the midwife; and
(b) that person is—
(i) under the midwife's care; and
(ii) named in the prescription; and
(c) the midwife has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison; and
(d) the prescription is issued not merely for the purpose of supporting the drug dependence of a person; and
(e) if the poison is a drug of dependence or a Schedule 8 poison, the midwife has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person for whose treatment the prescription is issued.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.