(1) A pharmacist must not sell or supply a Schedule 4 poison unless that sale or supply is—
(a) subject to regulation 50, sale or supply—
(i) on an original prescription of a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner, authorised midwife, authorised optometrist or authorised podiatrist; or
(ii) if the original prescription is required to be submitted to a public authority by any Act of a State or Territory or the Commonwealth, on a copy of a prescription referred to in subparagraph (i) certified by, or accompanied by a certification from, a pharmacist who has previously received the prescription; or
(b) sale or supply in accordance with a verbal instruction given under regulation 25(1), (2) or (3); or
(c) subject to regulation 54, sale or supply to a patient in or at a hospital or day procedure centre in accordance with a chart instruction given on a hospital medication chart; or
(d) subject to regulation 55, sale or supply to a resident in accordance with a chart instruction given on a residential medication chart; or
(e) subject to regulation 56, sale or supply in an emergency in which the pharmacist considers it necessary to ensure continuity of treatment; or
(f) subject to regulation 57, sale or supply in circumstances where the pharmacist considers it necessary to ensure continuity of treatment; or
(g) sale or supply in accordance with an order of a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner, authorised midwife, authorised optometrist or authorised podiatrist; or
(h) sale or supply on the order of a person holding a permit for the poison; or
(i) sale or supply to a person referred to in Column 1 of Part 2 of the Table in regulation 7 to the extent and for the purpose referred to in Column 2 of that Part of that Table.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) This regulation does not apply to the sale or supply of a Schedule 4 poison to another pharmacist for use by the other pharmacist in the lawful practice of that pharmacist's profession.
Note
See section 13(3) of the Act.