(1) A dentist must not authorise the administration of methadone.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) A dentist must not authorise the administration of a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison unless—
(a) the administration is for the dental treatment of a person other than the dentist; and
(b) that person is under the dentist's care; and
(c) the dentist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison; and
(d) the administration is authorised not merely for the purpose of supporting the drug dependence of a person; and
(e) if the poison is a drug of dependence, a Schedule 8 poison or a Schedule 9 poison, the dentist has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person to whom the poison is to be administered; and
(f) in the case of a Schedule 9 poison, the dentist holds a general Schedule 9 permit that authorises the giving of the authorisation.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.