16Obtaining etc prescription by false representation

16 Obtaining etc prescription by false representation

16 Obtaining etc prescription by false representation

A person—

(a) who knowingly by any false representation (whether verbal, or in writing, or by conduct)—

(i) obtains from a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, midwife practitioner or veterinary practitioner a prescription including a prohibited drug, or

(ii) induces a pharmacist to dispense a forged or fraudulently altered prescription obtained in contravention of this paragraph knowing it to be forged or so altered or obtained, or

(b) who is in actual possession of a forged or fraudulently altered prescription including a prohibited drug or a prescription obtained in contravention of paragraph (a), knowing it to be forged or so altered or so obtained,

is guilty of an offence.

s 16: Am 1998 No 102, Sch 3.3 [2]; 2003 No 45, Sch 2.2 [6]; 2003 No 87, Sch 3.8 [2].