14AMinister to approve scope of prescribing rights or supply of poisons

14A Minister to approve scope of prescribing rights or supply of poisons S. 14A(1) amended by Nos 13/2010 s. 40(2), 14/2012 s. 7(1), 1/2025 s. 7. (1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Government Gazette, approve any Schedule 1, 2, 3, 4 or 8 poison (as the case requires) for the purposes of an authorisation referred to in section 13(1)(ba), (bb), (bc), (bd), (c), (ca), (d) or (e). S. 14A(1A) inserted by No. 13/2010 s. 40(3), amended by No. 14/2012 s. 7(2)(a). (1A) Without limiting subsection (1), for the purposes of an authorisation under section 13(1)(bb) or (bc), the Minister may approve— (a) the health services or class of health services in which the poison or class of poison is to be used, sold or supplied; and S. 14A(1A)(b) amended by No. 14/2012 s. 7(2)(b). (b) the clinical circumstances in which a registered nurse or registered midwife or class of registered nurse or registered midwife may use, sell or supply any Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 poison or class of Schedule 2, 3, 4 or 8 poison. S. 14A(2) substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 40(4). (2) An approval under subsection (1) or (1A) may— (a) be expressed generally for all poisons in a specified Schedule; or (b) be limited to a particular class, list or type of poison in a specified Schedule; or (c) be limited by reference to a specified form of the poison; or (d) be limited by reference to the purpose for which the poison is to be used, sold or supplied; or (e) be limited by reference to any other matter specified in the approval; or (f) apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document, code, standard, rule, specification or method, formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any other person whether— (i) wholly or partially or as amended by the approval; or (ii) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the approval is made or at any time before then; or (iii) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time. S. 14A(3) amended by Nos 13/2010 s. 40(5), 27/2012 s. 14. (3) Without limiting the Minister's powers under subsection (1) or (1A), the Minister may grant or refuse to grant an approval under this section on the application of the relevant National Health Practitioner Board established by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. S. 14A(4) amended by No. 13/2010 s. 40(6). (4) The Minister may amend or revoke an approval under this section. S. 14A(5) inserted by No. 13/2010 s. 40(7). (5) An approval made under this section takes effect on the date of publication of the notice in the Government Gazette or on such later date as is specified in the notice. Division 3—Poisons Advisory Committee S. 15 amended by Nos 10002 ss 4(d), 16(c), 10262 s. 4, 42/1993 s. 40(1)(a)(b), 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 items 17.6(a)–(d), 17.7), 46/1992 s. 78(2)(a) (as amended by No. 73/1994 s. 56(1)(b))(b) (as amended by No. 73/1994 s. 56(1)(c)), substituted by No. 68/1996 s. 13.