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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981
30JProtection from liability for duties and functions in relation to monitored poisons database
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30J Protection from liability for duties and functions in relation to monitored poisons database
S. 30J(1) amended by No. 1/2025 s. 11.
(1) A registered medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, paramedic practitioner, pharmacist, authorised supplier or authorised user is not liable for anything done in good faith in carrying out any duty or function in relation to the monitored poisons database in accordance with this Act or the regulations.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1)—
(a) the accessing of information on the monitored poisons database in respect of a person or the providing of information to the database in respect of a person does not constitute unprofessional conduct or a breach of professional etiquette or ethics; and
(b) no liability for defamation is incurred by a person referred to in subsection (1) because of the accessing of any person's information or the provision of that information.
Pt 2 Div. 10 (Heading) substituted by No. 10002 s. 5(2)(e), amended by No. 42/1993 s. 47(2).