32ARequired notification to Secretary—drugs of dependence and Schedule 4, Schedule 8 and Schedule 9 poisons

32A Required notification to Secretary—drugs of dependence and Schedule 4, Schedule 8 and Schedule 9 poisons S. 32A(1) amended by No. 1/2025 s. 13. (1) A registered medical practitioner, a nurse practitioner, a paramedic practitioner or a pharmacist must notify the Secretary as soon as practicable of a reportable drug event. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a ***reportable drug event*** is one or more of the following— (a) for a pharmacist, being requested or directed to sell, supply or dispense any drug of dependence, Schedule 8 poison, Schedule 9 poison or Schedule 4 poison for any person— (i) in greater quantities than appears to be reasonably necessary; or (ii) more frequently than appears to be reasonably necessary; (b) for a registered medical practitioner, having reason to believe that the practitioner's patient is a drug‑dependent person in circumstances where— (i) the patient requests or seeks prescription of a Schedule 9 poison; or (ii) the registered medical practitioner intends to treat or is treating the patient with a Schedule 9 poison; (c) any other event, or class of event, which the Secretary declares, under subsection (3), is a reportable drug event. (3) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare an event, or a class of event (including any event that occurs outside Victoria), to be a reportable drug event. Pt 2 Div. 10 Subdiv. 2 (Heading and s. 33) amended by Nos 10002 s. 4(e)(f) (as amended by No. 10087 s. 3(1)(Sch. 1 item 40)), (g)–(i), 10262 s. 4, 42/1993 s. 47(4), 12/1994 s. 4(1), 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 17.8), 9/1998 s. 7, 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 94/2000 s. 50(1)(2), 17/2008 s. 7, repealed by No. 50/2017 s. 8. Pt 2 Div. 10 Subdiv. 3 (Heading and ss 33A–33D) inserted by No. 17/2008 s. 7. Subdivision 3—Schedule 9 poisons S. 33A inserted by No. 17/2008 s. 7.