34A Schedule 8 permit S. 34A(1) amended by No. 1/2025 s. 15. (1) On receiving an application under section 34, the Secretary may issue a permit to a registered medical practitioner, a nurse practitioner or a paramedic practitioner authorising the practitioner— (a) to administer, supply or prescribe a Schedule 8 poison to or for a drug-dependent person; or (b) to administer, supply or prescribe a Schedule 8 poison to or for a person other than a drug-dependent person for a continuous period greater than 8 weeks. (2) A Schedule 8 permit must be in the prescribed form. (3) The Secretary may at any time amend, suspend or revoke a Schedule 8 permit and any permit which is suspended or revoked ceases to have effect. S. 34B inserted by No. 17/2008 s. 8, amended by No. 1/2025 s. 16.

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