Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
103Person must not administer Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison to another person except as specified
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103 Person must not administer Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison to another person except as specified
(1) A person must not administer a Schedule 4 poison to another person unless—
Reg. 103(1)(a)(i) substituted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 22(1), amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 33(1).
(i) by a registered medical practitioner, a dentist, a nurse practitioner, an authorised registered nurse, an approved registered nurse, an authorised midwife, an approved registered midwife, an authorised optometrist, an authorised podiatrist, a pharmacist or a registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner; and
(2) A person must not administer a Schedule 8 poison to another person unless—
Reg. 103(2)(a)(i) substituted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 22(2), amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 33(2).
(i) by a registered medical practitioner, a dentist, a nurse practitioner, an authorised registered nurse, an approved registered nurse, an authorised midwife, an approved registered midwife, a pharmacist or a registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner; and
(3) A person must not administer a Schedule 9 poison to another person unless—
(i) by a registered medical practitioner, a dentist or a pharmacist; and