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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
11Application for special Schedule 8 permit
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11 Application for special Schedule 8 permit
(1) A registered medical practitioner or nurse practitioner may apply to the Secretary for a special Schedule 8 permit.
Regulations 17, 36, 78 and 88 make it an offence for a registered medical practitioner to issue a prescription for, sell, supply, authorise the administration of or administer a special Schedule 8 poison without a special Schedule 8 permit in certain circumstances. Regulations 20, 39, 80 and 91(3) impose the same prohibitions for nurse practitioners.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) must be in Form 3 in Schedule 2.