Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
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12 Special Schedule 8 permit
(1) On receiving an application under regulation 11, the Secretary may issue a permit to the applicant that authorises the applicant to do any of the following as specified in the permit—
(a) issue a prescription for a specified special Schedule 8 poison for a specified patient who is not a drug-dependent person;
(b) supply a specified special Schedule 8 poison to a specified patient who is not a drug-dependent person;
(c) authorise the administration of a specified special Schedule 8 poison to a specified patient who is not a drug-dependent person;
(d) administer a specified special Schedule 8 poison to a specified patient who is not a drug-dependent person.
Section 34C(1) and (2) of the Act are offences that apply to the prescribing, supplying or administering of a Schedule 8 poison to a person who is not a drug-dependent person. Those offences do not apply if the person who issues a prescription for, supplies or administers the poison is authorised by or under the Act to do so. Subregulation (2) provides that a special Schedule 8 permit may authorise those activities.
(2) A special Schedule 8 permit must be in Form 4 in Schedule 2.
(3) The Secretary, at any time, may amend, suspend or revoke a special Schedule 8 permit.
(4) A special Schedule 8 permit which is suspended or revoked under subregulation (3) ceases to have effect.
Reg. 12A inserted by S.R. No. 13/2022 reg. 6.