137ASale, supply or administration of Schedule 3 poison—authorised registered nurse

137A Sale, supply or administration of Schedule 3 poison—authorised registered nurse

(1) An authorised registered nurse must not sell, supply or administer a Schedule 3 poison unless—

(a) that poison is for the treatment of a person under the nurse's care; and

(b) if the poison is a drug of dependence, the nurse has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person who is to be treated.

(2) An authorised registered nurse must not sell, supply or administer a Schedule 3 poison unless the authorised registered nurse has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison.

Reg. 137B inserted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 31.