Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
140Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 3 poison—authorised podiatrist
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140 Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 3 poison—authorised podiatrist
Reg. 140(1) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 48(1).
(1) An authorised podiatrist must not issue a prescription for, write a chart instruction for, give an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner supply instruction for, sell, supply, authorise the administration of or administer a Schedule 3 poison unless—
(a) that poison is for the podiatric treatment of a person under the podiatrist's care; and
(b) if the poison is a drug of dependence, the podiatrist has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person who is to be treated.
Reg. 140(2) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 48(2).
(2) An authorised podiatrist must not issue a prescription for, write a chart instruction for, give an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner supply instruction for, sell, supply, authorise the administration of or administer a Schedule 3 poison unless the podiatrist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison.