Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
141ASupply or administration of Schedule 3 poison—registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner
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141A Supply or administration of Schedule 3 poison—registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner
(1) A registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner must not sell, supply or administer a Schedule 3 poison other than in accordance with subregulation (2) or (3).
(2) A registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner may supply a Schedule 3 poison to a person specified in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner supply instruction that is given by a registered medical practitioner, a dentist, a nurse practitioner, an authorised midwife, an authorised optometrist or an authorised podiatrist if the supply is in accordance with—
(a) that supply instruction; and
(b) the conditions (if any) specified in the Secretary's approval of the poison under regulation 161H.
(3) A registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner may administer a Schedule 3 poison to a person specified in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner administration instruction that is given by a registered medical practitioner, a dentist, a nurse practitioner, an authorised midwife, an authorised optometrist or an authorised podiatrist if the administration is in accordance with—
(b) the conditions (if any) specified in the Secretary's approval of the poison under regulation 161H.
Reg. 141B inserted by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 49.