16Persons authorised to issue prescriptions

16 Persons authorised to issue prescriptions

(1) A person other than a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner, authorised midwife, authorised optometrist or authorised podiatrist must not issue a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison.

(2) A person other than a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner, dentist, nurse practitioner or authorised midwife must not issue a prescription for a Schedule 8 poison.

(3) A person other than a registered medical practitioner, veterinary practitioner or dentist must not issue a prescription for a Schedule 9 poison.

Reg. 16(4) inserted by S.R. No. 61/2023 reg. 7.

(4) A person must not issue a prescription for Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine unless—

(a) the person is an authorised psychedelic psychiatrist; or

(b) the person is a registered medical practitioner and the prescription is for another person who is a participant in a clinical trial that is—

(i) approved by or notified to the Commonwealth Secretary under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth; and

(ii) approved by a human research ethics committee.