Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
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57 Sale or supply of Schedule 4 poison by pharmacist for continuity of treatment 103
57A Sale or supply of Schedule 4 poison by pharmacist for treatment of a person under the pharmacist's care without prescription or other instruction or authorisation 103
58 Poison not to be sold or supplied unless supplementary labelling requirements complied with 104
Division 2—Duties of pharmacist relating to sale or supply 105
59 Division does not authorise supply on copy of prescription 105
60 Pharmacist must mark prescription 106
61 Pharmacist must mark hospital medication chart after supplying Schedule 4 or 8 poison on chart instruction 106
62 Pharmacist must mark residential medication chart after supplying Schedule 4 or 8 poison on chart instruction 107
63 Pharmacist must retain prescription for Schedule 8 poison when supplying without verifying the prescriber 107
64 Pharmacist must retain or further mark prescriptions for Schedule 8 poisons 108
65 Pharmacist must retain or further mark prescriptions for Schedule 9 poisons 108
66 Manner of retention of prescriptions retained after last supply is made 109
67 Pharmacist must produce prescriptions kept under Commonwealth Regulations 109
68 Pharmacist must notify prescriber if prescription departed from 110
69 Notification of fraudulent obtaining of poison 110
70 Pharmacist must notify different authorised prescribers of similar supply of certain Schedule 4 or 8 poisons 110
71 Pharmacist must notify different authorised prescribers of similar supply—Schedule 9 poisons 111
Part 7—Labelling and storage 113
Division 1—Labelling 113
72 Supplementary labelling requirements 113
Division 2—Storage 114
73 General security requirement—Schedule 4 poisons 114
74 Storage of Schedule 8 and 9 poisons and drugs of dependence 117
75 Storage requirements for aged care providers and other authorised persons 121
76 Additional security provisions required in certain circumstances 122
Part 8—Authorising administration 124
77 Persons who may authorise administration 124
78 Authorising administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—registered medical practitioner 124
78A Authorising administration of Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine—authorised psychedelic psychiatrist and certain registered medical practitioners 125
79 Authorising administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—dentist 127
80 Authorising administration of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—nurse practitioner 128
81 Authorising administration of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—authorised midwife 129
82 Authorising administration of Schedule 4 poison—authorised optometrist 130
83 Authorising administration of Schedule 4 poison—authorised podiatrist 130
84 How registered medical practitioner or dentist must authorise administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—written authorisation 131
84A How registered medical practitioner or dentist must authorise administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—verbal authorisation in emergency 132
85 How nurse practitioner or authorised midwife must authorise administration of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—written authorisation 133
85A How nurse practitioner or authorised midwife must authorise administration of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—verbal instruction in emergency 133
86 How authorised optometrist or authorised podiatrist must authorise administration of Schedule 4 poison—written authorisation 134
86A How authorised optometrist or authorised podiatrist must authorise administration of Schedule 4 poison—verbal instruction in emergency 135
Part 9—Administration by practitioners other than pharmacists 136
87 Part not to apply to self-administration 136
88 Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—registered medical practitioner 136
89 Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—dentist 137
90 Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—veterinary practitioner 138
91 Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—nurse practitioner 139
92 Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—authorised registered nurse 141
92A Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—approved registered nurse 142
93 Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—authorised midwife 144
93A Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—approved registered midwife 145
94 Administration of Schedule 4 poison—authorised optometrist 147
95 Administration of Schedule 4 poison—authorised podiatrist 148
96 Administration of Schedule 4 poison—nurse or registered midwife 149
97 Administration of Schedule 8 poison—nurse or registered midwife 150
98 Administration of Schedule 9 poison—nurse or registered midwife 151
98A Administration of Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine—authorised psychedelic psychiatrists and certain registered medical practitioners 153
98B Administration of Schedule 8 MDMA or Schedule 8 psilocybine—nurse or nurse practitioner 155
98C Administration of Schedule 4 poison—registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner 156
98D Administration of Schedule 8 poison—registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner 157
Part 10—Administration by pharmacists 158
99 Administration of Schedule 4 poison by pharmacist 158
99A Circumstances in which pharmacist may administer Schedule 4 poison to a person without instruction 159
99B Circumstances in which pharmacist may administer Schedule 4 poison for treatment of a person under the pharmacist's care without prescription or other instruction or authorisation 159
100 Administration of Schedule 8 poison by pharmacist 160
101 Administration of Schedule 9 poison by pharmacist 160
Part 11—Administration by persons other than pharmacists and other practitioners 162
102 Part not to apply to pharmacists and other practitioners 162
103 Person must not administer Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison to another person except as specified 162
104 Person must not administer Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison to an animal except as specified 164
Part 12—Self-administration 165
105 Person must not self-administer Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison except as specified 165
Part 13—Records 169
106 Definition of transaction 169
107 Persons required to keep records 169
108 Details to be contained in records 170
109 Methods by which records are to be retained and retrieved 174
110 Exception for aged care services 175
111 Accurate records to be kept 176
112 Discrepancies in records to be investigated 176
113 Lost or stolen records to be reported 176
Part 14—Destruction of Schedule 8 poisons and Schedule 9 poisons 177
114 Wilful destruction prohibited 177
115 Exceptions 177
Part 15—Cultivation of narcotic plants 182
116 Authority to cultivate narcotic plants for non-therapeutic uses 182
117 Authority to possess narcotic plant 182
Part 16—Warrants for ovulatory stimulants, prostaglandins, retinoids and thalidomide 184
118 Application of Part 184
119 Certain practitioners not to deal with substance 184
120 Dealing with substance—registered medical practitioner 185
121 Dealing with substance—nurse practitioner 186
121A Dealing with substance—authorised registered nurse 187
121B Dealing with substance—approved registered nurse 187
122 Dealing with substance—authorised midwife 188
122A Dealing with substance—approved registered midwife 188
123 Effect of direction given to registered medical practitioner 189
124 Effect of direction given to nurse practitioner 189
125 Warrant number to be included in any prescription 190
Part 17—Use of premises—drugs of dependence 191
126 Authority to permit use of premises—owners and occupiers 191
Part 18—Forms 193
128 Form of application for Schedule 9 permit 193
129 Form of application for Schedule 8 permit 193
130 Form of Schedule 9 permit 193
131 Form of Schedule 8 permit 193
Part 19—Miscellaneous 194
132 Disclosure of drug use within previous 8 weeks required 194
Part 20—Monitored poisons database 196
132A Data source entity 196
132B Monitored poison 196
132C Monitored supply poison 196
132D Pharmacist to provide certain supply information to prescription exchange service 196
132E Records and information to be provided to the monitored poisons database 197
132F Circumstances where it is not mandatory for pharmacist to check monitored poisons database—certain classes of person 199
132G Circumstances where it is not mandatory to check monitored poisons database—certain classes of person 199
132H Circumstances where it is not mandatory to check monitored poisons database—incurable medical condition 200
132I Circumstances where it is not mandatory to check monitored poisons database—drug-checking services 201
Chapter 3—Schedule 2, 3 and 7 poisons 202
Part 1—Schedule 2 poisons 202
133 Boat captain authorised to obtain or possess Schedule 2 poison 202
133AA Holder of non-emergency patient transport service licence or first aid service licence authorised to obtain and possess Schedule 2 poison 202
133A Possession of a Schedule 2 poison by an approved registered nurse or approved registered midwife 202
133B Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 2 poison—approved registered nurse 203
133C Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 2 poison—approved registered midwife 203
133CA Possession of a Schedule 2 poison by a registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner 204
133CB Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 2 poison—registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner 205
133CC Possession of a Schedule 2 poison by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker 206
133CD Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 2 poison—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health worker 207