79Authorising administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—dentist

79 Authorising administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—dentist

(1) A dentist must not authorise the administration of methadone.

(2) A dentist must not authorise the administration of a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison unless—

(a) the administration is for the dental treatment of a person other than the dentist; and

(b) that person is under the dentist's care; and

(e) if the poison is a drug of dependence, a Schedule 8 poison or a Schedule 9 poison, the dentist has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person to whom the poison is to be administered; and

Reg. 79(2)(f) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 17(1).

(f) in the case of a Schedule 9 poison, the dentist holds a general Schedule 9 permit that authorises the giving of the authorisation; and

Reg. 79(2)(g) inserted by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 17(2).

(g) in the case of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner administration instruction for a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison, the Secretary has approved the poison under regulation 161F.