80Authorising administration of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—nurse practitioner

80 Authorising administration of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—nurse practitioner

A nurse practitioner must not authorise the administration of a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison unless—

(a) the administration is for the treatment of a person other than the nurse practitioner; and

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

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

Reg. 80(f) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 18(1).

(f) in the case of a Schedule 8 poison, if, under regulation 10, a special Schedule 8 permit is required, the nurse practitioner holds a special Schedule 8 permit that authorises the giving of the authorisation; and

Reg. 80(g) inserted by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 18(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.