81Authorising administration of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—authorised midwife

81 Authorising administration of Schedule 4 or 8 poison—authorised midwife

An authorised midwife must not authorise the administration of a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison unless—

(a) the administration is for the midwifery treatment of a person other than the midwife; and

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

Reg. 81(e) amended by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 19(1).

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

Reg. 81(f) inserted by S.R. No. 124/2025 reg. 19(2).

(f) 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.